What Women Want for Valentines Day

[spricket]

Most will tell you that Christmas is their favorite holiday, maybe even New Years or the Fourth of July. My favorite, however, is Valentines Day. A day smack in the middle of a long, cold winter that celebrates everything cozy and warm. A day to honor and cherish the one person with whom you cannot live without. A day to hold hands, steal a kiss and openly convey feelings of devotion and love.

I lived through quite a few Valentines Days as a single girl. During these times, the best gift I received was a, "Be Mine" candy heart (you know the ones - little sugar candies in yellow, orange or pink) from my co-worker... who was married... and female. Despite the loneliness I was supposed to feel, I still found myself delighted by the celebrations going on around me. Instead of jealousy or bitterness, I was filled with excitement and hope.

This year, I am in a relationship with a man that I truly, madly and deeply love. He is my world and I cannot wait to use Valentines Day as an excuse to shower him with affection. As justification to pamper him with presents. And, yeah, I will admit, I am hoping that he does the same!

As a confessed Valentines Day junkie, I have taken it upon myself to outline what women want on this special day to make it easy on all the guys out there!

Get in the Spirit
Women all around the world prefer their man to readily and proactively participate in the holiday. Moaning and groaning or rolling your eyes at the mere mention of the words can completely ruin the moment and forever taint the memory.

An All Day Affair
Start the day by placing a handwritten poem or carefully selected card on her pillow. Send a bouquet of flowers to her office at lunchtime. Reserve a table at a romantic restaurant for dinner. Finally, exchange gifts in a living room with candles burning and her favorite music playing in the background.

Special Delivery
Flowers are an absolute must and they should be delivered in a public place in easy view of all her friends and co-workers. Depending upon the stage of your relationship you will want to select a single red rose amidst a handful of pink, a dozen red roses or bunch of her favorite flowers. The note should be short, sweet and sincere.

Gift Exchange
To do it right you will give two or three gifts. (Yes, this is in addition to the flowers you have already sent. I promised to make it easy for you, not cheap!) Give her something store bought that you know she will like. Popular items include jewelry, perfume, chocolates, gift basket, teddy bears and you get the idea. Also give her something that demonstrates how close the two of you are and how well you pay attention. Something only you know she wanted. Something symbolizing a shared memory. Simply put, something special.

Surprises, Massages, Movies - Optional
Ideas that add impact include any type of surprise (limo, horse and carriage ride, picnic in the park, etc.), warm bubble baths and massages with a caring touch and romantic movies either at her favorite theatre or in the cozy comfort of your own home. These are not included in the essentials of what women want for Valentines Day but they are all well received gestures of your love.

Get in the spirit, fill her day with heartfelt surprises, deliver flowers and give her something special to show how much you care. Set any doubts or worries aside and simply enjoy a day devoted to the love you have, the memories you share and the infinite possibilities of the future.

[jdcpa]

"you will give two to three gifts"

I wonder if a guy wrote the guy version of that.. how that would sound..

"To do it right, you WILL give two to three blowjobs" (Yes, this is in addition to the sex tape you have already filmed and posted on the internet. I promised to make it easy for you, not effortless!)

This article sounds less along the lines of sweet & romantic.. and more along the lines of gold-digger-ish & pricey prostitute.

Don't cheapen yourself by writing things like this again.

[human_condition]

I don't like Valentines day, it seems kinda pointless. Random displays of affection are way more romantic than confining it to a day. Last V-day, I joined a facebook group saying "screw V-day, it's Pancake Day on the 15th!". On pancake day my boyfriend sent me a bunch of flowers with a card saying "Happy Pancake Day" :) I didn't expect it at all which made it all the sweeter :)

[randomguy949]

Wow this is way over the top. I'd focus less on gifts and giving her flowers to show off in front of her co workers and do something more personal. For example make her fudge and give her a handwritten card. We could even go for a hike or something. I think buying stuff can take the specialness out of things.

[Killfest400]

I'm going to have to agree with jdcpa. This doesn't sound like a "I love you" occasion, but rather a "I want to be treated like a princess for a day" occasion. Valentine's is just another day. If you really love your man, then you shouldn't need an excuse to shower him with affection. Even more, you shouldn't use that excuse to expect him to do all of this for you.

If I was going to do something like this for my girl, I'd do it when I felt like it, not when 2/14 rolls around.

[jeeperss]

I pretty much disagree with 90% of this.

I was going to outline stuff I disagreed with but since that's most of it, let's see if there was something I did like.

mmm also the words "chocolate" and "massage" stand out...

yeah, that's about it.

And Christmas really IS my fav holiday. I don't even consider Vday a holiday.

i like the words "all day affair". that being said I didn't like what was under the title.

[glitterberryalisa]

I HONESTLY don't like anything for Valentine's day. I don't really agree with the holiday, and luckily the guy I'm dating doesn't either. on valentines, we each helped with dinner and watched movies, but didn't mention one thing about that it was vday. We just enjoyed our time together like we always do.

[jeeperss]

**the "i like the words "all day affair". that being said I didn't like what was under the title. " part at the end was supposed to come before the "mmm also the words "chocolate" and "massage" stand out...". I somehow managed to continue typing in the space between...

not that matters..

[ShesSoOutThere]

All of this is cliched and 'for show.' I dislike perfume, I'm not a jewelry junkie, and all of this is really just too much. It's obvious that you have some sort of self esteem problem to need someone to pay the excessive amount of attention to you. While this might be great in hollywood and some of these things on here might impress a conventional girl, for the most part, this list is just for you. However, as crazy as I am, I would be a bit disappointed if my boyfriend pulled any of this.

[Standingpretty]

LOL I feel bad for whoever wrote this because the comments just insult the writer left and right. Haha but it was pretty funny reading them, espcially the one right before mine. How entertaining.

[sunwolf94]

I'd rather just go out on a hike or something. Hikes are way better than perfume and chocolate. In the middle of the forest, with the man you love, in the presence of nature. That's divine.

[Gregs]

Thank god this girl spent a few valentines alone, guess guys are horny but not horny enough to daye a little princess like her

[martyfellow]

Well ideally we'd also receive gifts on this Day..this is how it is in Europe...let's have some equality here!!

[chrismet]

Another selfish woman banging on about this grubby little day, notice how she doesn't bother to touch on what she should do for her other half. Proof that western women are selfish attention whores.

[ShesSoOutThere]

It would just prove he didn't know anything about me nor could be bothered to.

[funnyjoke]

I'd rather be single.