Progressive Insurance did a survey of car owners to determine how much they love their cars. A lot of people admitted to loving their cars more than their in-laws and men were more likely to give a Valentines Day gift to their car than to their children. I suspect that if they had included you guys in their survey, the results would have been more skewed further in these directions. Note that the results based on car types found at the bottom of the article don't include sports car owners - wish they did.