Today is February 14th, Valentine’s Day.
The ” I LOVE YOU” day.
I often wondered why this day is the official, ” I LOVE YOU” day…what about the rest of the 364 days?
Do you love me then?
I know, I know, Valentine’s Day is just the one day, out of the year, that we take the time to show and tell our significant other that we love them. So sweet.
Well, after being married for almost 40 years the giving of candy, flowers, and an evening out just does not seem to impress me.
I do not need to receive any of the above mentioned. Acts of love work better for me.
I want my husband to take over the cooking, help with the wash, go out and shop, especially when it is so cold out that only a polar bear would want to step outside. I want my husband to tell me how beautiful I am when I wake up in the morning with my hair disfigured, and my eyes all puffy from a sleepless night. Am I asking for too much? Maybe, not sure, but I want the sacrificial love, the love that does not come wrapped with a red ribbon, or in a heart shaped box, which will eventually get tossed.
When I was 20,30, 40 and 50, receiving candy and flowers, on Valentine’s Day, was very important, but now as I head into another decade of life, I need more than a store bought package of love. I NEED ATTENTION!! So what better person to get it from then the man ” I LOVE”.
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