Valentine's Day- Did You Get Your Heart On?

As I write this, there are only a few hours remaining of February 14, 2016. So in these fleeting hours of Valentine's Day, I was contemplating how many relationships got their "hearts on" and how many relationships got their "hearts off." First, let's start with the reality check. Contrary to popular opinion, Valentine's Day is NOT a Hallmark Moment, nor one created by candy companies. My (very brief) research reveals the holiday had its origins with the Feast of Lupercalia, an ancient Roman Festival that may have something to do with the beginning of the bird mating season. Now I don't know what you did today, but I spent most of the day outside in glorious south Florida weather, but I didn't see even one pair of mating birds. The holiday evolved due to the efforts and daring of a priest named Valentine. The story goes that during the reign of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in several bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius found it tough to get soldiers and felt the reason was men did not join army because they did not wish to leave their wives and families. As a result Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. A romantic at heart (which is about the extent of a priest's ability to be romantic) Saint Valentine defied Claudius's unjustified order. Along with Saint Marius, St Valentine secretly married couples. When his defiance was discovered, Valentine was brutally beaten and put to death on February 14, about 270 AD. After his death Valentine was named a Saint. There are a few other variations on this theme, but, unfortunately, all of the ending go the same way, where Valentine meets an untimely demise. Sort of makes you want to just go out there and party with your honey, doesn't it? So here's the point. Love isn't about Valentine's Day. If you thought your significant other was going to make amends by showering you with candy, flowers and (my favorite) jewelry, and that these (truly) insignificant trinkets on one day would make up for he/she not showing love to you the other 364 days (365 this year as it is a leap year), you are sorely mistaken. What's the point? If you enjoyed Valentine's Day with your honey, then excellent. Good going. But if your day was something less than you expected, it's time to reevaluate your whole relationship. Love is not something celebrated only on holidays...not said as eloquently as Shakespeare, but what do you want from me...I'm a lawyer, not a poet. You have to work on love. If you don't want to work on it, love won't last. If you've worked on it and your significant other will not...it won't last. So the moral of this story...it take two to get their hearts on! If that doesn't work then we can help you get your heart off. Cindy Vova Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. 8551 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 301 Plantation, FL 33322 info@vovalaw.com 954-316-3496 Learn more about my practice at http://www.vovalaw.com