Men, in particular: PAY ATTENTION. If I hear one more person say “Oh, Valentine’s Day is a card/candy company’s holiday,” especially men, I am going to wretch. It’s like saying, “I’m not going to buy hamburgers to grill on the Fourth of July, or watch any fireworks…” Scrooge! From a woman’s perspective, it’s not how much money you spend, but the THOUGHT (I’m sure you all have a few of those kicking around in your noggins) that truly makes the tradition of Valentine’s Day. Certianly you can do this any old day, but when there is a nationally recognized and official day that sharing and expressing your love to another is encouraged, what good is done by negating it? In fact, I would wager that the people that cop out on the Valentine’s Day…cop out every other day of the year, too.

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