Its February 14th AGAIN and I finally get the courage (after 10 years) to say that Valentine’s Day is all about gift wrapping with little substance. CNN’s Roland Martin says that it is just another holiday between Christmas and Easter, designed by retailers, to make people spend more money.
Many men (and women) understand the commercialism surrounding the occasion and rightly do not go overboard buying flowers and dining at fancy restaurants. Love and affection can be showered on your loved one through out the year not just Valentine’s Day. Flowers and candies on this day may not help your relationship if you did not care for rest of the year. Successful relationships are more about depth and less about gift wrapping.
Today, I took my valentines (all of them) to “Bob the Builder – Skyscrapers”. Sitting around soda stains and popcorn crumbs, we had the best Valentine’s Day for less than $20. It was a pleasure watching the girls slurp soda and munch popcorn.
The best things in life are free.
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dude, we can’t be romantic everyday. this was your moment to shine and all you came up with was popcorn! you blew it. no woman ever complained that her man spent too much time or money on V-day.
Fortunately for me 2 out my 3 babes could not walk out … and were somewhat impressed.
Wow! I am so glad I don’t have a demanding significant other so as to have to “shine” on Feb 14th.
I think I belong to the “Festivus” group of people – if you know what I mean, I buy flowers for her without any occasion or reason and refuse to spend any money just for the sake of spending on flowers or gifts on St. Valentine’s day.
We went out in a mall and spend similar and it’s a joy to watch Ansal Crown Plaza hustle in Faridabad.