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Sunday, February 13, 2005
the un-valentine's day
This is a mystifying time of year for me. Everyone and her sister is all het up about What The Man Will Get Me For Valentine's Day And It Had Better Be Good. T and I have never done much for V-day (tomorrow will be our twelfth one as a couple) -- maybe twice flowers, maybe once a dinner out. And I don't care. Maybe it's because our anniversary is only a month away. Maybe it's because I'm the kind of person who LIKES getting an iron and an ironing board for Christmas from my husband and the kids (true story, that's what I asked for this year). Maybe it's because we were both the kids in our classes who only got Valentines in our boxes at school because everyone in class had to make them for everyone else. Maybe it's because, clichéd as it sounds, it's completely true that an average day in our marriage is happier than Valentine's Day is for most of the couples who celebrate it. For whatever reason, we have always just seen Valentine's Day as one of those holidays promoted by card-and-gift manufacturers for their own purposes, and we've pretty much ignored it. So don't watch this space for any romantic oohs and aahs tomorrow.
