Valentine's Day...How Ridiculous!

Seeing that V-Day is just around the corner, I figured that I would dedicate today's post to the oh-so-romantic holiday. However, don't for one second assume that I'm going to write this blog in hopes of gushing about what a wonderful calendar day I believe it to be and how much I simply just can't wait for it to be here already! If you thought this, then you were sadly mistaken. Quite the contrary – actually, I would like to put my two-cents in about how I consider the holiday to be a complete and utter JOKE!

For weeks, the media makes a legitimate attempt to illustrate to us how we need to prepare for the upcoming event. In doing so, our brains turn to mush as we mindlessly consume commercials, scrutinize advertisements, and study romantic movies to put together something super special for the one we love. We scamper around like brainwashed robots to think of ideas to do for our loved ones; what creative idea can I come up with to let my lover know that I passionately care about him/her? What ultra expensive gift can I buy that will say “I love you more than life itself”?

If you didn’t figure it out by now, my viewpoint on Valentine’s Day is one that I guess onlookers would call cynical. In my eyes, Valentine’s Day is a total sham; a marketed, Hallmarked day that corporate society created simply to make a few bucks as people shell out their entire month’s rent to purchase a materialistic gift that means nothing, all-the-while laughing at the dopes that do so.

Now, please don’t think that I hold these feelings because I was burned by an ex-love or because I have no special somebody in my life, because then you’d be sadly mistaken – yet again. No, no, I do very much have a boyfriend and I do very much love him; however, I don’t think that I need to buy him a gift or stress myself out in making sure that I do something insanely romantic on February 14. I believe that if you truly love someone, you will find a way to show them that you care for them on a daily basis, not just one day a year. The concept of setting aside one whole day out of 365 days to completely dedicate yourself to proving your love for someone in ludicrous! If you loved someone you wouldn’t have to PROVE it by making a holiday; it’s as if people need a national reminder to demonstrate their infatuation to the one they love – how ridiculous!