Last year, I wrote about how Valentine’s day is completely bogus.
Don’t worry. I haven’t changed my mind.
Like what I bought, only smaller
I want to tell you that I did buy flowers for someone close to me even though I feel that the whole thing is stupid. Given that she works in an ultra-traditional office, the parade of flowers today would have driven her crazy (no matter how irrational it might be). I know that she will love them and the meaning behind them.
In other words, I got suckered into it.
I realize that I’ve had it extremely lucky. Rarely do guys have a stigma regarding having a Valentine thing from a special someone. I’ve also had a wife that never cared about getting something on Valentine’s day. I am also extremely lucky because she has worked in male dominated industries and so there is virtually no external pressures on her.
So maybe there isn’t any sort of rational reason why a person should be any more sad on Valentine’s day than any other day of the year but I think there is something to say about brightening a person’s day who may be feeling down about it (even if it means violating some principles). Maybe it wouldn’t be bad to go out and have a great time together with that person? That’s what we’re going to do. It won’t be a pity party but we will have fun and it will be memorable.
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so my plan to just tweet about her on V-day isn’t a good one? Damn… off to Home Depot – ‘cuz the one thing I know she wants is a new bathroom makeover.
Pink tiles anyone?
Just having fun is the way to go. My girlfriend is dying for me to propose on V-day. Now that’s pressure…and an eventual let-down for her (too cliche of a day for me). I’m not ready for the pink tiles in my bathroom yet.
My husband and I just bought a new house – we moved in last weekend and are still unpacking. Last night as I called him in the kitchen to sign Valentines Day cards for our niece, nephew, and parents, I saw the look on his face as he surmised that, while buying these cards for family members, I probably also bought him one. He just looked at me and said “yeah…I haven’t done that yet…” I could see the calculations running through his head: “…today’s Thursday…the…11th. 12th, 13th…Sunday…it’s Sunday…when will I possibly get to the store without her?” Then the look went away, he got a smile on his face, raised his arms up, looked up and around the house and proclaimed “HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!” Nice. Oh well – I’ll take it!
Lance, dammit, Scrubby wants to know where his roses are??!
If you ever want to buy me flowers or take me out…I’m good with Feb. 15th. That day everything is a bargain! Yes, my husband is a lucky man…especially as I’ve never wanted/needed to celebrate the 14th of February, brought to you by Hallmark.
But to life someone’s spirits who needed a boost – I’d do it, too. Good man.
Get it over