It's that time of the year again, and romance is on my mind.
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As Dominant as I might be, I am still a woman who loves romantic ventures and ploys, from my husband, but I thought about doing something special and different for him this Valentine's day, despite the commercialism of the day and the greedy women that use their husbands to get them expensive jewelry, I am still going to do something for my husband and celebrate the day.
What many women tend to forget is that romance is a two way street, and our boyfriends and husbands want love as well, so what if they don't want that 3000$ diamond ring, they still want our affection which is, I might add, priceless. And this is also true in a D/s relationship, like the one I have with my husband. It isn't just my husband's responsibility to be the romantic partner all of the time, it's my responsibility to be a romantic partner too.
So when Marc Rudov and many others tell others the brutal truth, that Valentine's day isn't about romance, and tell men to boycott the day, I understand the reason and I am sickened by the attitudes espoused by many women about the most "romantic" day of the year. Men are NOT ATM machines, they are the people we are supposed to love as much as they love us.
"But, Lady Catherine," you might be asking, "Why are you posting about romance in a blog about gender politics?" . To which I reply: Love is the cornerstone of successful relationships, I cannot stress this enough. In a relationship without mutual love and affection a relationship can only turn to contempt for each other. Very rarely do us women aknowledge our own [unintentional, I hope*]misandry towards men, and days where gifts are involved this tends to be the case.
So...some love songs:
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*I'm not holding my breath