By:\u00a0 Suzanne Sparrow Watson<\/p>\n
Each year, due to family birthdays, my husband and I are usually on a road trip on Valentine\u2019s Day.\u00a0 This means we have been able to be with family on this \u201cday of love\u201d, which is a good thing.\u00a0 Each year we both purchase Valentine\u2019s Day cards that we think best express how we feel about one another.\u00a0 There\u2019s only one problem: my husband leaves the card at home in his dresser drawer.\u00a0 Every. Year.<\/p>\n
The first few years this happened I would hand him my card with great anticipation, waiting for him to read the sentiment and then what I had written to him about our relationship.\u00a0 Then he would look at me and say sheepishly, \u201cOh, honey, I\u2019m so sorry.\u00a0 I left the card at home again.\u201d\u00a0 Each time I heard those words I was crestfallen.\u00a0 And the scene repeated itself so often it became like Groundhog Day.<\/p>\n
I would think: how can a man who remembers to bring his favorite cookies and his golf magazine on every road trip forget a card that is lying out on his dresser?\u00a0 I admit, I was pretty pissy about it the first few years.\u00a0 But then circumstances (and quite possibly some maturity) made me realize that it\u2019s not about the card.<\/p>\n
My husband tells me he loves me every day.\u00a0 Not just on Valentine\u2019s Day or our anniversary.\u00a0 He tells me that every time I go out the door and when we go to bed at night.\u00a0 He does little things like get my paper for me every morning and sets up my coffee so it\u2019s ready to brew when I get up(okay, this has gotten easier since we bought a Keurig, but still\u2026).\u00a0 All in all, he\u2019s a great guy who treats me very well.\u00a0 I finally realized that these little daily acts are far more important than a $4 Hallmark card.<\/p>\n
So, ladies, if you\u2019re a bit disappointed in your spouse or significant other today because you didn\u2019t receive a card or – and this is the worst \u2013 your husband sent flowers to your home <\/em>instead of your office, please take a lesson from me and look at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n And if that bigger picture isn\u2019t so good either, dump his sorry butt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By:\u00a0 Suzanne Sparrow Watson Each year, due to family birthdays, my husband and I are usually on a road trip on Valentine\u2019s Day.\u00a0 This means we have been able to be with family on this \u201cday of love\u201d, which is … read more