Okay, so unless you have been living underground with Osama Bin Laden for the past month or two, with only rats for company, you will be aware that Wednesday is Valentine’s Day.
For as long as Valentine’s Day has existed, which is… well longer than 23 years anyway, this debate has been as rampant as a rabbit with the horn. Is Valentine’s Day ‘love ly’ or is it the evil spawn of our consumerist society?
I don’t know if this is true (you will find that a lot ‘facts’ I tell you here are things which I have stored in my head, with no clue as to whether or not they are true), but I heard that Valentine’s Day was made up by a card company to sell more cards. Because Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Get Well Soon cards, Congratulations on Job / Passing Driving Test / Graduating / New Home, Sympathy and Goodbye cards are obviously not enough to keep a card shop above water. So some *cough ’single’* people think that it is merely an invention of those wanting to squeeze out every penny we have managed to save since Christmas, to buy cards, chocolates and saucy lingerie.
While others believe it is the most incredibly romantic day of the year, like say if Paris was to be a day… it would quite likely be Valentine’s Day. It is the one day of the year when you can go out of your way to be cheesily romantic and it won’t seem cheesy. It can be a time when stagnant married couples who have been communicating in grunts for the past 25 years can tell each other they love one another and remember how happy they are to be together.
Now I’m not going to take sides, but I just want to tell my beautiful girlfriend that I love her more than anything in the world, and I’m not going to say if I am excited about the 14th or not… it’s okay she knows I am.
I want to know what you think.
February 13th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Hmmm I’m not sure really, I kind of think its both- Valentines Day is lovely but its certainly milked for all its worth by the shops and restaurants.
I get over that problem by making my own cards. That way, you’re showing how much you care but without putting money in their pockets.
If I’m honest, I can’t wait till Wednesday!
February 13th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Terrible. Horrible idea. I prefer the infinitately better and male-orientated 14th March
February 13th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Ahhh yes that is a far superior day. I think Hallmark need to get behind that one
February 13th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Jesus Christ is EVERYONE in love!?!?
Meh Valentines is just another day to me. It’s nice to get something but I’m not bothered either way.
I’ve never had a boyfriend who wanted to do anything special for me on Val day anyway!
Ho hum.
February 14th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Well, I am incredibly popular… even this morning’s spam email asked me to be it’s Valentine.
February 14th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
ryan smells!