T o paraphrase Charles Schultz’s famous quote: “All you need is love. But a few top 10 lists now and then don’t hurt.”
Love them or hate them, these lists are one of the most frequently viewed on the internet.
Its bite-sized chunks give plenty of food for thought, and would have been even more popular were it not for the fact that many websites use these to generate traffic and infuriate the viewer by placing just one entry per advertisement-strewn page.
Here is TygerBurger’s choice of some top-5 lists with Valentine’s Day in mind.
Top 5 Valentine’s Day gifts for her
1) Chocolate
2) Flowers
3) Romantic getaway
4) Lingerie
5) Spa day
www.sheknows.com
Top 5 Valentine’s Day gifts for him
1) Cologne
2) Underwear
3) Shaving accessory
4) Wallet
5) Sneakers
www.askmen.com
Top 5 romantic novels
1) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
2) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
3) Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
4) Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
5) A Room with a View by EM Forster
www.google.com
Top 5 most romantic songs
1) “Endless love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
2) “I’ll make love to you” by Boyz II Men
3) “We found love” by Rihanna
4) “How deep is your love” by Bee Gees
5) “Silly love songs” by Wings
www.billboard.com
Top 5 most romantic movies
1) The Notebook
2) Titanic
3) A Walk to Remember
4) Forrest Gump
5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
www.thetoptens.com
Top 5 expensive celebrity Valentine’s Day gifts
1) Bulgari necklace (R127 million) from David Beckham to Victoria Beckham
2) A Bentley Brooklands (R5 445 000) from Katy Perry to Russel Brand
3) A Panthere De Cartier cuff (R1 166 000) from Kanye West to Kim Kardashian
4) An antique carousel horse (R719 000) from Courteney Cox to David Arquette
5) One night at Palms Casino Resort (R639 000) from George Clooney to Sarah Larson
www.cosmopolitan.com.au
Top 5 most romantic quotes
1) “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
2) “Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.” – Germaine De Stael
3) “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” – Ingrid Bergman
4) “You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” – Sam Keen
5) “I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” – Paulo Coelho
www.heavy.com
Top 5 most romantic restaurants in the world
1) The Library, Rome, Italy
2) Atmosphere Lounge Restaurant, Santorini, Greece
3) Bateaux Parisiens, Paris, France
4) La Veranda, Cozumel, Mexico
5) Orgasmic, Koh Samui, Thailand
www.aluxurytravelblog.com
