I made a point to make sure this post wasn't on valentines day because i'd hate to be bitter about the day of love. let me make sure its known that im not about to be one of those hipsters that say its a hallmark corporation-made holiday that invokes consumerism and false advertising and all that (even though it totally is), because you know all this allready, so it would be stupid to post about it.
so i hate valentines day.
what? how can i hate a day of love?! well fuck that.
lets start off at the beginning. the story of valentines day is that there was a super cool guy, saint vantentine. at the time of war, people couldn't marry because it was said that love would distract the soldiers, so marriage was banned. valentine was like nah, and married off all of these couples anyways, because he believed in love, and then they were to kill him, so he left a letter to his love that was signed "from your valentine" insert awwwwwwwwe here. and so this was how that all started, and for some reason it was said that the 14th of February was the day where we would buy shit for the people we cared about and all that jazz.
so now the reason i hate that day is that its kind of like an excuse for girls to beg guys to buy them flowers, or guys to get off the loose cause they only have to buy chocolate for their lady on that ONE day a year. Its not what valentines day is, because i find that having a day to represent love and caring for the people who are important to you is beautiful, its about what it stands for, the ONE day where you show love and care for the important people.
does that make no sense? let me break it down for you.
you have to think about it in the practical sense. shouldnt you show love and care and all that....EVERY DAY? i mean whats to say that on february 18th i can't buy flowers for my lady (assuming i had one) and say, i love you? to me, i find it so much MORE romantic to get a flower on a random day than to get one on valentines day. Its funny to think about but i watch these movies where the guy would be going over to the girls and would bring flowers just as courtesy and respect. i find that its so interesting that in todays society, we need to have that day so that we can get the love we deserve EVERY day.
And then, what valentines day represents for the single people, a day to complain about how lonely they are. All i think is shut the fuck up! i know its a little rude but seriously, every day of the year you're single, and you choose the day of love to complain about it? and whilst you sit and complain, do you really think a guy (or girl depending on what gender and preference you have) is gona be like "oh damn that love bashing status is so sexy i want a peice of that" NOOOOOOOO... the people who complain on vday, thats why you're single cause you spend all your time complaining rather than gettting the fuck off your ass and meeting someone.
Plus, valentines day is about LOVE, not relationships. to everyone out there, single or taken. valentines day is for loving the people you love. all of my good friends said happy valentines day to me on the 14th, my parents said it to me, and im still single, and im quite content with how my day went. half the couples in the world probably fought on valentines day because one didn't get the other the "right gift" or didn't get a gift or just didn't give a shit. To me, every day should be valentines day, or at least what it represents, love for the people you care about, and thats it. none of this bullshit relationship crap. if you are in a relationship, you should love them every day regardless of what day and month it is, and you should buy them flowers or candy or whatever on ANY day, not february the 14th.
but i gotta thank vday for one thing, a little writing inspiration never hurt anyone ;)
have a nice day my beautiful readers, if you exist ;)
xoxoxo happy valentines day ;)
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