Thursday, February 14, 2013

You just might be kissing an Angel on Valentine's Day!

Hi there, Diamond Glamour Girls,

If your wondering what you should be doing this day...don't!  It is a time to have fun with the person you love.  If you have a long term relationship it was the time to be child like again.  If you are contemplating asking someone to marry you, since it is the number one day that men propose to women.  Then men put your best cupid outfit on and show her how much you love her.  Some enjoy big things, the newest is videos or getting all their friends in on the action.  Some women just prefer being intimate and don't need big signs of affection to know their men love them.  Men love is not so much about what you want, but how to show her that you love her without changing yourself or her.  Acceptance is the key to any good relationship. It is where respect meets love.

History of Valentine's Day!

Check out the photo's, you never know you just might be kissing an angel on this day.

http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/photos#valentines-day

The Legend of St. Valentine

The history of Valentine's Day--and the story of its patron saint--is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite?

The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl--possibly his jailor's daughter--who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and--most importantly--romantic figure. By the Middle Ages, perhaps thanks to this reputation, Valentine would become one of the most popular saints in England and France.

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