Valentines Day-Giving From The Heart, Rather Then From The Pocket

Like most men who are not afraid to admit it, I often find myself not expressing myself enough, when it comes to showing emotion, or love to a female counterpart. And this could be a problem not only in terms of communication with a significant other during valentines day. But for any other day throughout the year for that matter. And this applies no matter if that significant other in your life is your mother, spouse, girlfriend, or someone else that you have a special place in your heart for.

So to remind us all that valentines day is fast approaching. We men and yes don't forget this also applies to you women in the audience as well. Let's take a few moments out from our busy schedules, to clean those cob webs out from within our heads and think of some other ways that we can make this valentines day more special. Special in a way that we can give them more emotional or moral support. Rather than showering those significant others in our lives, with material gifts of love. Besides I'm sure she already has several shiny trinkets in the jewelry box, that have already been collecting dust.

Year after year the valentines tradition continues to become all too common. Common and all too familiar in ways that we give those special people in our hearts the same thing year after year. After all most of us our creatures of habit and it's good to be a bit different on occasion. Rather than get her another diamond pendant, or heart shaped box of milk chocolates. Stray away from the normal routine and maybe join that special women in your life and help her prepare a meal or two in the kitchen.

Even better yet when your finished eating that dinner you helped her prepare, why not offer to do the dishes as an added token of your love and appreciation. Remember not everyone has a dishwasher and if you do, why not shut it off for a few hours. Snuggle up on the couch with her favorite bottle of wine, dim the lights and put on a nice romantic movie, or listen to some music that is gentle to the ear. You don't have to go out and spend a lot of money on an extravagant gift or dinner to please her. However if it's mom you are entertaining this valentines day, than you may want to bring her over a nice bouquet of flowers; or take her to a favorite restaurant that she may have been to in the past.

One thing most of us men are aware of, is that making the women in our lives happy, does not always take buying her that special piece of jewelry or box of candy. Besides candy may be totally out of the picture, if she is trying to redevelop her figure this New Year. And here is another idea-why not purchase a weight watchers program for her as a way to show you care about her health. Possibly over the past years she has gained a bit of weight. This is especially useful for not only a women, but us men can benefit too, from a program such as this.

This is certainly one additional way to show that we care about their individual health and are lending them some much needed moral support. Now this is something your significant other could use this valentines day, minus the calories that will come from that heart shaped box of chocolates.

This doesn't mean that you do not have to bring her home that beautiful bouquet of roses. As you can see it will not take much to please that significant one this valentines day, as you may well have thought it would one valentines day after another. As a guy have you ever really thought that all she may want this valentines, is some tender loving care. And what I mean by this, is not actual physical love, but emotional and moral support.

Possibly she has been undergoing some personal trials, ones that are not weight related, as previously mentioned. But possibly trials and tribulations over the past year, which involved issues that may have surfaced within her immediate family. Possibly a family member of hers, is going throught an illness. Now this is a time, especially during anytime of the year, where you can give her much emotional and moral support that she will undoubedly need from you.

Lending a little support in this area can only make the heart grow fonder in more ways than one. Just be a bit more creative this valentines day without reaching for your wallet first, while doing some window shopping at the mall. Just remember most of us besides being creatures of habit, are also ones of a unique emotional make-up. We are all made of flesh and bone and have more desires within, than what a box of candy or piece of jewelry can satisfy. So don't forget to give her more than just love and gifts this February 14th. Make it a very special day indeed, by giving her the human gift of emotional support and show that you really love and want the best, for that significant other in your life.