Ah, the good ole Valentine's Day is upon us again and you know what that means, it's time for my annual rant on how pointless Valentine's Day is. I still don't get it and luckily I have a great wife who thinks mostly the same way I do. We don't buy each other gifts, in fact this year I even got her to agree to a no cards rule. I just simply explained that after I opened the card, I would hold onto it until Saturday then throw it in the garbage. We're not in high school anymore, we don't have a shoe box full of love notes and cards we're saving to look at with our friends. So no gifts, no cards just do what we normally do, which by the way is hang out and enjoy each other's company.
I just don't see the whole point of buying gifts, going out to a special dinner and cards. I can do all those things any day of the year so why MUST I do it on February 14th? Maybe it's because we have a kid now and getting a sitter is a pain in the ass during the week or maybe it's because we've been married for over 7 years and have spent so many romantic nights that doing it when we're "supposed" to feels awkward. We go out to dinner all the time, have nights out by ourselves, I don't know, it's just crazy to me because we have this crazy date on the calendar I'm supposed to love my wife more today.
Hey guys, how about you love your wife/girlfriend/friend/family (whatever) EVERY day and not just go overboard on Valentine's Day? Maybe it's me but I'm sick of this commerical made-up holiday. I say it every year and I'm going to continue to say it. I guess it's good for the economy and shit but it's sickening the amount of people that look at this day like it's a magical day and they should be loved more than usual. Get over it. Do what I do, boycott it. Spend the night in with that special someone, cook a nice meal and enjoy a peaceful night of romance (by the way, you can do that every other night of the year as well).
I agree, but do not see a reason not to celebrate it. Yes the whole thing is gimicky, but what about kids celebrating in school or high school couples? As we get older we out grow Holidays... Valentines day right or wrong gives people the extra motivation to make time for the person in their lives...Just because people celbrate Valentines day does not mean they don't love their other half the rest of the year, it's just a day to celebrate it. Do we boycott Halloween for not being a real holiday? Maybe Christmas (depending on who you ask)....I think all Holidays real or not have become way to commercialized...
ReplyDelete