Candy is nice.

Cute cards are sweet.

Flowers are a definite way to get a smile on my face.

But today is when I want to show you that I love you. Today. When we are both stressed, exhausted from the awful weeks the both of us have had, and when we are probably only a few seconds away from biting the other person's head off. Today is the day that our feelings should be celebrated. You see, anyone can feel secure in a relationship while they are being showered in flowers and romantic cards full of beautiful words. Although those things are always nice, and certainly always appreciated, what shows to commitment to someone is telling them that you love them after a long day. When you are exhausted and you don't know how much that you can take. Those days show your true priorities, and those are the days that ensure that the framework that is being built is even stronger than ever.

Society has placed so much pressure onto people by creating this thing called "Valentines Day" but how realistic is that? I don't want a February 14th kind of relationship. I want a relationship to celebrate the things we work through together, to enjoy the romance that is in day to day life, and to do things our own way, in our own time.

What makes the two of us unique is that we don't listen to what other people around us are saying, we simply do us. Our relationship isn't exactly like the anyone else's relationship, and because of that only the two of us has the power to make us the kind of couple that we wish to be.

So, Valentine, I am going to promise you some things.

I promise to always make you a priority, even when you frustrate me.
There are going to be days in which neither of us will want to speak to the other. Everything will be going wrong and nothing will seem to fix it, and you will feel like you are only making things worse. I want you to know that even on those days, I am going to be your person. I am going to listen when you call, and I am always going to care about you.

I promise to always ask you how your day was, and to genuinely mean it when doing so.
You mean the world to me, so of course I am going to genuinely want to understand the things you went through that day. I am going to want to know what you did, who you ate lunch with, and what you watched on TV that evening. No detail in your life is to small or meaningless. When I say I want you, I mean I want every single part of you.

I promise to help you become the person that you want to be.
Just as we grow together in our relationship, we are going to grow as individuals. I want to be able to help you become the person that you want to become. I want to listen as you talk about your dreams, and hold you up when you are to weak to do so on your own. I will be your biggest cheerleader.

I promise to always be there when you want to have a movie marathon.
Because sometimes after a long week, a big bowl of popcorn, a fort made out of blankets and a Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon are exactly what is needed, and I'm your gal for that.

I promise to be just as happy with a date night spent in our pajamas as I am with going out to a fancy restaurant.
Quality time with you means way more than an expensive dinner at a fancy restaurant. Although I will never turn down a nice date night on the town, I will be equally excited when you tell me that we are eating pizza in our pajamas, with some chocolate covered strawberries for desert. At the end of the day it is about who you surround yourself with more so than how you spend your time. The memories that we make and the laughs we will share will mean more to me than any dish at a restaurant.

I promise to always treat you like my Valentine. Today, and everyday.
I promise to always look at you and feel the butterflies in my stomach that I feel right now. I promise to always remind you how incredible you are, and to never let anything get in the way of making you a top priority. I promise to always give you everything you deserve and then some, and above all, I promise to always make you my Valentine.