Friday, 11 February 2011

Valentine's day.

So it's valentines day on Monday and I've been given a long weekend to "celebrate" the holiday. I'm not sure why... To me, valentine's day has never been a holiday or something I would celebrate. It's just one day a year when my parents would give each other cards and my father would forget to order flowers and my mother would get annoyed and everyone would be glad when it was over!

I also don't feel it's a real "holiday". More just a very clever marketing ploy to get every couple to feel they must buy each other presents and cards or they clearly aren't in love. It's a hallmark holiday basically. I am a romantic though, it's not like I am completely pessimistic about romance. Despite having never been in a proper relationship, I know I would be very romantic when given the chance. Which makes me wonder, would I feel differently about valentine's day if I had somebody to share it with? Would I end up buying all the cutesy presents and make a huge deal about it? Being in the closet and living where I live greatly reduces the chance of meeting someone so perhaps I won't appreciate valentine's until this changes. OR maybe everybody feels it's a chore but something they have to do when in a relationship. Any thoughts?

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