I didn’t grow up with Valentine’s Day. Sweden didn’t celebrate it back in my day. (You know, when blonde and blue-eyed dinosaurs roamed the Nordic countries.) These days however, the retail industry all over the world has caught on to the opportunity presented on February 14, so pink and hearts are the dominant displays even in my little home country.
My first Valentine’s Day in the states, I was a little shocked at how important it was to everyone in high school–especially the girls–to have someone to call “My Valentine.” I had a boyfriend, and luckily one of my friends clued me in on that I was expected to buy a card and a gift for him.
I don’t remember what happened on the actual day, or what gifts we gave each other. I think we double-dated with another couple. The memory is not a blur because I didn’t care, I just hadn’t been conditioned into feeling like having a Valentine’s Day date was a direct reflection of my self-worth. I can however remember what book I returned to that night. It was Arrow’s Fall by Mercedes Lackey.
That pretty much sums up my dating life through my teens and my twenties. It’s not that I didn’t have big moments of dating drama. I was as caught up in my crushes as any girl raised on a steady diet of 90210 (the original) and Dirty Dancing. And there were angsty moments of heartbreaks that had me ugly cry, but I don’t remember them as clearly as I remember the books I read. My teenage self tried to shake the bookworm persona I had required as a kid and preteen, but it didn’t work. I had a stronger emotional connection with the people in the stories I read than with the people I actually dated.
And then I met my husband. Our’s was not the kind of love story you read about in books or see on the big screen, but it’s lasted over fifteen years and I actually remember most of our dates. 🙂
In case of psychological dysfunction, no pill can soft cialis mastercard help at all. It repairs the damaged nerves and tissues due to excessive hand practice. buy cialis levitra It should be mentioned that order levitra online all generics are the complete analogues of the original and show parallel effects on male sexual potency. Some health issues such as diabetes which affects levitra 10mg the blood vessels to relax.
We didn’t give each other any cards or candy today, we never do, but we are going out to dinner and then maybe seeing a movie. This celebration happened mostly because one of our local restaurants are doing a killer set menu.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday, whether you celebrate Valentine’s or not. My gift to you on this pink and heart-filled day are two signed books by Rachel Gibson, one of my favorite contemporary romance authors. She’s the master of fun and heartfelt romance with an emotional connection that quickly pulls her readers into the story.
Tell me about your best or worst Valentine’s and/or your favorite book boyfriend/girlfriend, plus whether your new book boyfriend should be sexy undercover cop Quinn from Sex, Lies, and Online Dating or hot hockey goalie Luc from See Jane Spar. I’ll keep the discussion open for a week. 🙂
Happy Valentine’s Day!
11 comments
Random.org picked Fiola and Denise as the winners. Congratulations! I’ll contact you guys off line to get your mailing addresses. Thanks everyone for stopping by!
I can honestly say I enjoy Valentines day year round. My honey, David, has a way of making ordinary days special. My book boyfriend is James (Jamie)Frazier, from the Outlander series. I’ve spent hundreds of hours with Jamie in my bed…..late night reading and enjoyed every minute.
Mmmmmmm Jamie. Do you watch the TV series as well? Also, you and Dave are such a great couple and obviously very good for each other. Hope to see you guys soon.
I once accidentally dumped a boy on v-day! Hopefully he’s forgotten all about it. It was 20+ years ago… But I’m still embarassed! My literary bf is still Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables. I’ve never quite gotten over him.
Oh yes, who can forget Gilbert–the first crush of many pre-teen girls’ hearts. sigh
Thursday Next. Sadly she is married.
Maybe you and I could convince her of some kind of polyamorous arrangement. I would love for her to be my girlfriend!
Valentines…Meh. I have been proposed to on Valentines day (ok, technically it was the day before, but still…) The guy was charming, and I married him…but always remember, charm is a verb, it isn’t who someone is, and that relationship didn’t last. I am with Fiola, I think this year was pretty good. I had an extremely cute blonde bring me a very soft stuffed animal and say “Happy Valentines Day”. She is only 3 feet tall and loves her gramma. Then I got to go thrift shopping with a good friend and found killer cowboy boots!
You can’t really top cute blondes and killer cowboy boots. The only thing that would make that day better is chocolate stout. 🙂
Good advice on treating charm as a verb.
Ohhh, my book boyfriend is definitely sexy undercover cop Quinn. 🙂 My best valentine ever wasn’t from a boyfriend or husband, it was this year with a wonderful letter full of love and thanks from my son, and then flowers and my fav chocolate stout beer from my him and me darling daughter-in-law who I love to pieces. Best. Ever. I loved your blog and hope you and your hubby had a delightful time at dinner and after.
Wow! I am so crushing on your son right now. You can’t go wrong with chocolate stout, and for him to give it to his mother makes him so much more crush-worthy. 🙂
Comments are closed.