Still a few days to go and I have absolutely had it with Valentine’s Day and all the hype. Hasn’t it all got out of hand that Valentine’s Day is now such a major production? Everywhere you look are advertisements for buying lingerie and chocolates and jewelry and, and, and… the list goes on.
But the ones that really annoy me most are the catalogues that keep arriving in multiples in our letter box suggesting men show their love by buying their wives or sweethearts a diamond ring. Well, I know one thing Mick won’t be buying me for Valentine’s Day and that’s a diamond ring.
He knows I wouldn’t want it. I’m not a diamond person. I have one in my engagement ring. I only have that because he insisted I have it. And it’s still not near as important as the plain gold ring with no diamonds in it – my wedding ring. That hasn’t been off my finger since the day he gave it ti me. I’d have been just as happy with only a wedding ring. So I have my diamond ring, why would I want another one?
What I will get for Valentine’s Day will be more likely a card and it will be one Mick has invested time and effort in making and it will be made with love.
What I do need for Valentine’s Day are those things that can’t be bought in any shop. I need his love and support and not just on Valentines Day but every day. The best part about it I know I have that, just as he knows he has mine. We made a promise on our wedding day to love, honor and cherish each other and it’s been the pattern of our lives ever since.
Love isn’t about hearts and flowers and expensive gifts. Anyone can buy those things. They’re not a proof of love. Love is all about enjoying each other’s company, sharing common interests, living and working along side each other, sharing good times and bad and going through them together. It’s about showing that love for your spouse every day in the things you do and say and by giving of yourself.
That’s my thoughts about love and Valentine’s Day, what do you think?
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