- The promise of “the best sex of your life”, Roy to Pam, The Office (US)
- An actual human heart, Angel to Drusilla, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Unspecified Blu-rays, Dan to Blair, Gossip Girl
- Chocolates spiked with love potion, Romilda Vane to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- A necklace literally meant for the recipient’s daughter, Luke to Lorelai, Gilmore Girls
- A screening of a video of a woman giving birth, Chandler to Monica, Friends
- Heartbreak, Janice to Chandler, Friends
- “A piece of ridiculous and meaningless commercial exploitation — for my darling little frigid cow”, Daniel to Bridget, Bridget Jones’s Diary
- An IKEA table, Criss to Liz, 30 Rock
- “Roses are red / Violets are blue / Fuck you, whore”, Tom to Tom, 500 Days of Summer
- The sentiment that “today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap”, Joel to Joel, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Three animals transfigured into human men, Phoebe to Tessa, Andrea and Brooke, Charmed
- The sudden disappearance of several schoolgirls, Picnic at Hanging Rock
- A romantic abortion, Donna to Donna, Obvious Child
- A single shoe, Helga to Arnold, Hey Arnold!
- I Choo-Choo-Choose You Card, Lisa Simpson to Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons
- A friendly handshake, Spongebob to Patrick, Spongebob Squarepants
- Giant teddy bear, Bob Vance (Vance Refridgeration) to Phyliss, The Office (US)
- Treasure hunt, Gabe to Erin (and Andy), The Office (US)
- Scavenger hunt, Leslie to Ben (and Andy and Ron), Parks and Recreation
- Forgotten teddy bear, Annie to Jonah, Sleepless in Seattle
- Let’s Bee Friends Card, Lisa Simpson to Ralph Wiggum, The Simpsons
- Cookies celebrating the February 14th birthday of Anna Howard Shaw, famed American suffragette, Liz to coworkers, 30 Rock
- “His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad” limerick, Ginny Weasley to Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (book)
- Bobblehead Dwight, Angela to Dwight, The Office (US)
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