Do you love Valentine's Day? Feb. 14 is rapidly approaching, and I'm here to make sure that you do not look basic when trying to express your love to your lover.
The fact that it is always almost impossible to get a reservation at a good restaurant on Valentine's Day should tell you that this idea is super unoriginal and overdone. Don't get me wrong. I love fine dining and a great movie like anyone else in the world, but it has become so normal to so many of us in society. It feels like dinner and a movie is not as special as it was when our parents used to get dressed up to hit the "fancy white tablecloth, guys can't get in without a sport coat" type of restaurants back in the day.
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All of my social media timelines are full of people who fancy themselves as amateur influencers and restaurant critics, constantly posting videos of their many culinary crusades where they critique the many dishes they enjoy or hate from the many food establishments they frequent every week. Not special, overdone, basic . . . what’s new?
Experiences are everything.
So, how do you separate yourself from what any and everyone else in the world is doing on Love Day? Do you want your Valentine to feel special? Do you want their stories about your plans to be glowing and interesting? I believe you can achieve all of this and it's not that hard. Before we get into some date recommendations, I will say that expensive gifts don't always work.
I tried giving out expensive gifts, when I could afford it, for years. It's sad to say, but people forget about their designer bag or nice piece of jewelry. Sure they value it, but may not be able to tell you if they received it for Valentine's Day or their birthday or Christmas as the novelty wears off and it gets replaced by the next new thing. But experiences, experiences are everything. You cannot erase them or lose them, only become more grateful over the years as you reflect on them, and that is the cheat code for having a successful Valentine's Day.
Here's five things I'd love to recommend:
Learn to dream together. Maybe you are already in a relationship where one or both of you work so much that you don't get to spend much time outside of the house. Building and maintaining careers are complex and sometimes leave us too tired to focus on romance, but you know what is romantic? Dreaming of the reality you deserve.
What if you and your lover took a bunch of old magazines, clipped out beautiful images of the life you deserve and are working towards, and placed them on a vision board? You can also discuss the planning needed to make these lives a reality, while working. Creating a vision board with your lover is the ultimate experience and could lead to fantastic life-changing conversations that will ultimately bring you closer.
Happy Valentine's Day.
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Do you love Valentine's Day? Feb. 14 is rapidly approaching, and I'm here to make sure that you do not look basic when trying to express your love to your lover.
The fact that it is always almost impossible to get a reservation at a good restaurant on Valentine's Day should tell you that this idea is super unoriginal and overdone. Don't get me wrong. I love fine dining and a great movie like anyone else in the world, but it has become so normal to so many of us in society. It feels like dinner and a movie is not as special as it was when our parents used to get dressed up to hit the "fancy white tablecloth, guys can't get in without a sport coat" type of restaurants back in the day.
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