Valentines Day: Pro or Anti? Share YOUR Views!

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So Valentines Day is right around the corner and fast approaching…Obviously.  “Love” is in the air… What are the general sentiments of everyone? Of course I’m doing lots of promotional stuff for Valentines Day, and there’s cards and teddy bears and enormous red heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and roses everywhere you look, but what’s the real meaning behind Valentines Day?

Is it just an excuse for Hallmark and other card and teddy bear distributors to make a crap-load of money and buy themselves new houses and vacations once a year? Is it really a holiday that brings two people closer, or does it actually create lots of unrealistically high expectations and disappointed girlfriends across the nation?

And what about single people, are they just supposed to be excluded from the whole holiday and made to feel depressed because they are spending it alone? Is Valentines Day out-dated on the whole? Well my thoughts are that Valentines Day is, for the most part, an out-dated Holiday that puts a lot of pressure on the person you are dating – but really, its mostly the guy with all the pressure, with women usually having all these preconceived  all high hopes and expectations in her head of what she hopes her guy does, that he needs to live up to (yet he doesn’t even know what they are! And if he falls short, or his surprises were off-base, or if God forbid one of her girlfriends gets an even BETTER Valentines celebration from her man, then it all goes down the tubes and both parties are left disappointing, not closer.

On another note, there shouldn’t be just ONE day of the year where you appreciate and romance your partner – romance and appreciation should come every day of the year! And how much more exciting are roses or a surprise gift when you get them on a random day in the year, not just on the one day of the year that everyone is ’supposed’ to get them?

But on the other hand, if we were to do away with Valentines Day altogether… I might be a bit sad in all honesty. If the man I was dating told me he didn’t want to celebrate Valentines Day, I think I might miss those singing candy grams and chocolates and all that red and pink love-dovey stuff…. What do you think?

Ok, your turn: I want to hear YOUR thoughts, opinions, rants and/or Raves one way or the other of Valentines Day. And strong opinions always encouraged! And if you’re a total ‘Romance Rebel,’ tell me why. Also, anyone who does alternatives to Valentines Day, or celebrates it in a unique OR rebellious way, whether you’re single or in a relationship, share with us! Let’s get the discussion going!

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