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How to score big on Valentine's Day

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Contributed by: Connie Massa on 2/7/2008

Psstt...hey buddy. Yeah, you.

I know that deer in the headlight look about you. I see it every year around this time. You know, that feeling of dread knowing that Valentine's Day is almost here and mentally you can't get past the Whitman's Samplers at the grocery.

You don't dare buy the smallest heart box. That would make you look like a cheapskate. Then, on the other hand, if you buy the kingsize heart box you're probably going to be accused of thinking she's got a serious chocolate addiction.

You talk yourself out of the candy and think flowers. What woman doesn't like flowers? The problen with that idea is that the only time you can get them is after work. By the time you get to the store, the only flowers left are the bouquets with half dead flowers. You know you can't give the love of your life dead flowers unless you are planning to bring the most romantic evening of the year to a screeching halt.

You abandon the flower idea and decide to go to the local jewelry store. The selection is mind boggling as well as the price tags on that stuff. Problem is she's always told you not to buy her jewelry unless she picks it out. You've experienced this rejection more than once. You already know that your destined to pick something she's bound to return.

You're out of options now and panic is setting in. You're desperate to find that perfect something that will make her gaze lovingly into your eyes and fall helplessly into your arms.

"How can I show my sweetheart how much I love her ?" you ask.

Let me give you a couple suggestions that have never, I mean never crossed your mind.

Cook her a dinner that doesn't involve scrambled eggs. Try your hand at a new recipe. If you don't trust your culinary expertise, carry out something from a good restuarant or buy one of those frozen meals you just add meat to. Try incorporating vegetables into the menu. You know, those colored things she's always trying to make you eat. Avoid meals that require multiple napkins and toothpicks afterward. You're trying to create a mood, not kill it.

A sure winner is to clean the bathroom. Nothing says I love you like a clean toilet, bathtub and sink. Take the time to get all those little splatters on the floor around the toilet, the stubborn soap scum in the tub and the dried toothpaste on the sink. A sparkling bathroom can calm even the most savage woman. If you do this correctly, she will be like putty in your hands.

There are numerous other suggestions that I could give you, but I think you get the gist of what I'm saying. Like Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, "Everything I ever needed was right here in my own backyard."

So quit banging your head against the wall and put on that apron or rubber gloves. You'll be pleasantly surprised to find out just how romantic Valentine's Day can be when you put a little elbow grease into it.

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Submitted By: Michael Rule

posted on 2/11/2008 @ 8:01:27 AM

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You mean I should ditch the 6-pack of Bud Lite and the copy of "300" from Blockbuster's?

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Castle Rock , CO

Connie Massa has posted 23 stories and 3 comments since joining on 10/2/2007. Connie Massa 's average story rating is 5.

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