It was a few days before Valentine's Day. I had no idea what to wear for this special occasion that I planned to spend with my boyfriend. This would be our first Valentine's together, so I wanted to make it a day that he would never forget. Regardless of whether we last for many years, or eventually fall apart as so many couples do, I wanted him to be able to look back fondly upon the time we spent together on this special day.He has never had a girlfriend on Valentine's before, and my last partner of 7 years dumped me on Valentine's Day 2015 under absolutely heartbreaking circumstances (he could no longer handle the way some people judged him for choosing to be with a deformed girl .. peer pressure, unfortunately, does not always go away as you head into your 40s). So, I guess you could say my new boyfriend and I were overdue for a really good Valentine's. We are good-hearted people who would never hurt others the way others have hurt us. Every day I am grateful that he crossed my path. But that's a whole other story, my friends.I gained a good bit of weight over the holidays and was feeling pretty bummed about trying to find something to help me feel sexy. When I saw this dress, I figured it would suit the purpose, but not exactly trigger my boyfriend into a drooling mess. Boy, did I underestimate the power of this dress! I paired it up with some built-in garter pantyhose, my knee-high boots and a cute little bow tie choker (with bell!). I felt so darn sexy that I do believe I could have seduced my own self. It was just that gorgeous.As for the dress itself, I bought a large. I usually wear a US size 10 and normally might buy a medium (especially with so many reviews saying this dress fits loosely), but with the recent weight gain pushing me to the upper end of a size 12, I opted to play it safe and go with a large. It turns out that I could have probably still been able to wear a medium. There is plenty of fabric to cover the chest area (I am currently around a 36B) and the tie strings wrapping around to the backside allow you to adjust the fit of the fabric just beneath the chest area. The back plunges down towards the buttocks, but the strings for this part of the dress allows you to make the dress snug against the small of your back or a little loose if you really want to be a tease.For a dress that seems so basic, the material along with the adorable ruffle at the bottom, makes this dress absolutely sexy. If you pick out your favorite color, or any color really, there is no doubt you will turn heads like crazy in this dress. I felt like a porcelain doll and a 'lady of the night' all at the same time, if that makes any sense.All the strings .. two strings for each breast coverage that tie behind the neck, the ties for the area just beneath the chest and the two strings for the waist .. makes this dress not only easy to adjust to your preferences but also quite (torturously?) fun for your partner to untie whenever they can no longer keep their hands off you.This was an amazing Valentine's Day with an amazing guy and this dress definitely did it's job. He loved it so much that he requested I leave it on longer than I had initially expected it would stay on. Now THAT is saying something right there.And here is a sidenote that I feel compelled to share with you: if your partner tears you down instead of building you up, if they treat you in ways that in your heart you know to be wrong and hurtful, please please find a way to move on without this person. Yes, being single can be scary and oftentimes it just feels safer to remain with someone who isn't the best for you, but it is so very much worth the risk to end the relationship and patiently wait to find someone who knows how to treat you the way you deserve. You deserve to be happy, you deserve to be lifted up and loved properly and you deserve to give yourself the chance to find someone new. Last year, I pondered to myself just how many more years I would be alone on Valentine's Day after being single for four years. Now, this time around, here I was feeling every bit as desirable, every bit as respected and every bit as happy as I always knew I deserved to be. The dress definitely helped but what matters most is that I let a good man into my life and gave myself a chance to shine again. You deserve to feel every bit as awesome as I felt on Valentine's Day. Life is short, don't throw it away on someone who makes you feel miserable. Good luck with life and I hope you love your dress as much as I do.