Be My Valentine (Even on a Tuesday!)
We have a special affinity for Valentine’s Day around here. It is Wendy and Bob’s Anniversary and we are in the business of helping people with relationships, so we adore an excuse to help our community find connection!
We also understand that celebrating the day of love can bring up many emotions.
If you are NOT in a relationship, it can feel incredibly fun or dreadful.
Fun when you get to spend it with your PALENTINES! (platonic valentines!)
Dreadful if you are wanting to be with a partner and see expressions of couple-hood everywhere
If you ARE in a relationship it can still be an “either/ or.”
Extra pressure on a Tuesday
Or the chance to shower your love in gifts and an excuse for a date-night
However you are coming into this Valentine’s Day, we have some ideas for celebrating…because we all need more celebrating!
FEELING LOW ABOUT V-DAY?
Start a new tradition!
Give a plant to a friend or coworker
Make a silly Valentine for your bestie
Give a gift to a stranger
Paint a rock with a loving message and leave it for someone to find
Listen to your favorite play-list while you exercise
Watch a very non-romantic movie and eat popcorn in your jammies
Have a dance party to Miley’s Flowers! (You can also buy yourself flowers!)
If you can’t escape it, make it your own. Do something that makes YOU feel good and maybe creates some love in the world.
CELEBRATING WITH A PARTNER, BUT WHY IS IT A TUESDAY?
Tuesday is a tough day to celebrate. If it is stressing you out to plan something for the 14th, you have options:
Speed Date with Your Partner: Your date doesn’t have to be long or complicated. A short date counts, and it will make you feel good.
Get up a little early and enjoy a cup of coffee together or plan for a simple toast to one another in the evening.
Take a walk around the block (if the kids are with you, walk arm-in-arm while you marvel at the chaos!)
Spend 10 minutes at bedtime looking into your partner’s eyes and tell them what you love about them. Don’t be surprised if Barry White starts playing in the background of your minds. (Or literally if you click here: CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE BABY)
Love Notes: Leave your partner a note on the mirror or send them a text message that you are thinking about them. Feel free to get creative with those emojis! Humor is a love language all its own!
You Can Postpone It: If it is all too much, you don’t have to celebrate on the actual day. Make an agreement with your partner to celebrate later. Just because you can’t celebrate on the actual day, doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate! Take the pressure off and find a time in the next month to get a date night in. The point is to honor your relationship and celebrate what you have created together.
