Target is selling a bunch of pink crap…guess what that means?

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http://youtu.be/pdxLwqGsRkQ

This 5 minute video- actually a hair care ad by Proctor and Gamble out of China is a lovely testimony to re-igniting the flame in marriage.

The pink crap has taken over Target.

Now is the time to decide how you want to handle the Hallmark Holiday.

If you are the romantic, sentimental type- it is possible that you are headed for disappointment. Romance is supposed to be spontaneous and heart felt. Valentine’s Day can be painful. Romantic, sentimental people often marry practical people who just don’t get it. (I get this because I suck at romance.)

Some people show love by gifts, sonnets, flowery language, flowers.  Some are great at planning ahead. Some people easily take risks. Some know just what their partner would  want.  And lots of people obviously buy crap at Target when buying toilet paper.

And none of that has anything to do with love. There is the feeling of love and there is the commitment of love and there is the ability to express love and there is the ability to receive love. Some of us are good at a couple of these, few are good at all of them.

If you want to have a wonderful February 14th here are some pointers.

• Plan it. Make reservations now. Get a babysitter.
• Ask for what you want. In writing. Make a list. Pictures and Amazon links help.
• Ask your partner just what they would like Valentine’s Day to look like and create that for them.
• Focus on giving rather than receiving. Send flowers. Make something. Freak your partner out. Be bold.
• Pick a different day to celebrate. If you hate Valentine’s Day and it is a trap for you agree with your partner to create your own holiday. Celebrate Groundhog Day on the 2nd or one of the president’s birthdays or Susan B Anthony’s birthday on February 15th. Mardi Gras on the 17th offers some amazing potential for a knock down day of debauchery. Chinese New Year on the 19th can certainly be celebrated naked, in bed.

If you are reading this and you know that your partner has expectations you don’t feel you can meet or you know you blew it last year or you just think that turning the heat up in your relationship might be a good idea- Go for it. Valentine’s Day may be a Hallmark, made up, over sold, fake holiday…but it certainly has some potential. Hey I hear Smitten Kitten’s new website is pretty awesome smittenkittenonline.com

Maureen