No need to rush the L word

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Valentine’s Day is coming and I’m in a bad spot. My new girlfriend is madly in love with me, but I’m not there yet.

“Love” would be too strong a word to write on a Valentine’s card. She’s so infatuated, she would just eat that up. At this point, I know I really like her a lot. We’re really hot in bed, we can talk really well and she’s funny.

“I like you” sounds pretty lame, I know.

What do you suggest?

I know what to give her — jewelry, not chocolates (I’m no dummy) — but I don’t know how to sign the card. I can’t honestly say “I love you” yet. Help!

— Choked On the Words, St. Vital

Dear Choked: You might want to be effusive about her attractiveness as a person, in a longer message along the lines of: “Happy Valentine’s’ Day to a beautiful woman, inside and out. I look forward to the wonderful days ahead, getting to know you in every way.” Add flowers to the jewelry and sign it with something funny or sexy, such as “Passionately Yours.”

This shows deep interest and hope for a possible future together without saying “I love you.” Remember, falling in love for two people is often like two trains headed for the station at different speeds. They both have the same destination, but will arrive there at different times. No need to derail the train just yet.

Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I’m so mad I could spit! I found out my biggest rival at work is using her sexy magic on the boss for a promotion we both want. I am a guy and have no interest in men. This woman is “working it” for all it’s worth.

She’s too clever to come in dressed like a tart. She wears business-appropriate suits with medium-high heels.

The boss just called her into his office and I saw her undo the second button of her shirt — not that it was gaping open, but just a bit of peek when she moves.

If I did that, I’d have my chest hair sticking out. Not that I have any interest in flirting with a man, anyway.

This job we both want includes travelling with the boss outside the province. This guy is divorced, with no girlfriend that I know of. If she gets the job, they’ll be travelling together alone.

Meanwhile, I’ll get to stay home and hold the fort! I don’t know how to fight this.

— No Feminine Wiles Here, The Maples

Dear No Wiles: Perhaps your boss isn’t interested in her personally. Maybe he sees through her and is concerned she will come on to him if they are away together.

Maybe you are the better, simpler choice. Smart bosses don’t mix business with sex, but not all smart bosses are smart when it comes to their sex lives.

Prospective clients will want to meet you in person if you are the one they have been dealing with.

Cultivate those relationships, and maybe the boss will take both of you on trips.

Please send your questions and comments to lovecoach@hotmail.com or Miss Lonelyhearts c/o the Winnipeg Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave. Winnipeg, MB, R2X 3B6.

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