I don't know how I feel about Valentine's Day. Every year I say that I'm not going to bother, I always try something, anyway, whether I'm single or not. My boyfriend and I had been talking about it a couple weeks ago, and it had been said that neither of us really cared. Part of me thinks we were both just afraid of giving the wrong answer. Anyway, we made some simple plans for the day: rent a couple movies, get a good bottle of rum, enjoy ourselves. I'd secretly added fondue and baking a lemon pie to that list (his favourite). I will admit, however, that I was slightly crushed when he informed me today that he works early on Monday morning (5:30). As much as I wanted to keep it small and not get excited/my hopes up, I did anyway, as I do every year. Part of me is wondering whether or not it's because I've never really been shown what it means to celebrate Valentine's Day properly, as I either haven't been in a relationship, or I was and it was on the rocks/my boyfriend was a loser/something came up, like work.
There are so many people who seem completely bent on making a big deal out of being "anti-Valentine's Day", and it's getting to be pretty annoying. I get it. You don't like it. Fine. My brother is an example of that--him and his girlfriend (who's probably secretly pissed and heartbroken that she's getting nothing) aren't doing anything, and they're making it very clear that they aren't, and that they don't care.
Woo! Way to be original, little brother. Also, the people who point out that there shouldn't have to be a particular day set aside for people to express love and whatnot are missing the point: people don't do it on a regular basis anymore. Whether they just suck at being in a relationship, or they're too damn busy, this is a second chance for all the deadbeats in the world to show that they still care, even if only in their spare time, on a designated day.
It's just a day. Whether you choose to partake in celebration or not, it's going to happen, people are going to make a big deal out of it, and you get the satisfaction of knowing that you got to be a miserable troll for the day, whether or get your point across or not [Note: not YOU the poster, but YOU the general, miserable public].