Happy Valentine's Day! Today is a romantic day! While this isn't usually a busy "party" day for adults, this is a day for sending and receiving cards, flowers, chocolates and in some cases, jewelry! Many of you will celebrate Valentine's Day with a special dinner. Others will have more elaborate plans with a weekend get-away, or a noted restaurant reservation or attending a Valentine's Day Dance. Some of you will become getting engaged today. Valentine's Day is one of the four highest days for proposals, the others are Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. While most proposals are intimate affairs between two people, the trend today for some is to have a more elaborate proposal with other people involved. There was an article in the NYTimes recently about a man who staged a fake show which the bride-to-be thought was a real show. The actors were all part of the ruse. Locally, a bride was proposed to on the rink at Rockefeller Center. Both Marist alums, the groom invited the bride-to-be to go ice skating and proposed on the ice. The snow was falling and the groom-to-be had several friends help him. One of his buddies had a large bouquet of beautiful red roses ready ringside. The groom-to-be skated to pick up the flowers, then skated to the middle of the rink and proposed on one knee. Another couple was there with their camera ready and shot the scene. Afterwards they all went out to dinner and celebrated the romantic event. Lot of happy spectators and skaters cheered. Way to go, Luke!
A very Happy Valentine's Day to all and let us in on any special proposals that happen to you this Valentine's Day!
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Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Background Check
The popularity of Social Networks (and their related brethren, Dating/Hook Up sites) have given new value to an old industry. USSearch.com has introduced a service that lets social networkers check up on the truthfulness of their contacts' profiles.
The new product is branded DateMate. It’s actually the same old background check product they've always had, but targeting online daters is an ingenious new strategy.
The price for the service is not cheap. So those who "date" frequently may go broke checking up on their suitors.
Well, Valentine’s Day is now becoming a business day. Billions of dollars were spent today around the world. It is quite scary to think that showing love and emotion is becoming commercialized.
If you have time then read this short story about love:
http://write-translate.blogspot.com/2006/02/living-in-love-short-story-by-s-m.html
I did not get engaged on Valentine's Day, instead it happened last summer on the beach at sunset with just us. I personally like the idea of more of an intimate proposal instead of the elaborate, staged, out in public proposals. I guess a proposal in my eyes is about the 2 people, not anyone else, so it makes sense that it is intimate. Maybe I am just biased because that's how it happened to me, but what do others think?
Sharon, thanks for sharing your engagement story with us! Sounds like a very romantic proposal. All the best on your upcoming wedding!! TPL
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