Valentine’s Day is a wonderful reminder of how much
we humans value close, loving relationships. Many of us have one primary relationship with a “significant other” with whom we seek to meet many of our needs for giving and receiving love.
February, with Valentine’s Day in the middle, is sometimes called “The Month of Love” – romantic love. But, like the month of February, romantic love often has some cold and difficult days – perhaps even Valentine’s Day!
Commercial interests have tried hard to shape our expectations as to what we should consider true expressions of love on Valentine’s Day – flowers, cards, chocolates, diamonds, etc. And these gifts sometimes do help – temporarily.