Monday, February 10, 2014

It’s Valentine’s Day, Be Practical

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I smell scents of roses and wine and chocolates. I see greeting cards filling most shelves on the bookstores and gift shops and exhibits of customized items are everywhere. Even the coffee shops, airline companies and clothing lines have sweet and romantic treats for couples. Timeless love songs are crooning on almost all radio stations, trying to ask those who are listening if they were ready to surprise their partners on the big day.

Thinking about Valentine’s Day makes me feel like a teenage boy again. Then, I realized that although you are already at your 30s, the delightfully shivering sensation when musing about the occasion still remains. You can’t help but reminisce your salad days—the times when it’s not a problem to splurge; when for many, dating was a giveaway. You can’t buy the joy derived from being “in-love”, though, so you don’t have to complain or compare.

Celebrating Valentine’s Day is already a tradition, the only time of the year when you needed to treat your beloved ten times more than how special you normally treat her. Nowadays, however,  practicality has framed almost all people’s mindset, especially those who are earning low, or not earning a single cent at all.

When you are in a relationship or still dating, you don’t need a lavish celebration to tell her how much you love her. What you need are good, practical concepts, simple but sincere ideas to make your someone special happy this Valentine’s Day.

Simple Surprises

Buy her a greeting card where you can express through writing what’s inside your heart. Send it through mail. It’s old fashioned, but let us see if she wouldn’t be surprised. And that’s not it, send her a bouquet of flowers every day for three or five days prior to Valentine’s Day. On the day itself, take out some food from her favorite restaurant, pick her up from work and drive to the outskirts to eat. Settle in a place where you could be alone on a mat or blanket while enjoying the breeze, holding hands and stargazing. Before the night is over, whisper to her ears the most beautiful words you can draw from your heart.

Sweet Tooth Satisfaction

Most probably, you know what she likes for dessert or her favorite food. If you didn’t, you can still surprise her. Abuse your kitchen by doing experimental baking. A whipped chocolate and cream confection would surely make a difference in your day. Learn in advance how to bake or prepare her favorite dessert or food. On Valentine’s Day, take her to your kitchen and surprise her of your new skill. After the session, a romantic movie, a good wine and all the stuff you baked would make a stimulating way to begin the long night.


Stay At Home
Keep yourself warm over a tasty home-cooked dinner. Prepare an aphrodisiac for dessert. Enjoy sipping a good wine while reminiscing the previous Valentine’s Day celebrations you had spent together in the past. When it’s getting late, cuddle by the fireplace over a cup of hot chocolate, a plate of cookies and sweet music on the background. Talk naughty,  set the mood for romance ablaze and enjoy the night like it’s the end of the world.

Valentine’s Day is not about how much you spent for the celebration, but how you made the celebration special and memorable without spending much. Think of something creative. Plan something unique. Most importantly, make it a moment where when you can both fall in love with each other again and again.


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