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[The Architect]

Footkerchief, as someone with extensive experience in this area I can tell you that you're just wrong. To most women, a day at a massage boutique has nothing to do with sexuality. It's a day of relaxation and pampering. You're just dead wrong.

There's a distinct difference between the associations men have with it and those women have, so it's an easy mistake to make. Most women who go there would get a mask, an extensive peticure, and perhaps a mudbath and/or backrub. It has absolutely nothing to do with sexual sensuality.

You just have to understand the difference in the way women see it and the way men do in order to get it. Once someone's explained that, it makes sense.

Edit: Sending her anything on Valentine's Day sends a message of its own. You could buy her a bag of catfood, and tell her it's for Valentine's Day, and a message of some kind would be sent. Your problem is sending a "friend" with whom you have no romantic associations a gift on a day for couples. You'd have to be very clever, charming, and/or quirky with a good previous relationship to pull that move off without looking like a dick. Believe me, I know: I pulled it off with flowers. It would be different if this were your best friend and you were doing it as a non-romantic nice gesture, but it's not. It sounds more like a girl who doesn't really want a more-than-friends relationship with you and has been giving you your space for a while.

But as I said in the first reply to this: Why are you asking us? You know her, we don't even know you. It's really only up to you.

[Iban]

Architect, you make it sound like a science. He should wing it. If he screws up, he can act all embarrassed and shit and chicks dig embarrassment because it's cute.

[Cthulhu]

You could take the Sobbin' Women approach.  Kidnap her, keep her in your basement, and act really sheepish about it, like you're legitimately sorry for what you did.  Eventually she'll fall in love with you.

Or the SWAT team will show up and shoot you with beanbags.  Whichever.

[Iban]

Something like 80% of rapes go without conviction, so he'll be fine.

[Footkerchief]

Footkerchief, as someone with extensive experience in this area I can tell you that you're just wrong. To most women, a day at a massage boutique has nothing to do with sexuality. It's a day of relaxation and pampering. You're just dead wrong.

There's a distinct difference between the associations men have with it and those women have, so it's an easy mistake to make. Most women who go there would get a mask, an extensive peticure, and perhaps a mudbath and/or backrub. It has absolutely nothing to do with sexual sensuality.

You just have to understand the difference in the way women see it and the way men do in order to get it. Once someone's explained that, it makes sense.

I understand that some women see it differently.  I doubt it's as clear-cut as you describe, but whatever.  However, those women also know that some men associate it with sex, which would lead them to wonder about the motivation of the gift.  Maturity probably helps too -- I notice you're using the term "woman," and I'm guessing the OP is talking about someone in high school.

Have you ever gotten a massage gift card as a valentine for someone with whom you had romantic tension?

Edit: Sending her anything on Valentine's Day sends a message of its own.

A massage boutique gift card doesn't send a message.

I don't get this but okay.

[Armok]

Give her some cacti! They are plants and nice and so, but they are far enough from flowers, so I don't think it would send any kind of message.

[JoshuaFH]

Not a cactus, get her an Aloe plant. It's like a cactus, but you can rub it on your wounds to heal them!

[Iban]

Give her an 8gig flashdrive with Dwarf Fortress on it!

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

She's a woman, get her chocolates.

And fill one of the chocolates with deadly poison for which only you have the antidote, thereby binding her to you.

[Muz]

Give her a can opener. That kills romance more than anything.

Or if you want to give something girlish, but not romantic, bracelets are usually OK.

If you two are in your teens, you might want to be careful. No matter what you give her, there's a chance she'll take it the wrong way.
"Hey, he gave me a can opener! He must be interested in me, but won't admit it! But he's thinking about me, and gave it on Valentine's Day! I bet he likes me!"
"Hey, he gave me a ring! That's sooo sweet! I bet he likes me!"
"He said 'Happy Valentines!' Aww, I bet he likes me!"
"He didn't give me anything! In fact, he ignored me completely! He must be shy! I bet he likes me!"

Whatever you do, you're doomed.

[Iban]

Oooorrr

"He gave me a can opener. If I ever see that guy, I'm going to cork screw his balls off."
"He gave me a ring. What a douche, flaunting his riches like that."
"He said Happy Valentines day. Who does he think he's hitting on? No gift, no loving."
"He didn't get me anything. *cut*"

[Eagleon]

Give her many lizards. Girls like lizards.
Or, uh... A mousepad. The mousepad should have a friendly and innocuous message on it, like "Tea!", or "Zebras!"
If she doesn't like tea, get her a two-liter bottle of her favorite soda, with her name written all over it so that she knows it's hers. That way, when someone comes up and asks if the bottle she is holding is theirs, she can confidently and assertively say "No, it is not."

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

Give her a pair of rubber gloves, an iron and set of saucepans.

[JoshuaFH]

Get her one of those 'snake eggs' practical joke things, where it snaps loudly when you open it. However, repackage the device to fit inside a valentine's envelope.

[Keevu]

Give her some cacti! They are plants and nice and so, but they are far enough from flowers, so I don't think it would send any kind of message.

Win! Ill let you guys know how it goes!

Give her many lizards. Girls like lizards.
Or, uh... A mousepad. The mousepad should have a friendly and innocuous message on it, like "Tea!", or "Zebras!"
If she doesn't like tea, get her a two-liter bottle of her favorite soda, with her name written all over it so that she knows it's hers. That way, when someone comes up and asks if the bottle she is holding is theirs, she can confidently and assertively say "No, it is not."

LOL I think shed love this.