Clever V-Day Gifts For Smart Girlfriends
It’s almost that time of the year again: that day where if you’re in love, it’s the bestest most perfect time ever, and if you are single female, everyone who is in a relationship can go die in a hole while you stay at home with your cats binge-watching New Girl/Parks & Rec (and if you're 21+, whilst eating wine-flavored ice cream). That’s right, IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY!!! So we here at Astrobabes have come up with some creative and geeky ideas to give your brilliant gal this weekend. And no, naming a star after her is not one of them FYI. As astronomers, we can tell you that's not actually a thing. So if you spent $$ on that, sorry. Ya played yo'self!
1. Flowers are always a nice gift idea…that is if you want your gift to die in approximately 7 more days just like your love. INSTEAD get her the only kind of bouquet she will ever need. A storm trooper bouquet. Also perfect for when she walks down the aisle.
2. What do women with Ph.D.’s love besides being able to put “Dr.” in front of their first names? Cards with geeky puns. It’s literally the easiest thing ever to make. If you have at least an elementary math and science education, I promise you can do this.
3. Gentlemen, you literally cannot go wrong with any type of nerdy jewelry. Silver BB-8 necklace? Check. Earth and Moon earrings? Check. R2-D2 handbags? Tardis charm bracelet? Double Check. Her co-workers will be so insanely jealous.
4. Chances are that your girl is a workaholic some nights, staying up until the wee hours of the morning to finish writing that research propsal due at 7 a.m. What better to help her stay awake and stressed-free than a personalized coffee mug? Or tea accessories? Can’t go wrong with these, homies.
5. If you’re a chemistry enthusiast, chances are you’ve heard of dopamine: that thing that love actually is. Why not get a "lovely" gift, like this adorable necklace, which has the chemical structure for dopamine. Or if you’re more into anatomy, you could just paint a picture of a heart above your bed, Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Derek Shepard style. #relationshipgoals
6. Obviously your girl has bigger problems to worry about than making s%*# in the kitchen 24/7 like curing cancer and figuring out how the universe works, but if baking happens to be one of her favorite things, then might we suggest this adorable R2-D2 set:
You're even allowed to let your effeminate side show for a little while and be the first one to use it and make her something nice, like heart cupcakes or Luke Skywalker pancakes. I would literally love nothing more than Luke pancakes.
7. Date idea: take her somewhere cute like to a planetarium show, or science museum and then to dinner. Also, you don't need to go to eat at the most expensive place in town, just somewhere special, whether that be her favorite place, the place where you two met, or even cooking for her at home and skipping the reservations, getting there, waiting, etc. Just show her you're over the Moon about her (hehe).
8. Pretty much anything from Startorialist.com or ThinkGeek.com will do. Everything they have is perfection.
9. And if you’re looking for something special for her to wear that night, might I recommend this:
Because she deserves to be comfy. She did not go to school and work her ass for 8+ years to wear a skimpy Princess Leia Return of the Jedi slave outfit to fulfill your teenagee fanboy dreams. Unless she wants to. Then by all means, and have at it kids.
Now if you've yet to find the Ph.D. girl of your dreams, have no fear! All you have to do is create the perfect pickup line, like my personal favorite one below. It may be cheesy, but we will absolutely still fall for it. Happy V-Day y'all! <3