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As you probably know, men either love or hate Valentines Day. Think about how much pressure they must feel to meet our expectations! At the end of the day, is it really about the cost of something? I'm a woman and I think not. I just posted Valentines Day - how to make her happy without breaking the bank for the men. I told them a bit about my experience with what women really want. To be fair and balanced (as I always try to be when working with couples) I want to share with you some advice about your man - and Valentines Day: * Lower the bar - society and the media has put so much emphasis on the gift giving and money spending aspect of Valentines Day that many of our poor men are just plain stressed out by it all. Remind yourself of what the holiday is really about. Any acts of thoughtfulness deserve big points. * Do something for him - the focus is more often on what men should be doing for women. How about surprise your guy with something thoughtful. The more ...

Valentine's Day events in Atlanta Celebrate Valentine's Day in Atlanta with the one you love. There are plenty of romantic things to do for the holiday, whether you're planning dining out at a restaurant, seeing a movie, attending a concert or other event, finding a cheap activity, or splurging on a travel getaway. We have gift ideas as well, for every price point, whether cheap, free or expensive. So grab a date and let AccessAtlanta and ajc.com be your cupid. DINING • Find a romantic restaurant • Our reviewer's top five romantic restaurants • AJC's picks for romantic restaurants • Valentine's Day recipes • Table Talk: What's your idea of romantic dining? EVENTS • Find a romantic event • AJC's picks for Valentine's Day events • Free Valentine's Day events • Valentine's Day dances • Valentine's Day concerts • Valentine's Day theater events GIFTS • Gift-giving 101 for guys • Gifts under $30 ...

Sweep your loved one off their feet by whispering those 3 magic words in one of these romantic languages! Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) Jeg elsker dig (Danish) Ik hou van jou (Dutch) I love you (English) Minä rakastan sinua (Finnish) Je t'aime (French) Ich liebe Dich (German) S'agapo (Greek) Aloha au ia'oe (Hawaiian) Ti amo/Ti voglio bene (Italian) Aishiteru (Japanese) Sarang Ham-nida (Korean) Bahibak (Lebanese) Myliu tave (Lithuanian) Saya kasih awak (Malay) Wo ai ni (Mandarin) Kocham cie (Polish) Eu te amo (Portuguese) Ya tyebya lyublyu (Russian) Lubim ta (Slovak) Yo te amo (Spanish) te quiero (Spanish) Jag älskar dig (Swedish) Khao raak thoe (Thai) Seni seviyorum (Turkish)

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009 guidebook offers a list of 10 places to steal a kiss. Some places on the list are renowned for romance or a sexy vibe — like New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris. Others earned a place on the list for a specific kiss-related reason, such as Hershey, Pa., home of Hershey's Kisses chocolate candy; Blarney Castle in Ireland, where visitors kiss the Blarney Stone to be rewarded with the gift of gab; Venice, where lovers might kiss on a gondola passing beneath the Bridge of Sighs; and Casablanca, Morocco, the setting for the famed movie in which Ingrid Bergman implored Humphrey Bogart to kiss her "as if it were the last time." Kissimmee, Fla., and Kissing, Germany, deserve a spot on the list by virtue of their smoochy names alone. Also on the list: Kiribati, a nation of island atolls just west of the international dateline in the South Pacific. If you happen to be there on New Year's Eve with your special someone, you co...

Every February 14th we celebrate St. Valentine's Day by sending flowers, cards and gifts to loved ones. But who is St. Valentine and why do we celebrate the holiday named for him? Legend has it that Valentine was a priest in Rome, under the reign of Emperor Claudius II . Claudius ordered young, single Roman soldiers not to become engaged or get married. He believed that wives and families served as distractions to his soldiers and would not fight as well as unmarried men. Valentine defied the decree and secretly performed marriage rituals for young couples. Valentine was eventually arrested, imprisoned and ordered to be put to death. While in prison in Rome, legend has it that Valentine wrote a letter to his sweetheart, which he signed "From your Valentine," an expression still in use today. Valentine was beheaded on February 14th . The actual holiday of Valentine's Day derives its origins from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia -- a spring fertili...

By JENELLE CLEARY Scanning the classifieds is done but once a year for me - Valentine's Day. It has become a habit that involves streaming up and down columns of mushy ads trying to find out if my name is there. Then checking the variations to my name and then the nicknames that my name may equate to. Quite tragic yes, but surely I'm not the only one with my head floating in the clouds among one too many helium love heart balloons! Yes, that day is upon us again where Hallmark up their sales of red envelopes and we all check our e-mail and snail mail for the hope of one message of undying love. We leave our desk at lunchtime hoping for some miraculous bunch of roses to appear instantaneously and think about making a restaurant reservation "for two" just in case. Valentine's Day has turned into one of emotional torture. And every year it seems the same! Well, Val Day 2001 doesn't have to be one that leaves you in bed at 7.30 exhausted from check...