valentines day

Remember when Valentine's Day was awesome? You spent all day gluing construction paper to a shoe box, for the sole purpose of having people stuff it with cheap candy and cards from the pharmacy. Now it's just Someecards on Facebook and the orange creams are all that's left in the Whitman's sampler in the office kitchen. Here are some of those cards you maybe used to get in your shoebox, if the tea

February 14th is upon us, so it's time to whip out all the lovey dovey cliches, y'all. We're talking about the stuff we expect on V-Day-- the chocolates, roses and, of course, the proposal stories. It's a pretty cute idea to propose to your significant other on the most romantic day of the year, but with that comes a big, big risk-- that other person might say no. Yikes.

The closer we get to Valentines day it seems the higher the anxiety and depression is for most. Many people refer to the 'marketing holiday' as singles awareness day. But is being single all that bad? One good thing about being single is you can enjoy a night of speed dating at Vera Fare!

Sure, viral video star the Overly Attached Girlfriend might have some problems but she's doing something right -- her latest video, a poem for a special someone, has earned nearly 400,000 views online in just two days. She also holds almost 140,000 Twitter followers. So keep your judgements to yourself, naysayers!

Have you ever had the discussion with your girlfriend or wife where she goes, "Don't worry about Valentine's Day this year.  We don't need to make a big deal."?

The American Film Institute created a list of  the 100 most romantic movies ever made. Because their list spans a good 7 or 8 decades, and doesn’t go past the ’90s, it doesn’t include a lot of our favorites. The movies that shaped our ideas of romance.

I've never been a big Valentine's Day fan.  I love it now, because of the kids.  They get so excited! That being said, I would be bummed if I didn't get anything from Mike...at least a card or something. I'm not alone! According to YourTango...

Valentines Day is here!  Don’t make these mistakes!!

Public marriage proposals: The worst or THE WORST? If you're a girlfriend and you're afraid your beau is so clueless and stupid and crass and terrible that he'd arrange for one of these trashy public sports proposals, have him watch these rejections and maybe he'll get the message.

Sparing you the sappy stories – I have got to say that I have had my fair share of horrible Valentines Days.   HOWEVER – some of these have got me beat! Do you have tales of cupid gone wrong?

Valentines Day is less than a week away!   Are you ready?  If not - here's a thought.  Stay at home!  Here's a yummy recipe!

Here are some of our favorite candies that are only available from roughly the second week of January to February 15th, when they are wonderfully half price! Who cares if you have someone to give to or not, they are delicious. One time I got a Valentine gift of candy from a customer when I worked in fast food and it made my day. Do something special for anyone this holiday, the least expected is a