For all its heartfelt sentiment, Valentine’s Day has acquired a cheesy sheen, becoming the holiday equivalent of a carnival midway. Drug store shelves groan with the weight of stuffed animals clutching polyester hearts, weird robotic flowers that open to reveal kissy messages, and boxes of remarkably tasteless sweets.
So here’s an idea: Go for something a bit more elegant this Valentine’s Day. Buy her something she might actually want: a brightly colored bucket bag, perhaps, or a pair of sexy aviators. And he’d surely appreciate a pair of snuggly boxers more than a refrigerator magnet that reads “I wuv my man.’’
