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My boyfriend and I have had a very.... interesting relationship... it has been a roller coaster but he is still in all my thoughts of the future.He is very weird, I get a feeling that he loves me sometimes and sometimes I don't get that vibe. Anyways... I got very frustrated a few weeks ago because he refused to celebrate our first year anniversary. He said he's never heard of that before and he thinks anniversaries are just for married people.I explained several times that it was important for me, that I wasn't expecting anything big, just to get together and have coffee would suffice. I even got him a magazine subscription (which I thought would be a great small gift that would keep on giving for a whole year) and he was off at work but refused to celebrate it.He said at some point that if we were to celebrate our anniversary then it shouldn't be our first date... and I told him to choose a date and he just refuses.The thing is that I know he is not anti-romantic. He was very thoughtful last year and would randomly bring me flowers and be nice to me. And I know he is planning something special for Valentine's day...But, to be honest, I am so upset about his unwillingness to celebrate our first date-versary, that I don't really want to celebrate Valentine's day, and I don't see what's the point in doing so...Am I being petty here? Should I just let go and celebrate Valentines day with him? Or am I right being upset at him for his lack of compromise?

You will {probably} not magically fall in love with sacrificing - nor will your future spouse. That's what a good marriage is - give and take, sometimes sacrificing your wants for theirs, working when you don't feel like it, paying the bills when you want to buy Michael Kors bags instead, putting down the phone to talk to each other.Solution: Work on developing character now. Form habits you can take with you into marriage! Set the alarm a little earlier. Discipline yourself to pick up your laundry and put it in the hamper when you just want to fling it on the floor and crash. Learning to sacrifice a little now helps greatly during that newlywed stage!Dating doesn't actually mimic marriage. Going out for the express purpose of spending time together is vastly different from chatting over a pile of dishes!Solution: If you begin to date, seek to be creative in your dates. Is it impossible to spend time at one or the other’s home doing mundane daily things? Then try volunteering together; serve meals in a homeless shelter, volunteer at a pet shelter, or get in touch with a community agency to find hands-on work you can do. (Picking up trash, helping sort donations, repairing a fence, whatever area your interest lies in!) Make a picnic together - bring takeout to the park - have a laundry folding party. If you can both truly enjoy a date without the candles or music or atmosphere-induced vibes you've got a good foundation going!Guys really enjoy talking to a girl who gets them. If you haven't met Mr. Right yet, you don't know his specific tastes - but that's okay! If you have met a potential Mr. Right, study up on his interests. You don't have to be an expert; in fact, he probably wouldn't want you to be. But being able to avoid a blank stare when he brings up “guy topics” helps!Solution: Flip through a tech magazine - or a car magazine - or a hunting magazine - or a sports magazine. You don't have to absorb it all. But someday if you meet Mr. Right he just might be thrilled if your face lights up when he mentions a big name in his interest! For example, my husband is majorly into cars and American football. When we were first together we kind of had a “this is guy stuff” and “this is girl stuff” mentality divided out - and frankly, I did find it boring! Then one day he drew out how a football game works step-by-step. Today I soak up the game right along with him (until I fall asleep, because motherhood is exhausting!). I got him a subscription to a big car magazine and over lunch I'd skim through it. I don't understand (or frankly even care about!) 90% of what's in the magazine - but it really helps me nod and smile and stay interested while he discusses cars. On the bright side he's now quite willing to listen and drop input into my long explanation of the inner workings of a Vera Wang formal gown I'm altering for a friend!Whoever you are when you're single will carry right through into marriage. Marriage is magical. Beautiful. Wonderful. Blissful. But marriage doesn't magically change an ugly personality into a wonderful one and automatically deliver bliss!

I'm a fan of Runner's World. My wife used to have a subscription but it expired. She got a subscription to Running Times as a gift recently and we have been enjoying that. It is a bit different than RW - more training tips and workout tips. It has a different vibe (in a good way) - I feel like each magazine has its place.