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b"Valentine's day is just around the corner. \\xa0Only a few days left in fact. \\xa0If that started to make you sweat, well, I feel for you. \\xa0Valentine's Day, I think, is potentially one of the most dangerous days of the year for married couples. \\xa0I'll explain what I mean, and then give a couple tips for how to survive it.\\nValentine's Day is Dangerous\\n\\n \\tExpectations are high\\n \\tStress is high\\n \\tCommunication is low\\n \\tHigh Expectations + High Stress + Low Communication = Failure to meet Expectations\\n \\tValentine's Day is a holiday of Fantasy, not reality. \\xa0It forces us to want a fairy tale, and then be disappointed if it doesn't happen.\\n\\n\\nValentine's Day is a day of Contradictions\\n\\n \\tValentine's Day is supposedly about love...but in reality it's about meeting a manufactured expectation. \\xa0Not out of love, but out of fear.\\n \\tYou are supposed to guess at what your spouse wants more than anything else, and if your wrong, it's your fault.\\n \\tThe prize for winning is great sex. \\xa0The cost of mediocrity\\xa0is obligatory sex. \\xa0The punishment for losing is a lack of sex, on the one day of the year where you are made to believe everyone else in the world is having sex.\\n \\tYou could deliver a thoughtful gift, or have a nice dinner on any other day and it be seen as a romantic gesture, but on Valentine's Day, the most romantic day of the year, it's seen as the bare minimum: Expected, but often not appreciated.\\n\\nTips for Valentine's Day\\n\\n \\tIf possible, celebrate Valentine's Day on any other day except February 14th: Cheaper flowers, easier bookings, easier to find babysitters.\\n \\tHave sex before having your big meal\\n \\tFor gifts, buy something that will last and pay dividends while also being personal and something that will draw you two together. \\xa0(Like Melt, for example)"