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" When you&amp;#039;ve just started dating someone and it shows promise \u2014 and you are in that weird grey area between &amp;quot;Everything you say surprises and delights me!&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;I could draw your balls from memory&amp;quot; \u2014 there is no real indicator of how you are supposed to conduct yourself, or what you should expect from the person, really, on Valentine&amp;#039;s Day.  Unfortunately, there is no Hallmark card that&amp;#039;s like, &amp;quot;I Can See This Going Somewhere After The Sex Gets Less Awkward And I Feel Comfortable Texting You Back Immediately, Valentine!!~*~*~*~&amp;quot;  So here is an expert guide (by &amp;quot;expert&amp;quot; I mean &amp;quot;me,&amp;quot; and by &amp;quot;me&amp;quot; I mean &amp;quot;functionally illiterate ferret woman&amp;quot;) to what you should expect on Valentine&amp;#039;s Day from your new partner, based on how long you&amp;#039;ve been dating. Less than 5 dates: Awkward dancing around the approaching holiday and more or less not acknowledge it at all. Intentionally avoiding making plans on Valentine&amp;#039;s Day. Seriously, do not bring up Valentine&amp;#039;s Day if your budding relationship falls within this timeframe. If he doesn&amp;#039;t ask you out on Feb. 14, that doesn&amp;#039;t particularly indicate anything good or bad, just that he doesn&amp;#039;t want to deal with the pressure this early on, and is afraid that you are expecting THIS:  Which is a fear that I totally understand, objectively. (Subjectively, of course, I want him to knock on my door holding a chocolate bar that says &amp;quot;I Won&amp;#039;t Bail Like Your Dad Did&amp;quot; on it, but I don&amp;#039;t make the rules.) 5 to 10 dates: This one is less cut-and-dry. In this ferret&amp;#039;s opinion, one month and/or 5 to 10 dates is the benchmark where you do deserve, at the very least, flowers or a card or something. Even if it&amp;#039;s one of those &amp;quot;ironic&amp;quot; kinds that boys who feel weird showing affection prefer. I got a Hulk Hogan card, once.  If the date is approaching and he has not indicated that he&amp;#039;s aware of it, drop a subtle hint by taking two Conversation Hearts, gently placing them over your closed eyeballs, then lie on your back and cross your arms over your chest, like an Egyptian princess mummy. He&amp;#039;ll get it. Over 10 dates, but still not exclusive: Plans should most certainly be made. Not like he needs to arrange fireworks or buy you a tiara or anything, but a nice dinner would suffice. Managing editor Alie Martell says that the optimal celebration for pre-exclusive couples at this stage are &amp;quot;Nice drinks.&amp;quot; Once you&amp;#039;re past that point, which I like to think of as the &amp;quot;Do We Like Each Other Equally And Am I Overtexting?!&amp;quot; stage, you shouldn&amp;#039;t be overthinking Valentine&amp;#039;s Day like you would be in one of the previous phases. Just let it floowwwwwww. Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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