Don’t Impale Yourself on Cupid’s Arrow

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. 

Do you have any idea how many couples will be arguing on Valentine’s Night?

Neither do I, but I’ve known plenty of couples who’ve strained their relationships over holidays like Valentine’s Day and Christmas – haven’t you?  If you’re not one of them, you may wanna pass this on to one you know.

Holidays (and birthdays) can be touchy for couples because they bring up all kinds of assumptions and expectations.  “You were supposed to…”  “You should have known…”  “How could you not…”

A good friend of mine, Janette Sassoon of Get REAL Coaching (www.getreal-coaching.com), put it best:

Women watch movies and believe guys are supposed to just know all the right things to do and say.  What they don’t realize…is that those guys have SCRIPTS.

The best way to get what you want is to ASK. 

Sure, it may seem more romantic for him to figure it out and surprise you.  But there’s a chance that he won’t…and then, SURPRISE!  You’ll be disappointed.

It’s unfair to expect someone to read your mind.  It’s cruel to hold your man accountable for fulfilling a request you never made (or haven’t made recently – you know how forgetful people can be).

I’ve heard so many exasperated guys exclaim, “Why won’t she just tell me what she wants?” 

Face it.  That’s what works. 

If your guy tends to be that guy:  TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT.

Chances are, he’ll eat it up.  He’ll love it.  You know why?  Because he loves you and wants to show you in a way that you’ll recognize.  He wants to give you everything you want…but he needs to know what that is.

So, if you want flowers, chocolates, a night on the town…Make a request. 

As in, “Sweetheart, you know what I’d really like to do this Valentine’s Day?  I have this fantasy in my head that would just send me over-the-moon if we could do it.  You’d have flowers delivered to my job, then come home with a box of chocolates, and take me out to a restaurant with candles on the table…maybe that place on 1st Street.  Would you be willing to play out that fantasy with me?”

(Notice how I hinted at the exact restaurant I’m dreaming about…help him out, give him clues.)

You can play it up with a coy, flirty look, if you like.  You can ask him what HE’D like to do after the dinner.  Whatever feels right.
You’ll be happier because you’ll increase the chances of getting what you really want (especially if you gently remind him a day or two before Valentine’s Day).  He’ll be happier because he won’t have to fear getting it wrong.

And if he doesn’t get it all right?  Don’t punish him.  Nagging and complaining will stir up resentment, not love. 

Appreciate what he got right, and the love behind his actions. 

Make Valentine’s Day, and every day, TRULY HAPPY, by celebrating the ways he shows his love that have nothing to do with dinners and chocolates.

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