Valentine’s Day is an important day for couples. Exchanging thoughtful gifts and words of appreciation fosters stronger bonds and intimacy between partners and it allows for a chance to focus one-on-one without interruptions from work, children, or other responsibilities. But it comes around every year, along with anniversaries, birthdays, and Christmases. How do you really get Valentine’s Day right? We explore.
Nail the gift
Valentine’s Day is a day to really emphasize your love for someone, and when love is the most important thing, it’s important to get a gift that represents that. It should have literal and symbolic value. Historically, the best way to do this is with jewelry. Listen for a mention of a desire for a tennis bracelet or necklace or perhaps stroll them past the jewelry store windows for some ideas.
However, consider their style. It’s of no use and shows how much you pay attention if you get them a style or an item in a metal they don’t typically wear. Take a look at their jewelry box and note the classics like gold, silver, gemstones in cuts they typically wear. Extra tip: don’t “hope they’d want a change”. That just implies you want to change them.
Make your Valentine’s Day jewelry meaningful with pieces that have significance like birthstones, a heart motif, or a symbol of an inside joke, but ensure that you give everything with sincerity and explain why you chose it.
Whisk them away
There is nothing like a trip away to get the heart all a-flutter. Consider places you’ve talked about going together or spots tied to your relationship story and create an itinerary to include activities your partner loves like museums, hiking, shows.
However, this will rely on you being sneaky. Handle all the booking yourself to take the stress out of traveling and be alert to any mention of places your partner wants to go to or things they want to do away from home.
And remember that you don’t need to go far. A night in a spa or a weekend in a cabin in the woods can be a lovely and romantic trip away.
Do something heartfelt
Maybe you don’t have the funds for that this month. Instead, you might want to give your partner something heartfelt and more hands-on. There are three things you can target with a more put-together or even handmade gift: nostalgia, your feelings, and your time. For instance, you can make a nostalgic gift by putting together memorable dates, photos, and items like ticket stubs in a scrapbook, photo album or collage.
If you want to express your feelings you can put together a thoughtful poem or letter detailing what you cherish most about them, and if you want to show you prioritize them with your time you can create a Voucher book of date ideas and evenings that they can evoke any time they want. Put in ideas like “Dinner at that restaurant you’ve been talking about”, “a hike to a romantic spot” or “a bath together”.
Conclusion
Overall, focus on tailored gestures resonating most with your partner’s personality and that convey the depth of your bond. The sincerity and care put into a gift leaves the biggest impression. And remember that it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to do any of these things anyway.
