I have this theory that Hallmark saw this, and took the opportunity to stick a holiday right smack in the middle of this depressing month, in an attempt to bring people out of their misery. Or maybe just to make money. The latter, if you ask me...
Those who know me already know my opinions on valentines day. It's a meaningless holiday that seems to be designed to pressure you into buy lingerie and jewelry in a pathetic attempt to prove that you know how to be "romantic". It peer pressures everyone to get a date, because god forbid you would be alone on this day. If you ask me, I think that this is the most unromantic day of the year. You think that buying your loved one a present or taking them somewhere special on Valentines day is romantic? It's not. It's expected. You do it out of obligation. Why don't you try taking your sweetheart out on another day, for no reason other than you actually care about them?
What do I want? How about men and women loving, caring and sharing the other 364 days a year? February 14 isn't the only time to send flowers to your woman. How about dropping her a flower arrangement on May 14? And on that card you need to write, "Just because..." I can guarantee that she will be thrilled.
Instead of men and women spicing up their sex life on February 14, make the effort to do so on a regular basis. Girls, it's ok to get lingerie on a regular day, too. Guys, it's ok to make a regular night really great for a girl.
Honestly, if last Valentine's Day was the last time you took your significant other out to a really nice restaurant, you deserve to be in trouble. The people that plan their romance and love around something like Valentine's Day are the same type of people that spend more time planning their wedding than their marriage. The day is nice and wonderful, but what makes it last is what you do on the "non-special" days.
The days of free love are gone. People don't give a shit anymore. We need a commercial holiday to remind us to love one another, and I say let's make this stop. Let's love for 365, and not just one. Show your support. Wear black on this February 14th. Celebrate on February 13th, just because. Celebrate on March 14th, too, and everything in between.
Next time you see the one you love, make sure to remind them how much you love them. Just because. Do something special for them, just because. Let's show this world what love is really made of.
