Today we are going to start publishing Valentine’s Day love stories with a Colombian hello. What else? What happened? Well, this year was my first Valentine’s Day as a married man with my wife, who is from Cali, Colombia. And what happened?
What are the details of love on Valentine’s Day?
Well, what happened is that we’ve spent several Valentine’s Days together and I always bring her something, but even so she tells me that I’m not very thoughtful, that Colombian men in Colombia are very thoughtful and that they even give their wives cars on Valentine’s Day. But that must be upper-class men with a lot of purchasing power, because with the poverty that exists in Colombia, I don’t think that’s normal.
By the way, regarding dates, Valentine’s Day in Spain is February 14 every year, and in Colombia it is the third Saturday in September every year.
Here in Spain, this day is considered Valentine’s Day. In Colombia, they celebrate the Day of Love and Friendship. But anyway, we’re getting off topic. How do Spanish men and Colombian men differ? In the details of love?
The romantic gestures a Spanish man makes on Valentine’s Day
In Spain, men are the same as everywhere else. Some men don’t care about dates, others aren’t very thoughtful, and others are thoughtful with their wives. I don’t consider myself very thoughtful, but I do have my moments on dates that are important to me as a couple.
The fact is that in Spain, on Valentine’s Day, men usually give their wives and partners gifts such as flowers, which are becoming increasingly expensive, and chocolates.
But anyway, for example, I like to give a card written with lots of love, something technological, clothes, and some other little gift that I find funny for that special day. Personally, my wife really likes diamond jewelry, gold jewelry, and, in third place, far behind, silver jewelry. On the other hand, she doesn’t like steel jewelry, no matter how pretty it is.
But anyway, she is realistic and knows what we can and cannot afford. We cannot risk our household finances so that I can give her a Valentine’s Day gift. I love my wife very much and I wish I could give her everything she wants. But with our current financial situation, we cannot. However, I will try to give her a piece of jewelry of that caliber at some special moment in our relationship as husband and wife.
The truth is that some Spaniards get married either in church or at the courthouse, it doesn’t matter. The fact is that these men with wedding rings already believe that they should not give any more jewelry throughout their relationship as a couple.
As a man, I have come to the following conclusion: «Women, wherever they live, are like magpies; they love shiny things.» What woman doesn’t like jewelry? Although there are women who prefer technology and video games. But these groups of women are rare…
Returning to the topic, in conclusion, I think that most Spanish men give Valentine’s Day gifts because it comes naturally to us and because we care about our partners. We don’t have any ulterior motives.
The romantic gestures a Colombian man makes on Valentine’s Day
According to my wife, Colombian men are more thoughtful and give gifts to women not only on special occasions such as Valentine’s Day.
Colombian men give women small gifts until they achieve their goal of having a good time with them. Then they leave them high and dry.
So what are the romantic gestures of these Colombian men on Valentine’s Day? Well, they give expensive jewelry and dine at fancy restaurants before heading to motels.
And if they are wealthy people and really want a woman, they will even give her a car, but of course, in exchange, these women have to fulfill their most intimate desires. So it’s like a kind of romantic blackmail.
Conclusion of this comparison of Valentine’s Day romantic gestures between Spanish and Colombian men
The first conclusion is that I love my wife, and even though my Valentine’s Day gifts may not be as extravagant as those that others may have, they are sincere, and I love her with all my heart.
On the other hand, Spanish men are not that good, nor are Colombian men that bad. But are these really gestures of love? Is there really that much love on Valentine’s Day? Or perhaps just a bunch of opportunistic men?
There are opportunistic men everywhere, and men who love their wives too. Please, no one take offense at me, as that was not my intention.
The romantic gestures Colombians make on Valentine’s Day can be compared to how Colombians are in love and the romantic gestures Spaniards make, although perhaps, and only perhaps, we are more attentive and romantic «Spaniards and love: Monogamous and independent«.
On our Hispanic Colombian blog, you can continue reading posts as crazy as these. I sincerely hope you enjoyed my personal reflection.