Guys, if you think your woman was serious when she told you that she didn't want anything for Valentine's Day, you better read this post about cracking the V-day code. Sometimes men and women interpret the words "anything" and "nothing" differently. So, that said, you might want to stop on your way home and get her a little "nothing" -- even if the only place on the way home is a convenience store.

Aside from a bottle of wine -- which is at least a halfway thoughtful choice -- I've found gifts as cool as these "rose panties" at the corner store by my place. They're not high quality, or edible, but they do serve the purpose of both flowers and lingerie -- two highly appropriate V-day gifts.

If she doesn't like them, play it off as a gag gift. Trust me -- it's better than showing up with literally nothing. I think it was one of the 3 wise men that said "a gentleman always brings gifts."