{"id":13796,"date":"2019-02-13T17:28:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tys.fi\/valentines-day-a-guide-to-survive-with-your-significant-one"},"modified":"2019-02-13T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:28:53","slug":"valentines-day-a-guide-to-survive-with-your-significant-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tys.fi\/en\/valentines-day-a-guide-to-survive-with-your-significant-one","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day, a guide to survive (with your significant one)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is so much love for us to share. This is our time to fall in love again with each other
\nRita Jacobsen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I was younger, my mom used to buy a bag of lollipops with the shape of a heart, for me to take to school and give it to my classmates. We would write letters for our friends and give tons of hugs\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I grew up and things got serious: I would give a brownie to my best friends. That was the perfect way to say \u201cthanks for having lunch with me, Monday to Friday, I would like to keep doing it in the years to come\u201d. Let me tell you that it worked, I\u2019m still friends with the people I gave a brownie to, when I was in elementary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the flowers and dinners in crowded restaurants came, and of course, the thought of \u201cwhy should we have a day to demonstrate love and friendship?\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s just a day to make you buy gifts and spend money on things you don\u2019t need\u201d. I completely agree on that, we don\u2019t need a day to buy flowers and chocolates in order to demonstrate our love. In what I truly believe is in the meaning we can give to it: e<\/span>e have a day to reflect on our beloved ones, family and friends, our boyfriend or girlfriend. We have a day to remind us to love each other, and why not? to love ourselves. Without it, we probably wouldn\u2019t give a thought to the matter in the entire year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Valentine\u2019s Day in Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve heard from many locals (as a complaint) that in Finland, Valentine\u2019s day is more to celebrate friendship, rather than a celebration about love. How to start celebrating love in an entire country? It\u2019s not an easy task, but all the traditions had a very first action, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

It can all start with a subtle-forcing the other person to celebrate with you. Could be something like \u201cshall we go out to have dinner on Thursday to celebrate valentine\u2019s day?\u201d. If the answer is no or you\u2019re both living with student budget or you simply don\u2019t feel like going out, there\u2019s always plan B: have a romantic dinner, at home!.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I personally like the idea of a picnic indoors. It\u2019s super simple (trust me, If I can do it, even a monkey can do it) and somehow looks VERY romantic.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can put a cozy blanket on the floor and put your Christmas lights on the top.\u00a0<\/span>For the food, pasta is always a good option. There are many easy recipes on pages like \u201cTasty\u201d and you won\u2019t need more than just a few ingredients.\u00a0<\/span>For beverage, a bottle of wine from your nearest Alko will always put you on the safe side. Lastly, and easy and super romantic, a dessert that will take you less than 5 minutes: In a small cupcake baking pan -I got mine for about 3 euros- place melted chocolate -fazer has a very good one, I got mine in Prisma and you only need half of it!- and in the other places, frozen fruits. It looks amazing, it\u2019s impossible to ruin and it perfectly complements the idea of a \u201cromantic- valentine\u2019s day\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here you can see the cozy blanket, a light next to the dessert and how it looks like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Next year we could ask the same question \u201cshall we go out for dinner, to celebrate valentine\u2019s day?\u201d, and if you\u2019re tired of trying, give yourself a brownie, you deserve it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn\u2019t hurt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles M. Schulz.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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