Well it is the 1st February and of course I'm talking about Valentine's Day. It's one of those marmite days, if you don't know what marmite is slight explanation in Britain you either love or hate Marmite, hence the title.
I fall into the if you are in love with someone then probably you tell them you love them or express it in some other way, but of course there are people out there and I am talking about men and women here, this is no man-bashing blog far from it, that maybe don't & this day gives them the little excuse to say what they really feel in their heart without feeling silly if they've never done anything like that before.
I fully understand that there are people that have been hurt in the past and don't want reminders of Valentine's Day but it does come around once a year and really there is no getting away from it however much people want to.
Slight explanation here from me I sometimes think like a man (last time I checked I wasn't one!) but sometime I do think like one or can definitely see things from a man's point of view, so this is no woman bashing blog either it's an inclusive blog. In my opinion some women want to be treated like princesses every day. Big mistake in my mind, I think these women could be termed 'high maintenance' and I am definitely a 'low maintenance' type of gal. They expect gifts, flowers, you get what I'm talking about.
In my opinion money doesn't come into the equation if you love someone or want to tell them that you love them then those three little words should be enough. But then who am I to comment, I am single woman with no husband or boyfriend. I'm just a woman of thirty eight who has an opinion on Valentine's Day.
Of course every single shop that you walk into has some form of window display on the subject and most type of media do to - why do you think I'm writing this blog!!!
What in essence I'm talking about is that if you feel comfortable telling the person you love every day that they are loved then fantastic, if you're one of those people that only properly demonstrate it once a year on Valentine's Day then fantastic too. If you don't like Valentine's Day for whatever reason then that's your business too.
I can't remember the last time I had a Valentine's Card probably over 10 years ago and no I won't be rushing to the door on 'V' day to see if a little bird has dropped one off in my letterbox and no poor Julie's on that one too. If I was with someone I would just take it as red the first time they told me they loved me that that was enough. See told you I was a low maintenance gal.
Go with what your heart tells you to do is my thinking on the subject, shower people with gifts, tell someone you love them once, or hide under the duvet. I won't be doing any of them but that's just me and that's all I can ever be me just Jewels :)
One last thing though :-
Jewels xxxx
