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Honestly, I don't get why Valentines day is such a big deal. I mean, why do you need to have one socially acceptable day a year to tell someone that you love them?
In grade school, it was all about decorating your paper bag mail box the best and hoping that you make off like a bandit with the fancy cards that include candy. But then at the Valentine's class party, with the heart shaped sugar cookies and red punch, when everyone was finally allowed to open their mail box you'd end up glaring at the girl, who all the boys talk about, because she got the best cards. Luckily, come middle school and high school, this practice does fall to the way side. Among friends you exchange cards in a silly fashion, but there's at least one there who has to remind all of the single people that they're single and say in the sincerest of voices "Happy Singles Awareness Day!" and then present you with a card.
As you get older, you start to realize just how early the stores begin to push their Valentine's wares. Red hearts and teddy bears popping up a week after the new year begins. All of the materialism that surrounds a holiday loosely founded on love. Hit the last week of January and people are starting to plan for it. The week before Valentine's day falls there's the exponential growth of stuffed animals for sale, in stores and on street corners, and the flower stall owners start prepping and grooming their bouquets of long stemmed roses.
And all of this build up to a single 24 hour period where one can make or break a deal. A day that we've been told over the years should be celebrated by a selected formula, flowers + fancy dinner + love token = Valentine's day. When in reality, it should just be time spent with a loved one or friends = a good day. Whether it's over a homemade dinner or cheap mexican food Valentine's Day should be about celebrating companionship and not proving your love.
In grade school, it was all about decorating your paper bag mail box the best and hoping that you make off like a bandit with the fancy cards that include candy. But then at the Valentine's class party, with the heart shaped sugar cookies and red punch, when everyone was finally allowed to open their mail box you'd end up glaring at the girl, who all the boys talk about, because she got the best cards. Luckily, come middle school and high school, this practice does fall to the way side. Among friends you exchange cards in a silly fashion, but there's at least one there who has to remind all of the single people that they're single and say in the sincerest of voices "Happy Singles Awareness Day!" and then present you with a card.
As you get older, you start to realize just how early the stores begin to push their Valentine's wares. Red hearts and teddy bears popping up a week after the new year begins. All of the materialism that surrounds a holiday loosely founded on love. Hit the last week of January and people are starting to plan for it. The week before Valentine's day falls there's the exponential growth of stuffed animals for sale, in stores and on street corners, and the flower stall owners start prepping and grooming their bouquets of long stemmed roses.
And all of this build up to a single 24 hour period where one can make or break a deal. A day that we've been told over the years should be celebrated by a selected formula, flowers + fancy dinner + love token = Valentine's day. When in reality, it should just be time spent with a loved one or friends = a good day. Whether it's over a homemade dinner or cheap mexican food Valentine's Day should be about celebrating companionship and not proving your love.