Are you one of those guys who thinks Valentines day is a bit naff, and only make a big deal about it with chocolates, flowers and a card because you're scared you'd be in trouble if you didn't? Well ... let me show you how to be a real romantic, and free you from Valentines obligations for the next few years.

Around the world, different days of love are celebrated in different ways and there's a beautiful one in June. It's Brazilian, and called the Day of The Enamoured. How amazed will your girlfriend be on the 12th of June, when, for no apparent reason at all, you shower her with love because you didn't want to wait until the traditional western day?

Written by Samantha Leese