Sunday, February 5, 2012
Valentine's Day
How do you feel about Valentine's Day? Is it merely a Hallmark created holiday to force couples to spend cash on bonbons and cheap red lingerie, or is it an opportunity to be incredibly romantic with the person you love? I think it's a bit of both, but I like to take the optimistic view that February 14th is a chance to indulge in a little bit of wonderfully, romantic fun with your partner. Do something that you wouldn't normally do. I'm not talking just dinner at your favorite spot and a cool movie- you do that every week. (or whatever your "dinner and a movie" is) Go to a nearby town for a mini-road trip, get dressed up really fancy and go into the city for drinks or a show, try a hot new place for dinner or a new type of ethnic food, get two bottles of wine and spend the night Tivo and IPONE-free just talking and hanging out like you used to when you first began dating, or do all the crazy romantic stuff you just never do because life gets in the way. I'm talking wearing a garter belt and thigh highs (ladies) and spending two hours getting ready (nails/hair/bod/makeup) or splurging on roses and candy and giving her a romantic massage (fellas). Either way you feel about V'Day, remember that at the end of the day it's about love. Tell someone you love them- if you're single tell your best friend or Mom- heck even your cat. Because on Valentine's Day everyone deserves a little extra love. Even Hallmark.
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I'm with the Anti- Valentine's Day camp - here's why.
ReplyDeleteValentine's Day is the lamest, most money-sucking, "Hallmark" holiday ever! If you don't have a significant other, you feel worthless & unloved which usually ends your day in a ball of tears & binge eating chocolate you bought for yourself while telling the cashier, "Oops... totally forgot about my man!" If you do, you are supposed to except a huge extravaganza which to me, is just ridiculous & a huge waste of money.
I stopped the Valentine Madness when I was 15. There's no point to it. When you are with someone long term and/or married, do you *really* expect them to shower you with love, affection, gifts & chocolate on this one day??! NOOOO,I say! Love & affection should be shown to those you love every single day, not just on a Hallmark day. Who needs another lame teddy bear or hollow chocolate heart anyway? ;P
PS- I love your idea of doing something new & exciting together but again, why wait until V-day? Stop what you're doing tonight and do the new thing instead! :)
I agree that you should show affection and love every day not just once a year, but I do like how V'Day gives you the extra push to do things you want to do but just don't normally do, like buy your sweetie roses or make them a special dinner. It's a lot of pressure to be romantic every day, that's why I like how Feb.14th (besides from being my half birthday!) is designed just for that. You get to "go all out" in a way that you don't always have time for every day.
ReplyDeleteI think you ladies are both right! V Day sucks, obviously. But it's there anyway...existing...so why not indulge and embrace it if you and your partner both feel game? Alternatively, you could both hate it together. One of my best V-days was when my high school boyfriend and I purposefully did the least romantic thing ever and went to Hooters together just to crack each other up.
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