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Originally Posted by Duo the Ineffable One
Ugh, speaking truthfully, I hate Valentine's Day. Something about it just doesn't ring well with me.
I recognize the benefits of laissez-faire economics just as well as the next guy, but can people clearly not see that it is an entirely corporately manufactured holiday?
I mean, it's utterly ridiculous trying to do anything on Valentine's Day. Forget trying to get a decent seat at a restaurant, unless you book four months, sometimes even a year, in advance. Furthermore, if you do get a table, you're surrounded by a bunch of other idiots who are trying desperately to make up for their romantic inadequacies the rest of the year.
Are we so passionately bankrupt in this country that we need a fucking holiday for you people to say, "Gee, maybe I should do something for the one I love, to let him/her know that I appreciate their company?" I don't know others, but when I'm in a relationship with someone, I'm always trying to find moments in which we can share something special, try to explore our passions and generally just make things interesting, why must it be on February 14th? Oh, wait, I forgot, that's because nothing happens in this country unless people plan for it 30 days in advance and all of the retail stores have had ample time to prepare appropriate advertisements and signage.
I mean, assuming you're a romantic person, naturally, it's part of who you are. What happens on Valentine's Day? Does your partner STILL expect something? If so, then what? If you're like me, you're probably running low on cash, because you spend a lot on doing things other than on Valentine's Day.
The only time I ever tried doing something for someone on Valentine's Day, it felt so forced and farcical. I was basically doing it because society mandated that I do something on that particular day. Even though I still had to work and go to class. It's fucking nonsense. If you're ever with someone and they bitch and moan about not doing anything for Valentine's Day, please, educate them.
The benefits of not doing anything on Valentine's Day are numerous. Some examples are as follows:
1) You don't have long waits everywhere you go.
2) You pay the normal price for everything, instead of the "haha, you have to pay our outrageous prices" price.
3) You can relax, and concentrate on the one you love, instead of the guy sobbing over in the booth next you who just got dumped, because the ring he just bought for his would-be fiancee wasn't expensive enough.
4) There's the element of spontaneity along with a genuine, mutual feeling of appreciate for both parties
5) You're not a mindless jackass
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