'MONEY-TO' Valentine?

When I was in the secondary school, we had a name for Valentine's day and it was 'Money-to, Money-to'. Only God knows how the name came to be or what triggered it. All I know is that whenever Valentine's day approached, we were quick to find a 'Money-to' partner or a Val partner, whom we will exchange gifts with on the day (despite being a girls only school).

It was, however, fun for us back then as we looked forward to who our Vals will be (because names were written in papers and folded for us to pick) and we looked for what our 'mysterious' gifts will be like. But that was it. The gifts! No attachments, feelings or any extras. And bingo! Val was over and it's also over between you and your mysterious Val partner.

But hey, come to think of it. If our Val's day in school was tagged 'Money-to', anybody could infer that money is somehow attached to the day and the day somehow attached to money (you know, for us back then). To us, Val's day meant money. You spend your little pocket money to get your mysterious partner a gift - since there is no other attachments (after all we were girls only). But now we know better....

In the real world, people get hooked up with a real Val partner - could be your wife, husband, fiancee or fiance - and feelings are shared. Hence, there are attachments. But, will the attachments be bought or appreciated with money (like we were doing back then in Queens')? I doubt that. Or did I hear some say yes? Puuleeaazzzee...Nah nah.

A colleague asked me what he could do for his fiancee this Val and I told him to do something stupid. (Don't ask! Cause the babe might be reading this).


If you're not married, how about putting a little 'ring' icing on her cake and asking for her hand in a dimly-lit restaurant in GRA?

Or bringing your whole family to hers without prior information and coming to do the real asking? (Sounds crazy, huh?) But it works more than money. It'll simply drive her....

And if you're married, would it be too much to book a room for 2 in a top-notch hotel in, say Nairobi, Accra or Sun City (with all expense paid by you and without informing him or her), just for the weekend? It's money, you say. Just think about it. It'll work.


Or would you just do the cooking and all for her while she takes your role as the man of the house...just to spoil her a little?

Or even take her to church that Sunday and while you're ministering (or something) announce to the whole church that you love her so very much (that it breaks your heart...lol)
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Running out of romantic ideas? You could visit oprah.com, aol.com, askmen.com or about.com for ideas on Valentine's Day Ideas or Getaways.

And while you're at it, don't forget to send love wishes to the less privileged. They could do with that, you know.


Wish you a happy lovers' day in advance.

Love

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