Virtually Yours. Valentine's Day Egifts

It all started with the virtual card craze. Now, online Valentine's gifts have taken on a new attitude. You'll never be left hanging again for a creative way to say "I love you".

Wish you could take your valentine out for a meal but you just can't get together? Try a virtual meal from mailameal.com. You'll be presented with a menu fit for a king (or queen) to select from. If you prefer, just have a drink or two. It works the same way online greeting cards do. This food looks so good, it may make you want to run out to your favorite restaraunt.

Use virtualchocolate.com to send sweets to your sweet without a single calorie. You can also indulge in some wallpaper to celebrate Valentine's Day on your desktop. Better yet, dip your sweetheart in chocolate! Visit thesitefights.com/team26/spiritex/Chocolates for some sweet fun. Select what color chocolate you want to dip them in, and what shape the finished result should look like. Your loved one will be notified that (s)he has been "dipped", and where to go to find which box they have been packed in. It's a novel change from the standard greeting card.

Have you always wanted to give your sweetheart a Porsche or a diamond choker? At

virtualpresents.com you can.. well, at least a virtual version of it. Pets, vacations, furniture and more are all available.

Passionup.com has so many unique ways to let your valentine know you care.

Virtualkiss.com/ekiss is a cute kissing booth. It takes a while to load, but its great for the beginner with complete instructions. Thinkyou.com also offers email kisses delivered by "Marilyn" if you like, and perfect blue roses. Visit thesitefights.com/flowers to send flowers that will actually grow!

At theteddiestrader.com/postcard.html you can send virtual teddy bears. These are terrific, and they don't take up any room in your house. It is even possible to download a Valentine movie at holidays.net/amore/val.html and watch it with your mate.

If you prefer to be traditional (wow, something computerized that's traditional?) send a virtual card.

Bluemountain.com remains the undisputed leader for virtual cards. New additions include the ability to send a hug, animations, and they even have poetry by Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame (proof he is not from Vulcan in reality). Now you can even send a virtual box of chocolates along with your ecard.

Most of the cards at greeting-cards.com are animated mini-movies. What makes them different is the ability to save them unlike most sites. Nicecards.com has some cutesy styles as well.

Zing puts a twist on the standard virtual card. Pick a photo.. they add a frame, put it on a postcard image complete with a stamp, then zing it on its way to its recipient. Zingcards are available at zing.com/card.