www.womanthismonth.com February 2019 41 LIFESTYLE | opinion LIFESTYLE | opinion February 2019 www.womanthismonth.com 41 May Your Every Day Be a Valentine's Day! Ouiam Charkani El Hassani advises getting loved up. February is here! The month of flowers, chocolates and romantic dinners. A month that is marked by a very special day. A day when almost every restaurant doubles their prices, flower shops showcase their red roses and your email inbox is bombarded with promotions and special offers from every hotel around. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is Valentine’s Day! A special day to celebrate love and lovers, to show partners how much they are appreciated and cared for, and get that same attention and appreciation back… even if it is only for that ONE day! Every Valentine’s Day, you see restaurants filled with girls (and guys) wearing red, holding red roses, ordering heart-shaped cakes for dessert, with red wrapped boxes on the table, decorated with all sorts of bows, most probably containing expensive gifts, that have been thoughtfully chosen (or not). Couples smiling, chatting and enjoying this evening filled with love and laughter. That is Valentine’s Day in a nutshell! With all the clichés that come to mind with this ‘Day of Love’, it is still a wonderful way to remember, and honour the bond between two souls, and to celebrate the love that fills two warm hearts, and even if it is only for that ONE night, it is still absolutely worth it. In the crazy world of multitasking we all live in, often we forget about the little things that make our heart flutter; the things that used to give us butterflies. With endless to-do lists, chores and tasks, we leave no room for passion and romance. Instead we get trapped in married life. The one that we all know too well. The one where conversations are limited to what needs to be done, or what has been done. Where the routine has killed every bit of excitement in the relationship, and where our lovers become simply our roommates. Our way of living makes it so easy to get carried away, to forget what was once so special, and to take our partners for granted. Even though, most of the time, our feelings don’t really change, the way we portray them becomes so different. Because, now, there is no time for that extra kiss on the cheek, that little thank you, that surprise breakfast in bed or even that sweet “I love you” before hanging up the phone. Now more responsibilities burden our shoulders, more worries fill our hearts and more tasks torment our minds; we find it very hard to still take time to show our other half how special they are to us. We forget that love is a fire that needs to be continuously fed. Because of that, a little reminder once every year is utterly needed. A day that is dedicated to love and appreciation, free from all the burdens and responsibilities, is a wonderful idea! A day to treat our partners and our marriages with an abundance of love, affection and kindness could be exactly what is needed to bring the spark back to the relationship. It might be cheesy and totally commercialised, but it is still a sweet way of remembering to love even in the tough times, even when things get rough and marriage proves itself harder than we would ever have thought. So, this year, get cheesy, and indulge in all those clichés that you once enjoyed: Wear red, buy flowers, get gifts and let your heart love and be loved! Allow your heart to fall in love all over again…. With that same person you have always been in love with! Happy Valentine’s Day! Chanelmama
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