Long-distance lovers who usually feel a little left out on Valentine’s Day should take a look at this new app from Sweethearts Candies, which enables you to personalize up to five Sweethearts with 25-character messages on each and then send them to your special someone via Twitter. Assuming they have a Twitter profile of course! If they don’t, forget it. Get them flowers or something.

Provided that they and you do have Twitter then, simply download the app to your iPhone, log in with your Twitter name and password, and get cracking creating your own personalised Sweetheart message. The virtual box of sweet lurrvvee will then appear in the sender’s Twitter timeline or as a direct message to the recipient, who can “shake out” the hearts and read the messages on them. Aah.

Would-be romantic types can download the free app at the iTunes App store.