On Monday I noticed a lot of anti-Valentine’s Day comments. I made me wonder if we should even celebrate the day at all. For people who are single this is a day of hell and a constant reminder to that person they are alone. A pure 24 hour of torture.
Then the people who are in committed relationships are expected to go out and buy each other cards and candy, living up to the hype we have created in the last hundred or so years. If a guy was to do this any other day of the week he it would be unexpected, but if he forgets than he better be buying his significant other flowers for the rest of the year. All because our society has told us that is what this holiday is all about.
We should be telling our loved one that we care about them every day. Love goes deeper than just a nice dinner, flowers, candy and cards. It should be celebrated daily and not yearly.
So I pose the question should we really celebrate Valentine’s Day?
