Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. There is little I love more than to watch people who have no reason to be bitter be bitter. Unless you have a really hard time finding someone you love- affectionately, sisterly/brotherly, platonic, BFFL, whatever- then quit the bitching. I don’t really get why it has become a platform for woe, even from people with significant others. I don’t think I’ve ever had an epically romantic Valentine’s Day (or even a moderately cute one?) and I’ve been in the same relationship for 7 years.Talk about a reason to be bitter!
I’m beginning to wonder if the people who “hate” V-Day are just the ones who feel left out of it. I bring it up only because that bulletin board of life’s misery, my Facebook News Feed, has been blighted by anti-heart-shaped-candy sentiment. Is it because the holiday is propagated by corporate hacks (I don’t hear this grumbling the week leading up to Mother’s Day) or because you hate red (except at the holiest of insincere holidays, Christmas) or because you are single and want nothing more than a taller, more handsome, younger Woody Allen hero (good luck) to sweep you off your feet? I mean, I’m not Jewish, but I don’t begrudge the chosen peeps their Hanukkah.
In all seriousness, I don’t really pay much attention to the day. Maybe a card, or something, but no major celebrating goes on here. I’d rather Brian be romantic without the Valentine-shaped training wheels than have him have opportunities for cuteness dropped in his lap. Valentine’s Day is never the Most Romantic Day of the Year for us, nor do we aspire for that. No heart-shaped pasties in our bedroom, you know what I’m sayin’?
I just don’t understand why people just can’t ignore Valentine’s Day like they might any other holiday they don’t participate in. I’m sure part of it is the fact that it’s everywhere this time of year, but still. I just think both sides blow this day completely out of proportion.
This year we’re going into San Francisco for Chinese New Year on the 14th. The celebration is supposed to be the largest outside China, and little kids in dragon costumes stomping on heads of lettuce really warms the cockles, you know? It’s going to be a fun day with a person that I love, and maybe, if I’m lucky, a little champagne.
Why do you like it? Why do you hate it? Hershey Kisses for everyone!