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"February 14, love it or hate it, is just around the corner. Valentine\u2019s Day is yet another holiday that has been over-marketed and over-commercialized, judging by the onslaught of pink hearts and red roses, but if you have someone in your life to profess your love to, you won\u2019t mind a little visit from Cupid this year.\nIf you\u2019re planning a special night, the following 10 free apps can help you take your romance game to the next level. And even if you aren\u2019t presently in a relationship, Valentine\u2019s Day is good excuse to tell someone that they\u2019re special. C\u2019mon, you can break out the warm fuzzies, at least for one day.\n\n\n10 Free iPhone Apps for a More Romantic Valentine\u2019s Day\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Valentine RADIO\n\nAs you get ready for your Valentine\u2019s Day festivities, you can set the mood with some romantic music. Valentine RADIO is a compilation of 20+ radio stations from around the country and streams the music directly to your phone so you can get your Luther Vandross, Barry White and slow jam fix.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Valentine Photo Free -- Picture With Love\n\nIf you want to demonstrate your love in more visual ways, you can send a custom-made Valentine\u2019s Day photo that you personally designed. The Valentine Photo Free app lets you personalize photos with cutesy images like hearts, swirly designs and presents. You can e-mail your creation to the lucky recipient or post it on a social network to publicly declare your love. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Be Mine Lite\n\nBe Mine Lite is another Valentine\u2019s Day card-making app, but rather than decorate photos, this one lets you choose from a number of templates to create you custom card. You can add a whole slew of visual effects \u2013- like hearts, whimsical swirls, flowers \u2013- and declare your love. There is also a paid version for $0.99 that offers a wider variety of backgrounds and effects.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. California Blooms\n\nIf you\u2019re more of a traditionalist and prefer to go the rose route, California Blooms is a great app for ordering that beautiful bouquet on the go. The app features gorgeous photos of the variety of bouquets they sell, as well as information on the care and handling of roses, and California Blooms\u2019 eco-friendly growing process. The company is so confident in the quality of its roses that it guarantees your satisfaction or your money back.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Candy Valentines Hearts Free\n\nNo Valentine\u2019s Day is complete without those little, all-too-familiar candy conversation hearts. With this app, you can add anyone\u2019s name to the \u201CI \u2665\u201D message and send the image to the lucky recipient. If you\u2019d like to pay for the full version ($0.99), you can create your own entire message and have more options for background designs and colors.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Cook's Illustrated\n\nYou know the expression \u201CThe way to a man\u2019s heart is through his stomach.\u201D Well another to consider is \u201CThe way to a woman\u2019s heart is by cooking her dinner.\u201D Yes, it\u2019s that simple. The Cook\u2019s Illustrated app tries to make it even easier. Featuring 50 of the magazine\u2019s best recipes (and complementary videos for each), this app will provide you with the perfect meal for a romantic evening.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Say I Love You\n\nIf you really want to impress your special someone, how about whipping out \u201CI love you\u201D in a different language? This app provides simple translations of these three special words in a large variety of languages. So if you want to learn to say it in Indonesian (Saya cinta padamu) or Ukrainian (Ya tebe kahayu), or a host of other languages, now you can.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Love Horoscopes\n\nGather your daily horoscope and your forecast for love with this app. It shows you a three-day range (yesterday, today and tomorrow), provides lucky numbers and also offers a view of how likely you are to achieve success in attributes like wellness, creativity, money, work and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Love\u2665\n\nAs you\u2019re professing your deepest feelings, you can mix in profound quotes with the help of the Love\u2665 app: A compilation of beautiful sayings about the magic of love. Quotes include: \u201CWithin you I lose myself. Without you I find myself wanting to become lost again.\u201D What a way to sweep someone off his or her feet!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Tiffany &amp; Co. Engagement Ring Finder\n\nGuys, you\u2019ve wined and dined her, now, it\u2019s time to step it up. If you\u2019re ready for the big leagues, this is a great app to see a selection of engagement ring styles and see what\u2019s au courant in the world of ultimate bling (just don\u2019t look at the prices). Before you even have a chance to pop the question, she\u2019ll be screaming \"YES\" as soon as she sees that little blue box.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBONUS: Anti-Valentine's Day Sounds\n\nIf you hate Valentine\u2019s Day and are just bitter all around, consider downloading the Anti-Valentine\u2019s Day Sounds app. You can commiserate with other haters and listen to the no-frills app spew things like, \u201CRoses are red, violets are blue, you suck,\u201D or \u201CValentine\u2019s this.\u201D It\u2019s $0.99. (You must really hate the holiday to buy this app.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore iPhone Resources from Mashable:\n\n- 5 Decadent iPhone Apps for Chocolate Lovers- 5 Excellent E-Card iPhone Apps- 5 Fantastic Free iPhone E-book Reader Apps- 10 Essential Money-Saving iPhone Apps- 10 Best iPhone Apps for Dog Lovers\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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