Flowers, chocolate and hearts enhanced with terms of endearment.  The card that says just what you’ve always wanted to hear. Romantic getaways, silk nightgowns and jewelry.  Diamonds are forever! These are the trappings of Valentine’s Day.  But do they really satisfy? It depends, on what you expect from them.

As a counselor who works with women and couples, I believe that our culture’s ideas about romance do us a real disservice.  Most of us grow up believing that we will be happy when and only when we find our perfect partner (who will then, of course, bring us the perfect gifts to show how much they love us!)  If we buy into this story (and it’s difficult not to do it), then we may spend our single years desperately wishing for a partner only to find that love, when it comes, leaves us frustrated and disappointed.

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