Hints from the V-Day experience of an old man:
- Public is important. Send flowers to work (oops, might be too late).
- A small box of expensive chocolate is better than a big box of cheap.
- Lingerie is a gift for you. You might get away with it for a year or two, after that it's an argument in the making.
- Don't buy scented candles, massage oil, room freshener, whatever, in a scent she's allergic to.
- An evening of Downton Abbey reruns is not as bad as it sounds.
- Double-check room on the credit card.
- DO NOT get drunk.
- Asking her what she wants to do is admitting you're not prepared.
- Whatever your forgot to her at Christmas is a good start, but just a start.
Good luck!
Papa
- Public is important. Send flowers to work (oops, might be too late).
- A small box of expensive chocolate is better than a big box of cheap.
- Lingerie is a gift for you. You might get away with it for a year or two, after that it's an argument in the making.
- Don't buy scented candles, massage oil, room freshener, whatever, in a scent she's allergic to.
- An evening of Downton Abbey reruns is not as bad as it sounds.
- Double-check room on the credit card.
- DO NOT get drunk.
- Asking her what she wants to do is admitting you're not prepared.
- Whatever your forgot to her at Christmas is a good start, but just a start.
Good luck!
Papa
