Now, it is a well known fact that a man with a wife is in want of a unique Valentine’s Day Gift.
Don’t get me started on whether Valentine’s Day is a real celebration of love or a Fabricated Floral Frenzy designed to boost flower and chocolate sales in the slow months between Christmas and Easter. The plain and simple fact of the matter is that wives and girlfriends (and fiancées, in case Aaron is reading) expect a unique gift from the heart. I suppose the question is, does an apron fall into this category? The answer is a resounding yes, just with some minor modifications and quid pro quos.
{The Dos and Don’ts of buying an Apron as a Valentine’s Day gift.}
Do: Purchase a lovely handmade fair trade apron, write a heartfelt note, don the apron and cook dinner.
Don’t:Purchase an apron, put it in a gift box, and tell your significant other to cook dinner.
Do (if you dare): Purchase an apron, put it in a gift box, write a heartfelt note, and present the lady in your life her gift. Then remind her that this is her night off, and take her to a fancy restaurant.
Don’t: Forget to make reservations ahead of time as she will suspect that you are merely bringing her out to make up for such an insensitive gift.
Do: Purchase the Mother/Daughter matching Apron set, scope out M/D cooking lessons.
Don’t: Inform your Wife/Daughter Team that their previous meals were unsatisfactory, which is why you have given them lessons.
Are there any questions? If anyone asks, in my opinion, select the first Do option. It’s adorable. However one last Don’t…Hamburgers and Fries are not typically an acceptable Valentine’s meal. (Hmm... can someone say bad experience in 2009?)
By: Eileen Viscontini
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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we wanted to offer a little incentive to men (or women) in want of a unique Valentine's gift. Buy any item(s) in the Scarlet Threads shop, enter the coupon code IdealValentine upon checkout, and enjoy 15 percent off your order from now until February 8!
And because we just don't want the fun to end, we want to hear your "Ideal Valentine" stories. Maybe it was less-than-ideal... bordering on disaster. Maybe you, like Eileen, were served a hamburger and fries on the special day. Maybe your story is simply divine? Or perhaps you have stories that are funny or maybe they're painfully awkward. We all have them. Let's share the love and some laughter. Here's what you do...
- Write your own "Ideal Valentine" story on your blog and link to this post.
- Post the Ideal Valentine picture (up at the top of this post) in your blog post.
- And so we can all enjoy your tale, link your blog story to this post using MckLinky down below!
Image Credit: Magazine illustration, 1954 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century) Private Collection/ © The Advertising Archives/ The Bridgeman Art Library
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