How Do I Love Thee, My Valentine? Let Me Count the Ways …
Compiled By Manu Shah
HOUSTON: On the occasion of their Golden Jubilee, a Gujarati husband in Houston was asked the secret of his happy married life. His answer was short and simple. He had taken his wife to Mumbai for their 25th wedding anniversary. So did he have anything special planned for his 50th wedding anniversary? Apparently he did. He planned to go and get her back!
While we don’t recommend such a farfetched recipe for a blissful married life, we suggest that this Valentine, and in fact the whole year, do something special, thoughtful and romantic for each other. Here’s how some Houston couples have remembered their Valentine – and some do it all year long. Read on!
Puneet Friebott: In almost 18 years of marriage, Eric has always done small things like starting up my car and warming my seat on cold mornings so I am not cold when I get in the car and he doesn’t let me carry grocery bags. However the most romantic thing he has ever done is getting my name tattooed on his arm a few years ago without even telling me. He researched and asked my mom and friends to help him get the Hindi spelling of my name right and got it done!!
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Ekta Taneja: Sanjay does not do anything special on Valentine Day but his little gestures like making vegetable juice for me every morning when I wake up and helping me with the dishes and cleaning after dinner mean more to me. His most romantic gesture I think is when he watched a show he doesn’t like just to keep me company.
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Jasmeeta Singh: We usually celebrate Valentine with family and friends. Red roses worked for 15-20 years but after that we give each other white roses since “Pyar se zyada Ghar mein shanti ki zarurat hoti hai”. The other difference is first I could eat chocolates on Valentine but now I can’t “swad se zyada sehat ki zarurat hoti hai…Eat healthy stay healthy”. This year we complete 25 years of marriage and we just pray to god to keep us safe and healthy so we can keep on serving the community.
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Arzan Gonda: I once threw my husband a surprise birthday party. I left the front door open earlier in the morning and at 6:30am we had around 25 people run into our bedroom and SURPRISE him…he almost had a heart attack…but that was one of the most memorable birthdays ever. This was possible because a good friend and neighbor had everyone gather at her house at 6.00 am and since we had planned all the meals the day before – we partied all day.