I also wanted to add my thoughts to what seems to be a raging river of ideas on that fast-approaching day. The 14th February, St Valentine's Day. It seems to me to be a hot-bed subject with most people because those that are single loath being made to remember that they are so and those who are in a relationship loath that there is a day where they are made to feel like they have to match up to society's nice little boxed and gift-wrapped description of 'romantic'.
I will point out right now that I don't know really what it is like to be single so I hope that nothing I say looks like I'm being insensitive to those who are, or that I'm being ungrateful by saying that I hate Valentine's Day and all the pre-packaged red-ribboned hurl-worthy paraphenalia that goes with it. My views are biased from the point of view of someone in a relationship and unfortunately I just can't see that Valentine's Day is a day that makes you feel good for that.
It seems to heighten the fact that you are in a relationship when people around you aren't and I hate the fact that it's rubbed in people's faces and I feel guilty but there's nothing I can do about it. I also hate that people say to me 'what did Tim get you for Valentine's Day?' and my answer being truthfully 'nothing really, we're not really bothered' seems to make them think that I've pulled some kind of reverse psychology trick on him that hasn't worked and they get all pitiful for me declaring that apparantly every girl wants a bunch of roses the size of a small child on this random over-commercialised day. Not true I promise you. I'm not against flowers of course I'm not, but when they cost as much as a train fair home, or a new pair of jeans I'm sorry I just can't justify it!
Like I said at the beginning, this is a real hot-bed of controversy and I think that advertising companies really do play on people's emotions for their money at this time of the year. Everyone is made to feel guilty by that great big fluffy bear with a heart in it's arms that you really would not want in your house no matter who gave it to you. There's this big over-stereotyped view of what 'romantic' is and if you don't fit then you're not a good enough boyfriend/girlfriend.
Maybe I'm over-exaggerating but I just felt I wanted to add my reasons for hating this day to the big debate. So yeah. Thanks alot Clintons, everyone hates your stupid made-up festival.
1 comment:
Hey kat! I think some couples as well as single people can place too much on valentines day, couples can sometimes get carried away and think that no card or anything on valentine's day means their partner doesn't love them and single people hype it up in their head that they're the only one without a date iin valentine's day, I for one don't give a flying fig that it's valntine's day and I don't hve a date for it, I'm not that happy about being single but something ffion said to me the other day made me realise how much time I was waisting on thinking about how single I was when thinking about or moaning about being single changes nothing other than makes you feel worse! And I was also surprised that what ffion said had to be like a revelation rather than something I already knew! Anywho, valentine's day is a pile of poo! lol! Nic xxx
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