Face it – we all want to feel special on Valentines Day. Candy hearts can help us feel special, or a card…or flowers….whatever. But guys aren’t very good at mind reading (as if you haven’t seen that already!) so if you want to get candy from your guy, you’ll need to let him know ahead of time.
So you need to decide what you want for Valentines Day. Candy, though popular, may not be what you want. Let’s weigh the options:
The Up-Side To Candy For Valentines Day
It tastes good.
Yep. Sometimes it really hits the spot. But then, so do many other things – and many of them are less damaging to your figure!
Oh wait – “they” say chocolate is actually healthy for you to have once in a while, especially dark chocolate! But do you think they mean a pound of dark chocolate, consumed over the course of a few days? Probably not.
What else…..It’s sweet, so there’s that cutesy little connection about “sweets for the sweet”…Sickly sweet, if you ask me.
The Down-Side To The Valentines Day Candy
Obviously, the first down-side to getting the candy for Valentines Day is that it is fattening. Your guy probably doesn’t mean to sabotage your weight loss, but candy can mess things up for you. “Just one bite” leads to many, many, more. It’s hard to have self-control once the Valentines Day candy is in the house. If you are conscious at all of what you eat, you probably don’t want that much of this.
Another way to look at it is this: If you eat a lot of candy from your valentine this year, you’ll gain weight and not as likely to have a valentine for next year!
Valentines Day candy is expensive – at least, the good stuff is. Since it is a seasonal product, the price is fitting for the expectations of the season. Ante up, pardner!
Finally, buying you some Valentines Day candy is the easiest “romantic” thing in the book. Do you really want to let you guy off the hook that easily? There’s no creativity involved at all!
What’s The Alternative?
If you don’t want Valentines Day candy, let your guy know. Don’t be shy about asking for what you do want. “Honey, instead of Valentines Day candy this year, how about we write each other love poems?” You could suggest instead that you spend the money on that vacation you’ve been saving for, or his new golf clubs (he’ll like that).
If you don’t want him to spend money on a Valentines Day card, let him know. “Sweetie, rather than buy me a card, how about we make them for each other this year? Just for fun?” He may not agree that it is fun, but if you’ve got a good relationship and good intentions, he’ll probably go along with you – at least this year.
