I've been dateless on Valentine's Day for a few years now. I got shopping for just the right outfit. I look for the perfect pair of shoes to go with it. I spend hours preparing and fixing the perfect hairstyle. Then I spend the night at home with our youngest daughter. This is not as depressing as it sounds. I'm not upset at all, I could not be happier about this.
I love my husband and I know he loves me. Now do I like when he does romantic gestures to show his love? Well of course! I always smile when I read the sweet card he picks out for me, along with the little note he writes inside. It's always a funny card, "I'm not saying this to get lucky, but because I'm lucky" and the note is always sincere. 
What I love even more is watching him date our daughters. I know what love feels like. I know what it feels like to be special to someone. I've been blessed with a good man, who is a good father. I know that I will be loved by him forever and I have no doubts. I have my happily ever after, I want my girls to be taught that. I want them to know that they are so special to their daddy. I want them to know that their daddy loves them so much. I want them to get a little taste of the fairytale world they love so much to watch.
I hope that dating their daddy teaches them what love and respect looks and feels like. I pray that this will teach them that they deserve a good man like their daddy. I pray that this will help them set a standard. Confidence isnt always hard to get, but it is hard to keep. Anything we can do to help reinforce confidence is worth it. To be able to do that in such a loving way, that is truly amazing.
The smiles on their little faces are the best valentines gifts I could ever ask for. I know I have a great man and he proves it to me with our girls every day. So last year, this year, and from now on I have been and plan on being dateless. I pray one day that my daughters are dateless on Valentine's Day.
