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Ok, Valentine's Day is really starting to annoy me.
Or rather, the shallowness of Valentine's Day. Wouldn't an "I love you" card or a dozen roses mean more ANY OTHER DAY of the year than the one day where YOU HAVE TO give said roses and cards?
It seems like every man I know is scrambling to find The Almighty Perfect Gift for his wife/girlfriend. One told my husband "dude, if I don't get her something, I'll get my ass kicked." Another said, "yeah right, nothing for V-Day? My wife would never put out again." Their V-Day gifts don't really mean "I love you with all my heart, you're my valentine, when we're apart I even miss the smell of your farts"...they mean "here, this is my obligatory gift so you won't be mad at me" or "here's my gift because the calendar says it's the day I'm supposed to buy you something pink, tacky, and expensive."
It has taken me FOUR YEARS of marriage to convince my husband that I DO NOT want anything for V-Day. (not to mention convincing him that I'm not playing the "I'm telling you I don't but I really do and if you don't figure that out you're in deep doo-doo" game) It's just stupid. I've said for a long time: a single rose any day of the year because you want to means way more than a dozen roses on Valentine's Day because you're supposed to.
Am I the only one? Or at least, the only female?
Or rather, the shallowness of Valentine's Day. Wouldn't an "I love you" card or a dozen roses mean more ANY OTHER DAY of the year than the one day where YOU HAVE TO give said roses and cards?
It seems like every man I know is scrambling to find The Almighty Perfect Gift for his wife/girlfriend. One told my husband "dude, if I don't get her something, I'll get my ass kicked." Another said, "yeah right, nothing for V-Day? My wife would never put out again." Their V-Day gifts don't really mean "I love you with all my heart, you're my valentine, when we're apart I even miss the smell of your farts"...they mean "here, this is my obligatory gift so you won't be mad at me" or "here's my gift because the calendar says it's the day I'm supposed to buy you something pink, tacky, and expensive."
It has taken me FOUR YEARS of marriage to convince my husband that I DO NOT want anything for V-Day. (not to mention convincing him that I'm not playing the "I'm telling you I don't but I really do and if you don't figure that out you're in deep doo-doo" game) It's just stupid. I've said for a long time: a single rose any day of the year because you want to means way more than a dozen roses on Valentine's Day because you're supposed to.
Am I the only one? Or at least, the only female?