So I've sat in the store over the past week and watched as people came in. Many of them seemed to be in a fretting mood, wandering around lost picking up items here and there and making phone calls. Each one of them had the same problem.....What do I get my significant other for Valentine's Day or as I like to call it "The Dreaded V-day." This is a holiday that is supposed to be about showing the person you love just how much you love them. Why are so many people fretting about a material present?
I have always been against V-day whether I was dating someone or not...haha and miraculously I always seem to end a relationship before Feb....who knows why? Seriously though this is one of the worst "Holidays" invented solely for the purpose of driving some sales into what otherwise is a slow month. Restraunts, Cards Retailers, Flourists, Candy Makers, and Jewelers all make out on this day as people rush out to find presents to present to their significant others. The purpose of the day is most the time completely missed by alot of people who show up with gift but no time is really spent with said lover nor is the gift really a representation of their love. I won't even start discussing how this days makes those who are widowed, divorced, recently broken up, or just plain don't have someone feel.
A girl came in today with her friend, looked at several things and couldn't really decide then just bought a t-shirt in hopes her boyfriend would like it. As she was paying she asked me what would a guy want on V-day...my response was, "I think a nice evening spent with the woman he loves is what a guy would want on V-day....not a UK t-shirt. " I mean it's ONE day set aside in which you show your love but if you trully love that person you should show them everyday. V-day shouldn't be about gifts but making time to be with one another and share your love. I've written poems, covered rooms in rose pedals, cooked dinners, and so on and so on.....So as we near another V-day remember its not about a material possession you give but that you love the person you are with and make time to be with them on this day.
4 comments:
You're so right!! Happy made up holiday, my friend!
You sir are correct. Although, my dad did send me flowers today and it made me smile. But I agree, to me I would rather sit at home and watch a movie with someone I love then to go out to dinner and have them spend a bunch of money on me. To me, it's about show love and affection, and I think that's done best by hugs and kisses. :)
How true - how very true!
MWAH!
You are right. I thought the movie and hanging out is a great way to spend the "dreaded v-day"
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