Love in the time of tech: Express love, quirky-style

By Saliha Nasline

It's Valentine's Day today, and expect millions to look for ways to express their love towards their partners.

Whether you are single or in a relationship or just celebrating love, there are millions of ways to say it.

If you are not sure how, ET has picked up a few apps and weird gift ideas that you can use to express your love:

Love-filled apps

Open table mobile: Open Table, a free mobile app, that allows users to surf around from available restaurants and make reservations

Slacker Radio: Music always sets the mood. From cooking a romantic dinner to dancing in your living room, Slacker Radio should be your go-to app

Couple: Stop clogging up your single friends' feeds on social media network on V-day. Instead, use Couple. This free app enables the users to share photos, personalised calendars and statuses with partners.

Let's Date: Being dateless on V-day can be miserable. If you have singledom blues, try out this dating app

Valentine's Day Recipes: Make it a dedicated day for your partner. This app with over 140 recipes can give you a romantic dinner with its step-by-step instructions on various dishes

Fingle: If you're at a boring party or on an awkward blind date, try Fingle, an app that is basically Twister for your fingers. Get intimate with each other's hands and have fun!

Love Poems: Want to say something romantic? Scroll through this app and you just might chance upon a beautiful poem you've never heard before

Date Escape: If you are on a date, when you suddenly realize it's absolutely terrible, do fake emergency call with this app and escape from there.

iMeet: If you're in a long-distance relationship, you can use this app to connect. Schedule a time to video chat, and record your conversation so you can listen to it whenever you want

Red Stamp: If you want to send personalised cards or notes, use this free app. You can send customised cards via email, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Think wacko for V-Day gift ideas

Double Hearts Branding Iron: When you're showing your love by barbecuing a big piece of meat, you can express your romantic side by putting these heart-shaped grill marks on the beef.

Anatomical Heart Ring Holder: As cute as the traditional heart shape may be, this anatomical heart ring holder will allow your love to hold her jewellery close to her heart!

Zombie Romance T-shirt: This romantic t-shirt tells your Valentine: “I love you, but don't talk to me until I'm done binge-watching the last season of 'Walking Dead.'“

Giant Heads: When you are in love, the other person takes up a big part of your life. Why not express that by giving them a giant head of yourself or them?

Love Voodoo Dol: You don't have a Valentine now? You will get it after you use this voodoo doll.

Salami bouquet: You could send your love flowers on V-day, instead a salami bouquet, however, tells your Valentine ... i'm hungry.

Cupid Costume: What is more romantic on Valentine's Day than wearing a Cupid costume? Gift one to your partner.

Heart-shaped Cremation Urn: Not everyone's Valentine is living. But this heart-shaped cremation urn allows people with a deceased love to carry a small amount of their remains with them at all times.

Life-size Zombie V-day Card: This life-size zombie Valentine's Day card is the perfect one for anyone with half a brain. Literally, only half a brain.

Mace Pepper Gun: When you love someone, you want them to be safe. This pink pepper spray gun can help a man feel that his woman is 'ok' even when he's not there.

(Sources: appadvice.com, mashable.com, huffingtonpost.com)