The Best Things On Valentine's Day Are Free

In these tough economic times we think it is important to again remind folks that the best things in life are free. To love, to be loved, and to give the gift of time is the best gift you can give to someone. This is an especially important message on Valentine’s Day 2009.

In our book, Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage, we report the findings of our 25-year study of successfully marriage couples in the USA and around the world. In fact, we have interviewed couples on FIVE continents of the world and will travel to continent number SIX this coming fall.

We found in our studies that there are seven pervasive characteristics that thread throughout all successful marriages. For our Valentine’s gift to you, we are pleased to offer three suggestions related to each of those “seven secrets” for saving your hard-earned money on Valentine’s Day by giving the most precious gift of all – your time!

Here goes, the Gift of Time lists all of these suggestions just for you in the article, The Best Things On Valentines Day are Free. Enjoy!

The Valentine's Day Touch

Give a Valentine’s Day present of touch to the one you love. What could be better or more meaningful? Here’s why it could just be the best Valentine’s Day present ever.

We have been married for 42 years and simply can’t keep our hands off of each other! For many years, we thought we were unique. Then we started our research for our book, and did we get a big surprise -- virtually every happily married coupled we interviewed reported the same condition! Over time we have come to call it the “tactile response.” Literally translated, it means, “I touch you here, I touch you there, I touch you everywhere!”

During our interviews with married couples we pay a lot of attention to their tactile interactions. More often than not, they sit on the couch during the interview and hold hands or place some part of their body on their mate’s body. It is their way of saying “I love you so much I simply must touch you.” So why all of this touching?

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