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I Don't Write About My Life In My Column.

My Dad And Mom Were More Like World War Ii-era Parents, Even Though It Was The 1960s, Because They Were Both Born In The '40s. They Were Young Adults Before The '60s Even Happened, And Married, And Already Having Kids. But By The Time We Were Adolescents In The '70s, The Whole Culture Was Screaming At Parents, "you're A Good Parent If You're Open With Your Kids About Sex." They Attempted To Be Open With Us About Sex, And It Made Them Want To Die, And Consequently, It Made Us Want To Die.

Valentine's Day Is Much More Of A Holy Day Of Obligation For A Guy In A Relationship With A Woman, Because A Woman Has Certain Emotional Expectations. Even If She Doesn't Value Valentine's Day, Or Views It As A Corporate Exercise, She Still Often Wants Her Boyfriend Or Husband To Go Through The Motions, Just In Case She Values It.

I'm Not A Pollyanna Sort Of Kumbaya Type.

I Get Letters Every Year From Women Who Think Valentine's Day Is An Empty Exercise, But Are Ironically Pretty Exercised When Their Boyfriends Neglect Or Forget It.