Post Valentines Day Thoughts

Well, what do I have to say upon concluding V-Day 2009, you ask? Not much that would interest you. See, here's the thing: Valentine's Day is an inherently awkward holiday. It's all a bit hokey if you are in a relationship, and it's just a random day that pisses you off if you're single, burying your face in the fact you're alone.

Let me preface this paragraph by saying that I had a great V-day weekend. A nice dinner out, watching a movie with a bangin homemade brownie sundae, just some real quality time with the girlfriend. I could go on about how lovely it was, but isn't that the point of being with someone. You don't need one 24-hour red and pink period to enjoy someone else's company and display your love for them, because it should be happening frequently. If you're in a relationship you can have a grand old day on February 14th, make lots of romantic gestures and spend time appreciating your significant other. It sounds all well and good, sure, but the fact that people need a "holiday" to celebrate their love for their partner in crime is just plain sad. Not to mention, it just seems like a bad competition sometimes. Who did what for their Valentine and went where, and how much was it, and how extravagant the displays of affection were etc etc. Meanwhile you have all single people questioning their character as every couple in the world is flaunting the fact that they're taken for a day.

The intermingling of single and locked-down people on V-day is another aspect of the loosely termed "holiday" that is awkward by nature. You get the feeling that it's absolutely necessary to have someone on this one random day of the year. Cupid's arrows don't hit everyone who's alone on February 13th, heck, some people never get hit...scary thought. But the fact that some girls lose sleep over it and most guys have no clue what to think of it are both pretty good indicators that the culturally fostered V-day bug is getting a little to big for his britches. People need to chill out about the holiday a bit, but maybe by even writing this blog I'm contributing to the hype.

Here is another problem I have with Valentine's Day. It's a glaring example of what is wrong with people. Everyone really hates each other. Okay, maybe that was a little overstated, but let's face it, people derive some sort of strange thrill from watching drama. When someone asks you how your relationship is going, they aren't asking follow up questions if you tell them it's going well. They want the down and dirty. For guys, it's more about avoiding awkward romantic talk, and for girls it's about gaining hot-gossip material for the day. Either way, someone's interest varies depending on how bad it is, not how peachy it's going.

The rant aside, it was a great weekend with the woman, but not tremendously different from any other weekend we spend together. But a drama-free weekend probably doesn't get the blog ratings during sweeps period? Oh well, till we meet again faithful reader...