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So, it's almost February, and I'm actually not so obsessed with wanting a valentine gift this year. Being nice to a guy for me is easy. Getting over them, not so much! So I am not really prepared to date a guy. But still i feel this day has a special importance for many, unlike me !!
I do admit that this Valentines Day was created by greetings card companies to give people a reason to spend over billions of rupees on trying to show their loved ones how much they are appreciated and loved. No matter how much research you do, you will not be able to access the accurate roots of Valentines Day. Still it can't be bad, can it?
There are more arguments out there that bash Valentine’s Day than those that love it, and I can understand why. First of all, Valentine’s Day is not a holiday. You still have to go to work. Secondly, celebrating Valentine’s Day is not an option. Either you step up and do something for your significant other or resign yourself to deadbeat status by her and all her girlfriends for a month. Finally, especially for those sentimental people out there, the real kicker is the gifts you’re required to buy are pre-determined and thoughtless. Valentine’s Day has made Love a compulsory demonstration of something materialistic and that is just sad. Since when has something materialistic ever expressed true love?
Shakespeare described what true love should be best with his quote in King Lear:
I love you more than words can wield the matter;
Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty;
Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare;
No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor;
As much as child ever loved, or father found;
A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable;
Beyond all manner of so much I love you.
Take note he did not say, “I love you so I spent some money on 1800flowers.com.”
If not even Shakespeare, the great poet and playwright, could describe the magnitude of love through words, how are you going to do that through a bucks box of chocolates worth few hundred bucks? You cannot. Love is an emotion and something to be expressed that is unique to each individual, and each couple. This is why Valentine’s Day, according to many people, is stupid.
I however completely disagree. I love Valentine’s Day. I think its awesome and here’s why. You’re pretty much guaranteed to “Get It On” during Valentine’s Day. If you’re with a boyfriend, girlfriend, or whatever, you don’t even have to do very much to get it. Just show up with flowers or a box of chocolates from your gift Shoppe and you’re a winner. It is pretty much a done deal.
The point is I believe Valentine’s Day is a way for you to connect with your partner during a time where the world gives you time, space and opportunity to do it. All you have to do is step up and I think that’s awesome.
Lots of couples also think it’s the only holiday to show the one you love what they really mean to you. That’s dumb! You have all the time in the world to show that person how much they mean to you. Sure, you can celebrate Valentine’s Day the other 364 days of year, but for this one day, the whole world comes together just for you to achieve your goal. Taking that person out to eat on that day and not any other day after that doesn’t show them anything. Girls like surprises. Take her out next week after Valentine’s Day, do something new in the relationship to show them you really care.
P.S VALENTINES DAY is the easiest day of the year to find a date. :D :D
