LOVE IS IN THE AIR
Show your sweetie you care with a Valentine’s Day gift
Skip the flowers and go for a couple’s chocolate massage. According to a new Valentine survey by Splender, an online shopping site, experiencing something together gets top V-Day billing from both genders, with chocolate coming second.
Put the two together and let the sparks fly. My favourite gift was a night at Ste. Anne’s Spa resort, just north of the village of Grafton, Ont. The Romance package delivered two love potions — an exciting experience and chocolate! Besides the chocolate-covered strawberries in your room, the warm Chocolate Swedish massage was to die for.
Relationships need to be massaged, nurtured and re-energized. Valentine’s is perfect for refocusing so be sure to wrap up the unexpected, something that’ll send dopamine levels up and fuel bonding — like axe-throwing lessons!
Bad Axe Throwing is, yes, about learning to throw an axe properly. The Canadian company is hosting a Valentine’s Day party for couples and singles alike.
“We’ve even had people bring in pictures of their exes to stick to the targets!” says Melanie St-Amour, of badaxethrowing.com.
Don’t pull a hatchet job this Valentine’s Day. For the most part romance rules and love is in the air, as 70 per cent of Canadian singles believe Valentine’s Day is a romantic holiday, reports Match.com.
Forgetting or just not bothering to celebrate at all leaves an indelible mark on the relationship — and not a good one. It’s a barometer of what’s to come, says relationship therapist Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil.
“We’re a society that loves to fall in love and to be in love, and celebrating Feb. 14 with your sweetie, accompanied by an appropriate token of affection, is a must.”
No need for anything big, but the more romantic you are, the more endorphins go up and this creates a connection. It’s the rituals and romantic gestures that create memories and bonds, said Eaker Weil, of doctorbonnie.com.
Talk is cheap — show you care with these ideas sure to bedazzle your sweetie.