Call me a sucker for shameless commercialism but I’ve always loved Valentine’s Day. It’s an opportunity for me to step back, smell the roses (sold by price-gouging entrepreneurial florists), and appreciate my relationship.
“But shouldn’t you be doing that every day anyway?” says my anti-V Day friends.
Well, yes, I suppose so. Of course we should be appreciating our partners every day, 24/7, 365 days a year. Who can argue with that?
I don’t know about you, but for me and my husband, life often gets in the way. Household chores, paying the bills, kids, work issues… When life gets crazy, it’s hard to find time for romance.
Enter Valentine’s Day.
Your partner may forget your birthday. Your partner may even forget your anniversary, especially if you have been together long enough to have multiple anniversaries — for the day you met, your first date, when you got engaged, and of course, your wedding.
But he’d have to be blind as a bat and living under a rock during the months of January and February to miss all the gargantuan V Day displays that every supermarket and drugstore puts up.
There is simply no excuse for forgetting Valentine’s Day!
Today, I will make sure to appreciate my husband even more than I usually do, because he is an amazing guy and I am truly blessed to have him.
I wish you and your partner a Happy Valentine’s Day!