As most of you know last Saturday was Valentine's Day. This happens to be one of my least favorite holidays; it just seems overrated. I understand that it's a special day and it's great to show the one you love how much you love them, but if you truly love someone you should show and tell that person everyday of the year, not some arbitrary day in the middle of February that has no cultural significance.
Valentine's Day is just one random day society decides to shower a loved one with extra attention and love but has no personal meaning to any particular couple. It's not a wedding anniversary date, not our birthdays, etc. Get it? I'd rather not celebrate the love I have with someone on any day randomly decided by society. It's as if you're obligated to do something romantic. It's not spontaneous. Everyone is doing the same thing every year. Dinner reservations are fine and everything, but there are no surprises on Valentines day. I don't know why people care so much...
Why don't you tell your parents that you love them everyday? Or bring you girlfriend flowers just because? It just seems like a joke to me... This doesn't mean I ignore the fact that its a holiday or don't spend time with the ones I love on this day. I still give both of my parents and my sister a Valentine and I still go out with my boyfriend. I just think you should treat everyday as if it were Valentine's Day.
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscagila
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Angela, even though I think that Valentine's day is a fun day to celebrate, I agree with you completely that love shouldn't be "especially" recognized or celebrated on this one day just because society does it. Love should be spontaneous no matter the day it is. If you do have true love, it should be celebrated each and everyday. :)
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