Five ways to know when a partner is trying to avoid buying you a Valentine's day present.

1 They pretend that they are sick three days in advance, so that you become sympathetic and not request a gift.

2 The most common is when your Valentine says 'I don't celebrate Valentine's Day' - in other words he/she is saying 'you're just not getting a gift'.

3 Whenever your Valentine gets upset with you for no apparent reason on the week of Valentine's. That just means no present for you.

4 When out of the blue they are going to visit a long-lost relative you knew nothing about until February 13.

5 This last one is for the girls: whenever your partner asks you what you want for Valentine's Day, on Wednesday night, you're definitely not getting a present. TEENage knows the average Jamaican girl could never make up her mind in such a short space of time.