Valentine’s Day

The Missing Ingredient that Ruins Valentine’s Day (and Every Other Day)
Flowers are pretty and smell nice. They make nice gifts as a symbolic gesture to those you care about. Unless,…
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How to Be Comfortable Alone on Valentine’s Day
If I’m hospitalized or incapacitated from a car accident or emergency health problem, my ex-wife will be the first person…
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The Third Post-Divorce Valentine’s Day
My phone buzzed. The text read: “I’m telling you now, so we don’t have to have a guilt-ridden conversation later.…
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A Girl at a Bar
It was to be a different kind of Valentine’s Day. I was okay with that. My five-year-old son had a…
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The First Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day in elementary school is when you found out which girls “liked” you and which didn’t. We all made…
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