Valentines Day, after Christmas the most shameless example of consumerism. Did you know that Saint Valentine was an early Christian martyr (and there was more than one Saint Valentine) so hearts and flowers and martyrs (people executed for their faith) do have something in common, red .
I see nothing wrong in a day that celebrates love but when did it lose it's exclusivity?
Valentine's Day is for lovers, you get that card from a secret admirer and spend the rest of the day trying to work out if it came from Dan in accounting or the really cute guy who delivers your mail or a n other. You give your husband/wife a card because you are still in love with them and there might be roses or dinner for two in the mix.
So I'm looking for a card for hubby and guess what? there are Valentines that sing at you, Valentines from your kids, or the dog or the cat, every kind of sweet that can be moulded into the shape of a heart. Packs of 20 valentines! Please, anyone with that many boy/girlfriends would be labelled promiscuous and it kind of takes the edge off that 'special someone'. Then we come to the gifts, you can buy anything from a bunch of roses, to a diamond necklace, to a car, to - my personal favourite - a sofa. That's like giving a woman power tools, you'll be the one who gets drilled and not in a good way.
So by all means celebrate Valentine's day but do it thoughtfully and responsibly, you're showing the one you love how much they mean to you. You don't have to go into debt to do it.
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