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Valentines Day - since everyone else is having their say
15 years ago
Something has been bugging me recently.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that today is Valentines Day, that one day of the year in which card manufacturers and confectioners would like us to show our appreciation for our mates by buying their products as gifts for them. Personally, I think that, if you love someone, you should make an effort to show that you appreciate them as often as you can. It doesn't have to be anything big, little things will do, so long as you do them. The occasional big romantic occasion is always nice, but why save it for this one day of the year that's been arbitrarily chosen by corporations? It seems awfully artificial to me, and one must wonder whether a romantic act done on Valentines Day was done for the sake of love or for the sake of the day. I know which one I'd prefer.
But that's not what's been bugging me this time. No, this time it's the jaded, cynical, mob of single folk out there who, if you're fortunate enough to have found love, will do their damnedest to make sure you feel guilty about it today. I've lost count of how many journal entries I've seen over the week written by people who are feeling bitter over the fact that they don't currently have a mate to share today with, and it's really starting to irritate me.
If you're one of these people then, believe it or not, I understand how you feel; but we're not trying to make you feel miserable today, so stop trying to bring us down on a day that some of us would like to enjoy. Stop dwelling on the matter and you might start feeling a little less miserable.
In short, if you're pissed off because it's Valentines Day and you're currently single, you have my sympathy, but get over it.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that today is Valentines Day, that one day of the year in which card manufacturers and confectioners would like us to show our appreciation for our mates by buying their products as gifts for them. Personally, I think that, if you love someone, you should make an effort to show that you appreciate them as often as you can. It doesn't have to be anything big, little things will do, so long as you do them. The occasional big romantic occasion is always nice, but why save it for this one day of the year that's been arbitrarily chosen by corporations? It seems awfully artificial to me, and one must wonder whether a romantic act done on Valentines Day was done for the sake of love or for the sake of the day. I know which one I'd prefer.
But that's not what's been bugging me this time. No, this time it's the jaded, cynical, mob of single folk out there who, if you're fortunate enough to have found love, will do their damnedest to make sure you feel guilty about it today. I've lost count of how many journal entries I've seen over the week written by people who are feeling bitter over the fact that they don't currently have a mate to share today with, and it's really starting to irritate me.
If you're one of these people then, believe it or not, I understand how you feel; but we're not trying to make you feel miserable today, so stop trying to bring us down on a day that some of us would like to enjoy. Stop dwelling on the matter and you might start feeling a little less miserable.
In short, if you're pissed off because it's Valentines Day and you're currently single, you have my sympathy, but get over it.
