i don't like valentine's day. i don't know what the origins of it are particularly. i think maybe it has to do with some saint? well whatever it started as, it's totally different now. i am not being bitter for having done nothing for that day but i have never really liked it. even when i was in a relationship or even when i got a dozen roses from a friend (that was really sweet!) i am just not big on the idea of it. it is basically consumerism at its finest. you have to show your bf/gf/spouse/lover how much you love them by showering them with gifts (diamonds!), chocolates, roses, and nice dinner. how shallow and lame. people have all kinds of expectations for the day and when it doesn't work out, they are disappointed. sure, who doesn't love getting gifts? it is nice to get all these things, but wouldn't it be more awesome if it was given on a totally separate day, when it is not expected? when society isn't telling you to buy all these things?
it's all so fake to me. pick a random day and surprise me. i'm not into diamonds so much but chocolate and flowers are always a plus! do i sound bitter? i hope not, that's not my intention and i don't think i'm bitter. i just think it's lame that the holiday is so commercialized. it's not even a real holiday but it seems like people only shower their loved ones on days they are expected to, v-day, birthdays, xmas. be a little more creative people!
i guess everything nowadays is commercialized and consumerism is all-important. since the economy is bad, we should stimulate it. what a concept. instead of watching our spending and living within our means we should go out and buy stuff. i like holidays where buying stuff isn't a big part of it, like thanksgiving. pretty simply, turkey day is getting together with family to eat and be thankful. and of course they try to commercialize it. it bugs me.
i spent the day giving love to the old people at my work, dressed everyone in red or pink (haha), and hanging out with friends. it was a good day and i felt the love. i didn't need anyone to buy me flowers cause i could appreciate all the flowers that the old people got from their relatives (but did they visit? hell no). i even enjoyed looking at the lilies that give me allergies. i ate chocolate too, why not?! it was good times and perhaps someday i will get flowers and a lovely romantic dinner...on a random day cause it's more awesome.
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yeah, it's way better to do special things on non-holidays, not just because everyone feels obligated to do so on valentine's day, that makes it less special right?
i just think about all the flowers... how do they make sure that all these roses grow exactly in time for valentine's day? and then what do they do with the roses they don't sell? who wants roses on feb 15th? and then what do they do with growing roses the rest of the year? let's spread things out a little more, so roses don't have to go through mass extinctions in mid-february every year!
Well, since I'm such a top down person, I think the guts of the holiday are right on. It certainly has been twisted and distorted through out the years, but the foundation is good.
I think that specifically setting aside one day for romantic love is a noble endeavor. Want to do more than that? Want to surprise your sweetie on other days? That's great! The two are not mutually exclusive.
Establishing traditions that recognize positive aspects/actions is a way to build on a good thing. Getting together with friends and family to celebrate camaraderie is not the express purview of Thanksgiving Day, neither should romantic expressions be those of Valentine's Day.
So yes, I do agree that V-Day is often abused, but it doesn't have to be! We can take the good, and fix up the rest :)
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