Valentine's Day is drawing nearer~

Have you ever met a guy who was into Valentine's Day?

I never understood why anyone could not be excited about it, but that is probably because I am a hopeless romantic who could easily celebrate monthly anniversaries of meeting one another, the first kiss, etc.
And by celebrating I don't mean going on fancy dates and spending money, but purely celebrating the happiness and love together, aknowledge that amazing milestone and maybe every now and then plan something nice for each other.

Image creadit: Peregrint

Let me take apart the two most common anti-Valentine's day-arguments.

1. It is just a commercial holiday.
   First off, that is not entirely true, it is based on the natural cycle of when the mating season is about to begin. Basically, looking at it in a very plain form of approach: it is a celebration for sex (and who does not like THAT??). Secondly, celebrating something does not mean one has to actually buy that cheesy Valentine's merchandise, in fact, you can celebrate it without spending a single coin. And Thirdly: Christmas is the most commercial holiday ever and we still love celebrating it, because it is nice.
2. "In a relationship every day should be like Valentine's day."
   Yes it should! But do we really consciously dedicate time to focus on how much and why we love our partners, let them know and/or maybe even plan a special surprise on a daily basis? Do we really do that?  If the answer is truly: yes, then that this is a valid argumentation and I step back, but I think it wouldn't be much of a problem then to have yet one more day to do so, as we are already doing it every day, right? *winks*

 I always found there were two types of date-nights: One is passive, laid back and relaxed, spending an evening together, chatting and maybe seeing a movie, is super unplanned and lovely the other one is more pro-active, involves mindfulness and has this vibe of "oh gosh, I am soo looking forward to see the smile on my partner's face when ___" and is also lovely. Typically, the more romantic and memorable kinds of datenights are the later thehe.
To be honest, I can still remember that day where my man sent me a photo of a handdrawn heart with my name in it, a small thing that meant the world to me -- or when he spontaneously showed up at my work for three days in a row to pick me up after a really intense shift  - those really made my day like Valentine's Day.

I personally I am greatly against conforming to the commercialized standards of having to buy holiday-themed things, but, there is not much that I love more than to think of little ways on how to make the one I love happy as much as I possibly can. I am someone who is looking forward to anniversaries the entire year and for me personally Valentine's day is just another opprtunity, to celebrate love even more.

Of course that doesn't need a red heart in a calendar, but it still is nice to recieve, and especially give a little bit of extra attention and take the opportunity to specifically show love and gratitude even more. And if we want to make every day Valentine's day, I would be the first one to sign up *giggles*

Perhaps though some tend to forget that it is about appreciating each other rather than just one having to provide certain stereotypical gifts for the other. 

Let's pamper each other a wee bit, shall we? ✨😊🌿