Valentine's Day is upon us all and, while most people will rush to the stores to shorten the lifespan of perfectly good flora or locate their Valentine's favorite melt-in-your-mouth chocolates, true geeks and their partners can be more creative. This is because, if one already knows what particular thing their partner activates their geek mode to, anything from that particular subject is a welcome addition to their collection.

It's not just science fiction and gaming too. Anyone can be a true geek about virtually anything: science, art, sports and even cookery! So without further ado, take a look at 10 of the most interesting things you can get your geeky Valentine.

Something Handmade

As mentioned above, some geeks prefer to tinker with things by themselves rather than rely on commercially available products. If your geeky partner is that type, we have two suggestions as a perfect gift.

1. Jeff Potter's "Cooking for Geeks" is a nice recipe book complete with trivia about cooking methods and the science behind the cooking process. Your partner would be able to enjoy learning more facts while expanding his or her gustatory knowledge. Likewise, you and your partner can also cook together and find your favorite geeky recipes.

2. Dandelion Chocolate is no ordinary chocolate store. It holds tours and classes all about chocolate too! You can enroll your partner in a "Chocolate 101" class where he or she can learn all about chocolate or in "Chocolate 201" where they can actually make their own chocolate.

Something Wonderful And Mysterious

3. This one will take a little more effort. Did you know that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the most vivid and detailed photo of the Andromeda Galaxy taken by The Hubble Space Telescope? Now you do so, if you have an astronomy geek with you or simply one who enjoys looking at the night sky and think about space, you can print out the photo and maybe use it as wallpaper. Just to give you a heads up, the image is a 1.5 billion pixel image showing a 61,000 light-year stretch of the galaxy. Amazing? We know.

Something Old-Fashioned But With A Twist

You already know that a date and flowers- and maybe even a marriage proposal- are the most typical Valentine's Day gift so why not shake it up a little for your lovable geek? Thinkgeek.com has a lot of items your partner would love.

4. Everyone's pretty busy these days that even time seems like a luxury. So here's a luxury you can give: Hermione's Time Turner for the inner witch or wizard in your partner.

5. A bouquet of flowers is the next cliché item but these bouquets for geeks are far from cliché. You can even choose between an 8-bit bouquet from the world of Mario

6. Or declare that your partner is the one in command with this bouquet.

7. If you're going to get your partner a jewelry, make it extra epic. Actually, make it literarily epic by presenting him or her with the One Ring. Just make sure you don't treat them as invisible when they wear it.

Something Mysterious And Mind-Boggling But Fun

8. Up for the extra challenge? How about giving your geeky partner a box of science and science-fiction mystery for Valentines? Maybe you can even give them a subscription so they would get a new mystery every two months? Then check out the Supply Pod from Outer Places. For February 2016, the Supply Pod's theme is "X-Files" so it's also perfect if your partner happens to be an X-Phile.

9. We don't even have to comment on this cult classic. Just know that Firefly: The Game is totally worth it.

10. Last but not the least, this set of Japanese pocket puzzles is a nice gift for someone who loves puzzles and has the patience to solve them. There's no solution included when you order so that makes things even more challenging and engaging.

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