Send your favorite gal on an exotic 2-½ hour Willy Wonka-esque walking tour of the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, or South End that uncovers the city's hidden treasures de cocoa and includes a crash course in wine/chocolate pairings, a formal sit-down tasting, and visits to both a truffle-making Swiss chocolatier and a boutique that boasts over 1,800 chocolate bars, sadly none of which contain a ticket that will cause Slugworth to offer you 10 grand.

Tours run every Sat at 10:30am. Book a spot now at BostonChocolateTours.com or by calling 781.780.3858.

Get her to stop stealing your Drakkar Noir by designing her her own special perfume at this recently opened Newbury custom fragrance and aromatherapy store that stocks 300 different scents (white tea, magnetism, French blueberry) and keeps celebrity/designer fragrances in pure oil form before they're diluted w/ alcohol, and there'd better be a lot of it if you're talking about Mung by Lohan.

Well, what are you waiting for there Ralph Lauren? Start blending scents now at EssenceBoston.com

Keep your special lady friend's hands toasty warm this winter with a beautiful pair of felt-lined wool mittens handmade by a mother-daughter duo in a variety of colorful patterns, and all crafted from recycled sweaters, giving them a slight advantage over last year's recycled soup can gauntlets.

Stop wasting time, her hands are freezing! Check out the entire collection at OliveGreenApparel.com.

Give your lady the gift of precious time away from you with this girls luxury weekend that includes a deluxe parlor suite, gift basket of cosmetics/bath products, 50 bucks to spend on room service or at Eastern Standard, and a pre-loaded Charlie Card to get around town -- saving her from her usual method of just dressing slutty.

Once you decide on the weekend of your fantasy draft, book her getaway at HotelCommonwealth.com

Using a century-old cast iron printing press, this Marblehead stationer creates elegant custom-made letterpress notes, cards, and stationery (they'll even help you design the logo/monogram) that your significant other can use as thank you notes, holiday cards, or just cocky, little reminders that she knows cursive.

Appreciate the old school craftsmanship at TallowStudio.com