Valentines Day.
Currently listening to: 'Just like honey' - The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Well Valentines day has come and gone again, and to be honest, I am breathing a sigh of relief. I have never really been that big on valentines, but what I want to know is, why we only have one day a year to show the ones we love how we feel? Shouldn't we be showing love 365 days a year?
I guess thats why people are buy expensive gifts for each other. As if buying that diamond ring for her or him (jewellery shops make a FORTUNE on valentines day!) will make up for the other 364 days you never showed your love that year. Yes, valentines day is a time for buying peoples love.
Fortunately for Luke and I its never really been much of an issue. Some years we just give each other a card or if we are really broke its a kiss on the cheek and a "Happy Valentines Day!" other years if we are feeling extravagant we will spend $10 and buy something small. You know just something to show some sort of appreciation. When we first started out though, valentines day was a big thing (as it usually is with all budding relationships). I think the first Valentines day Luke brought me a diamond ring - all I could think was "WOW. Is it real?!" See, I've never owned REAL jewellery before, and so I was really amazed. I cant remember what I got him but I'm pretty sure it wasn't cheap. So here we were, buying each others love just like everybody else. Trying to win each others affections at the sound of a high price tag. Luckily we got over it pretty fast.
I think the more you love someone, the less you feel you have to show it in materialistic things. Also when you have been with someone for such a long time, Valentines day is nothing. You know they love and appreciate you by their actions, you dont need a special day to show it. It gets shown everyday. And if you have been togeather for a long while and you still need that reassurance that they love you, well honestly, maybe its time to get out. Cause either hes not showing it, or you have dependancy issues.
Luke suprised me this valentines. I wasn't expecting anything this year, I had made him a card out of scrap paper at work coloured with highlighter pens the night before (It was a good effort!) which he loved and I thought we would end it at that, but he came home from work and a handed me a box of KFC chicken. It was the cutest thing I ever saw, he even drew a love heart around Colonel Sanders head. As he handed me the box to my eagerly awaiting hands he said: "I was going to get you a rose, but I thought you would appreciate this better." Now this is a man who knows the way to my heart.
Well Valentines day has come and gone again, and to be honest, I am breathing a sigh of relief. I have never really been that big on valentines, but what I want to know is, why we only have one day a year to show the ones we love how we feel? Shouldn't we be showing love 365 days a year?
I guess thats why people are buy expensive gifts for each other. As if buying that diamond ring for her or him (jewellery shops make a FORTUNE on valentines day!) will make up for the other 364 days you never showed your love that year. Yes, valentines day is a time for buying peoples love.
Fortunately for Luke and I its never really been much of an issue. Some years we just give each other a card or if we are really broke its a kiss on the cheek and a "Happy Valentines Day!" other years if we are feeling extravagant we will spend $10 and buy something small. You know just something to show some sort of appreciation. When we first started out though, valentines day was a big thing (as it usually is with all budding relationships). I think the first Valentines day Luke brought me a diamond ring - all I could think was "WOW. Is it real?!" See, I've never owned REAL jewellery before, and so I was really amazed. I cant remember what I got him but I'm pretty sure it wasn't cheap. So here we were, buying each others love just like everybody else. Trying to win each others affections at the sound of a high price tag. Luckily we got over it pretty fast.
I think the more you love someone, the less you feel you have to show it in materialistic things. Also when you have been with someone for such a long time, Valentines day is nothing. You know they love and appreciate you by their actions, you dont need a special day to show it. It gets shown everyday. And if you have been togeather for a long while and you still need that reassurance that they love you, well honestly, maybe its time to get out. Cause either hes not showing it, or you have dependancy issues.
Luke suprised me this valentines. I wasn't expecting anything this year, I had made him a card out of scrap paper at work coloured with highlighter pens the night before (It was a good effort!) which he loved and I thought we would end it at that, but he came home from work and a handed me a box of KFC chicken. It was the cutest thing I ever saw, he even drew a love heart around Colonel Sanders head. As he handed me the box to my eagerly awaiting hands he said: "I was going to get you a rose, but I thought you would appreciate this better." Now this is a man who knows the way to my heart.
