So I guess I’m a day late posting this but then again it probably makes sense. My opinion on Valentine’s Day hasn’t changed much since last year. First let’s start with some e-cards that really sum up Valentine’s Day nicely.


Do people even know why they celebrate Valentine’s or how it came to be? I suspect a lot of people don’t. They just simply buy into the commercialism and the lazy way of being romantic. I’ll go into this further later.

As per Wikipedia:

Valentine’s Day or Saint Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14. In North America and Europe, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine’s cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. Some of the valentine symbols include red roses, love knots, and love birds.

So here are my thoughts on this wonderfully unoriginal and far too commercial celebration:

For those in relationships currently, every day should be valentine’s day. You don’t need one specific day of the year to spend time with your significant other, and you sure as hell don’t need to buy into the commercialism.

How about some originality? You can pick any day(s) of the year to be your V-day. Who says it has to be feb 14th every year? (of course if you hooked up on February 14th that’s different)

So one day/night you say to your partner, “hey Mar 27th is our V-day this year. Let’s book a hotel, dinner, show, etc and do something special. How’s that sound?”

How about special little anniversary days, like the day you first met, the first date, etc. How about re-living it right down to the same place you ate, what you wore (if you still have it and it fits), play the same music you listened that time in the car, where you went, etc?

Now those days have significance to you, which makes it unique and special. Even more special if he/she remembers right (and you happened to forget)?

Now wouldn’t that be more special?

Whilst we’re on the topic, here are some of my fave romantic movies:

A Walk To Remember
Before Sunrise (and too a lesser extent the sequel Before Sunset)
Lost In Translation (in it’s own kind of weird romantic way)
Serendipity
The Wedding Singer
Hitch
Never Been Kissed
The Lake House (Hollywood version not the original Korean because the endings are quite different).
Oh and how could I forget… “You had me at hello”… Jerry Macguire.

So anyways, I didn’t spend V-day alone this year. Well technically it wasn’t a romantic affair either. I just had a nice dinner at Hard Rock Cafe with a friend.

Alright people, don’t forget a more significant day is coming up on March 14th. That’s right, it’s Steak and Blowjob day!

By the way, here’s another classic ecard from someecards.com: