I have a funny relationship with Valentine’s Day.

As an often-single woman who’s allergic to the wedding industry and not sentimental in the correct directions for mainstream expressions of LUV (although wildly tenderhearted in all my hopeful deepquirk ways), I’ve developed a bit of a hard shell (complete with liquid center) about the whole thing.

Mostly, I’ve spent Valentine’s day with Stella, the other heartbeat in bed with me for the past seven years.

But this year, I’m actually in a relationship. (No, not with Archie, with a real-live human person.)

And we’re going to dinner at my favorite place in town tonight.

I let him off the hook for presents, because really, presence matters more. (That, and a couple of decent glasses of wine.)

So whatever you’re doing today, have a happy one and spend it with those you love.

(Even if they have four legs and terrible breath).

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Tags: Dogs, love, valentine's day

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