You know when I liked Valentine's Day the best? When my son was in kindergarten and we had to make a card for each class member, boy or girl. So we would spend the week before Valentine's day gluing and glittering and adding feathers and buttons.
It was all inclusive, sharing and silly. Perfect!
But often my readers find Valentine's a day of performative pressure. Will he get me flowers, will it be a perfect date, did we get the right restaurant booking, is my friends insta so much better than mine... It becomes competitive or alienating, performative or lonely.
So my advice for Valentines Day - make some beautiful home made cards for dear friends, don't stint on the feathers or the glitter and let all the other stuff go. Let's make it fun again!
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