You & Me. Be Mine. True Love. Only You. For over 100 years, people have been exchanging candy hearts with little messages on them for Valentine’s Day. But not this year.
You may have heard in 2018, a new company purchased the rights to the sweets but announced they wouldn’t have enough time to make them for the holiday.1 So, for the first time in over a century, the world will have to celebrate Valentine’s without the day’s most popular candy.2
A disaster? Hardly.
When I heard the news, it got me thinking about something more meaningful called The Five Love Languages.
You see, there’s a theory that every person expresses and experiences love in different “languages”. To put it simply, each of us has a preferred way of receiving love from others. Some people feel the most loved when they hear words of affirmation and gratitude.
I love you.
You inspire me.
Thank you.
Others feel the most loved when they receive acts of service.
Folding the laundry.
Breakfast in bed.
Watching the kids so he/she can sleep in.
Some feel most loved when they receive gifts.
Flowers.
Their favorite chocolate.
That new book they’ve been wanting to read.
Others simply want to spend quality time with their spouse or partner.
Date night!
A weekend away at a B&B.
Conversation.
For the rest, there’s no stronger sign of love than physical touch.
A long hug.
A tender massage.
A passionate kiss.
First proposed in 1995 by author Gary Chapman, the theory has inspired many people to practice expressing love for their partner in the way that means the most to them.
But here’s the amazing thing. Whichever love language you or your significant other prefers –
You can give them all with a little effort! I’ve known Angela’s love languages from the time we’ve been married. They’re so important to me they’re written in my Bible.
That’s the thing about true love: it’s worth expressing! Tell someone you love them every day. Or do the dishes. Or spend an intimate evening with the person who means more to you than anyone else.
Sometimes, we make a big deal about the pageantry and traditions of Valentine’s Day, when really, the day is simply an opportunity. An opportunity to do something, give something, or say something in a way that means the most to the person who matters the most.
And that’s why Valentine’s Day doesn’t need candy hearts. Because, in the end:
Candy hearts take months to make,
but connecting hearts takes only minutes.
On behalf of everyone at Wealth Advisors, I wish you and yours a lovely Valentine’s Day!
