Tag: love
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Taking care of sick loved ones shows your appreciation!
How to stand by your significant other when they’re sick: The winter cold edition By S.Rowe So no one likes to appear weak and vulnerable, especially your typical man!  However, when you are so congested you can’t answer the phone and too bleary-eyed to text back, you are wearing your weakness on your sleeve if…
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Long distance relationships; modern love or convenient romance?
By Valentines.com Pre-21t century, the blueprint of a long distance relationship was manifested through writing letters, staying faithful, quickie marriage, financial support, and the promise that eventually the two devotees would be together again in this life or the next. These acts were considered romantic. Today, there are many ways to sustain a long distance…
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The history of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day historical facts: -Ancient Roman fertility festival was the beginning of Christianizing the celebration of Valentine’s Day (based on a pagan fertility festival Lupercalia) -St. Valentine was a common name for Christian Clerics -Saint Valentine was a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage…
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Plan your perfect Valentine’s Day party!
Remember going to school and exchanging Valentine’s cards with your friends? Mom would pick out cute Snoopy, Marvel comics or Disney cards and everyone would exchange them, you would give the romantic one to your boyfriend or girlfriend. Now you can give the Valentines gifts that keep on giving – cute party accessories that glow in…
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Artistic musings
By Anonymous Modeling isn’t about just standing there in front of the camera looking sleazy. No no, it’s about inducing your audience to have an emotional reaction to you. Getting the mood just intense enough to induce drama, fantasy, visceral reaction. Men often recognize the male gaze in cinema and television, but what they should…
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Marriage beds
By Sara Rowe Is romance dead? Yes. According to many sources, women have now taken the “pants” in relationships. How many 30-somethings have you dated that can’t pay their own bills? Are you dating someone who makes $100,000 a year, but you only make $40,000? The climate shift in “romance” is largely due to women…
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Male gifts – boyfriend, fiancĂ© , husband part 3
Our first “male gifts” blog detailed some unique affordable gifts that we thought you would love. If you missed Part 1 you can read it here: http://www.valentines.com/male-gifts-boyfriend-fiance-husband-man/ Here is the second wave of male man-gifts: For where to buy, see bottom of page. Product credits / WHERE TO BUY: www.archiproducts.com http://www.peleg-design.com/ http://tweekstudio.com/ http://www.amazon.com/ http://photojojo.com/ http://www.uncommongoods.com/…
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What to wear on Valentine’s Day! Men – Part 3
Want to show your sweetheart that you are into the occasion? Do you want to be one of those cute couples who subtly matches your significant other? Then follow this style-guide for his and her’s or (his and his) looks: The red tie or bow-tie is a classic. Going for the casual look? Try…
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Free gift ideas – lessons & how-to’s
Lessons, how-to’s, tutorials & more… The best thing about these are that they are inexpensive or FREE ! There are many  how-to’s listed online that couples can do together, from camping to renewing your vows, to long walks on the beach, to massages ! Our favorite: Make them a playlist of music that reminds you…
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Pet gifts – saying I love you to our animals !
How do we at Valentines.com show our appreciation for our pets? In many ways! For our furry creatures, how about a trip to the groomers or  a memory-foam animal bed. Both will cost under $100 and can be found locally. For our reptile friends, how about a special dietary treat like cactus-fruit or pumpkin for…