Valentine’s Day.

So. Much. Pressure.

Flowers. Chocolate. Dinner. Cards. Someone please tell Hallmark to stay out of this. Valentine’s Day is about romance. It’s about love. It’s not about a copywriter’s idea of love. So sayeth a copywriter. No, Hallmark is not my day job.

But this is the day people open their hearts to each other. The words, the gifts, they have to come from the heart too. And that does not mean a heart-shaped box. In the case of Scout Son and Snarky Daughter, those boxes were rectangular and had truffles in them.

For me, single as always on V-Day, it meant kids waiting for 40 minutes for a table at the best Thai restaurant in the area so I could have an awesome meal with them. That’s love.

That’s what today is about.

Enjoy it. If you know your beloved, there’s no pressure at all.