Valentine's Day Letters

Expressing your love to a special someone by writing them a letter is so much more meaningful than sending them a card or an e-card. There is something infinitely intimate about using a pen to pour your heart out on paper.

Writing a Valentine's letter can leave the best of us flummoxed. But it need not be so. There are only 2 rules that you need to remember before sitting down to write your letter. Rule #1: There are no rules. Rule #2: Read Rule #1 again.

You are not a professional greeting card or letter writer. So don't try to write like one. You are a human being head over heels in love with another human being. So, write like one! Remember, what comes from the heart goes to the heart.

Sure, feel free to browse the Valentine's card aisles or look up famous and celebrated love letters to get your creative juices flowing. That's purely research. Don't go and copy someone else's words and pass them off as your own!

Take your time. A Valentine's letter can never be hurried into existence. Write and write some more. Ask for feedback from those (ideally of the same gender as your special someone) whom you implicitly trust.

Go with your gut feeling even if the letter receives 'poor reviews' from the 'critics'.