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The Spirit of Valentine's Day
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
Special Contribution by Kevin Gibbons, Managing Editor

When I was first dating my wife, I spent several years buying her outrageous and elaborate Valentine's Day gifts. The first year we were married, we ended up spending a total of 25 days together as she was in the Coast Guard stationed in another city and my work involved traveling overseas. I flew down to meet her for Valentine's Day, cooked a special dinner for us and spent three wonderful days with her. With the memory of how special those three days were, I've never bought her a Valentine's Day gift since. Don't get me wrong, I love my wife passionately and buy her flowers throughout the year, surprise her with gifts when I find things she likes and go all out on our anniversary, which is a day that clearly has special meaning for us. But for Valentine's Day, we cook dinner together and spend the evening enjoying each other's company.

Most men spend their lives dreading Valentine's Day. They either feel pushed into buying the obligatory flowers, card and box of candy or they stress over finding the perfect gift. They also stress over spending just the right amount of money to truly show the level of their love.

The spirit of Valentine's Day is sharing time with someone you love, not seeing who can get the bigger bouquet of flowers delivered to work, or the more expensive piece of jewelry. Make this Valentine's Day a special time for you and your partner. Tell him or her that an evening over a home cooked, candlelit meal is what you are most looking forward to and not a gift. You will ease their stress and have a romantic evening in the bargain.
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