Love, love, love everywhere.
You can indulge all you want in togetherness and romance!
But here's a suggestion: when planning for the big day this year, keepthese tips in mind so you can celebrate with the right spirit.
No red overkill, please! Restaurants,shop windows, wrapping paper, chocolate boxes, balloons, teddy bears,cushions covers... almost everything will be coloured red. Unless you want to blend into the furniture, skip the colour.
Stand out instead. Experiment with other colours of passion like blue and royal purple.
Don't gloat to single friends We know you will have a whale of a time with your partner. But subjecting your single, footloose and fancy-free friends toincessant banter about how special your day will be, how many gifts youwill receive, how many kisses you will steal and how lucky you feel tobe seeing someone so wonderful is a no-no!
Your friends will listen patiently for the first 10 minutes.
After that, you may hear less of them.
So keep it short and sweet.
Don't steal! Believe it or not, couples do it because they want to come away with a little Valentine's Day memento. Says 19-year old Lorraine Dias, who is currently studying law, "Myfriend Joanne is extra mushy. She and her boyfriend shared acandlelight dinner last year. After the meal, she made him slip herwine glass, which carried her lipstick mark into his pocket. The poorchap was supposed to keep it by his bedside and think of her before hewent to bed. Yuck!"
No buying monster-size cards that scream, '1001 Reasons Why I Love You'! We wouldn't want you lying to your sweetheart now, would we?
Besides, it will sport a garish design and it is very uncool to be loud this Valentine season.
Instead, buy a regular card and write something from your heart.
Words that spring forth spontaneously have so much more meaning andlend such a warm personal touch. Try poetry or a limerick, if you'reany good at them. As long as it comes straight from the heart, it'llwork.
