Nick Lachey sings praises of Vanessa Minnillo on Valentine's Day. The former 98 Degrees singer couldn't decide what to give his girlfriend of over a year on the most romantic day of the year so he just thought "a little bit outside the box."

"We have the same birthday in November," 34-year-old Lachey tells People magazine. "Then it's Christmas and then all of a sudden it's Valentine's Day. At that point, what else are you gonna [get]? So I try to be a little bit creative and think, 'All right, what can I do that's going to be a little different and special."

So he wrote her a song. "I put down a demo of it. It's one of those things where [I've] gotten her plenty of things in the past but you want to think a little but outside the box."

Lachey, who had a high profile marriage to Jessica Simpson, says Minnillo is different and that they are very alike. "She and I are a lot alike. What I've always loved about her is she's just real chill - we'll go play darts in the bar and have a pint - kind of girl. She's low-key and low-maintenance and we just have a good time."

"She and I are both easy-going - rent a movie, [eat] pizza. [And] she's a great cook. She cooks a lot actually - chicken enchiladas, casseroles, lasagnas... She's definitely doing it right!"

So what did Minnillo give Lachey on that day? An Apple TV, which he thinks, "it's awesome!"