How should we pass on Saint Valentine's Day?

I'm sure your boyfriend would prefer to be with you on Valentine's Day, but you're right, his job is important also. A man needs to know his priorities, and a good woman will understand. Valentine's Day is really just an over-hyped holiday meant to sell candy and flowers. We should let our loved ones know we love them every day of the year! I've been with the same man for 25 years this month, and he is so unromantic but I know I am the one he wants to be with. If I get candy for Valentine's Day it's because our daughter sent him out to buy it! It's really just another day for us, no special plans yet, although we will have the evening alone together (which doesn't happen often enough since our daughter and her three kids also live here). We might go out to dinner, but we'll probably just stay home and enjoy our bit of privacy. I do miss him when he's not home. A few times over the years he has had to travel for work, and last fall he was gone to a trade show for four days. When he is away like that, I feel a big empty place inside me. But a short phone call is all I need to fill that hole back up.