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Have you ever noticed how little time we have for each-other in our busy lives? We search for new ways and excitement that we think is missing from our relationships, while skimming over all of the little things that make our relationships special.

During this Valentine's Day, money flows into presents and gifts that often mean nothing and will either be put away or re-gifted or alternatively the gift will come with a quick thank you along with an overpriced, lower quality restaurant meal on the busy Valentine's Day Holiday.

While Men Groan and Women Swoon, the Writing Industry Suffers

I often preach how a little effort goes a very long way in making this special day and every day thereafter so much more intimate with your partner. One recent afternoon, I noticed a glaring omission on my part. I regularly text my wife little snippets and love notes, but don't even send emails anymore with the same messages professing my undying love for her. Not more than five years ago, I would make it a point to write my wife a letter, regularly updating her on my feelings for her and how special she was to me. I can hear the men groaning and women swooning now, but both you and your partner will be thrilled with the results.

You don't have to write a novel and you might even consider a poem if you really want that corny, sentimental approach that can throw your lady off balance. Each gender tends to like a specific tone and type of writing, but you don't have to worry about that now. All you have to do is put something down on paper. Skip a card. Think about what you are doing. You're buying someone else's words, when your spouse, girlfriend or boyfriend would rather here your words directly, no matter how imperfect they are. Your words don't even have to be on nice paper. It could be on a napkin (although I wouldn't recommend it), but you understand what I'm talking about. Again, it isn't the stuff that makes the effort successful, rather it is the words that are impactful.

A straight forward way to make a commitment to bringing back this age-old technique is by buying yourself a special writing instrument. That will remind you what it is for and why you have it. Our modern life has stripped away a lot of the elegance, sophistication and consideration that we used to have between men and women, despite the roles each gender played. Why not consider calligraphy while you think of the words you are going to put on the paper. The words will be so much more dramatic by just using that instrument.