Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day for those who just might have been living in an electronic vacuum the past 6 weeks. It is a day that I have a lot of mixed feelings about. Please understand that I am not completely unromantic as some people might think. However it is all the expectation that faces me whenever I walk into a store over the last couple of weeks. It has just gotten unbearable with all the red and pink offerings looking me in the face.
But isn't love pricesless? At least that is what the credit card company tells us after it encourages us to max out our credit limits in the process of expressing that love.
So today yes my wife will get a nice card and maybe dinner out (though it won't be really fancy, maybe something more than Taco Bell). But I'll find other ways to express my love than spending a lot of money this year (and probably next year and the year after that).
Just a hint for those guys out there that need one. I've been sending my wife a short e-mail everyday for over two years to an account that only she and I use. With the availability of free e-mail sites it is fairly easy to dedicate accounts that are just for the two of you. So each day, usually the first thing I do on the computer is write a brief note that says "I love you" in a different way each day. It really does help to say it early and often. Probably even more than rembering flowers on Valentine's Day one time a year.
(of course your milage may vary depending upon the year and model that you have)
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Yes, for me, a love note a day more than makes up for a dozen roses once a year.
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