I hate valentines day

by Nic Haralambous on 12/02/2008

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What a massive load of bullshit. It’s a money making scheme and a day for lazy people to express “love”.

And any woman who believes that their spouse/significant/insignificant other should be doing something special or important is misled and actually being unpractical and overbearing.

This is a day for Hallmark to make money and restaurants to charge R400 a head for a dinner. Please.

Oh, and on top of it all, St Valentine was some dude who deflowered virgins. This is what we celebrate? Good on you son, good on you.

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There are 13 comments in this article:

  1. 12/02/2008Jayx says:

    Frankly, I do not see anything wrong with the deflowering of virgins, but I do agree that celebrating it as a day for love is driven by nothing less than greed.

    I am not too surprised either … the same companies are making millions off “religious holidays” and just about any occasion that allows them to appeal to our weaknesses and spend our hard earned money on an occasion that will be forgotten as soon as the moment passes.

  2. 12/02/2008Callith says:

    I see you’re also one of those naysayers… I quite like Valentine’s Day. You’re just too stingy to buy your SO anything. Or you don’t have an SO. Or something like that.

    Hell, you don’t even need to buy her anything! Make a card yourself and take her to watch the sunset on a nearby hillock. She’ll think you’re oh-so-adorable and you’ll score instant brownie points.

  3. 12/02/2008Nic says:

    Callith – hmmm.. I have a significant other, have for 3 years very soon!!

    But the difference is I treat her the way she needs and deserves almost every day. I do romantic things consistently. It’s not a once a year deal for me. Love isn’t and shouldn’t ever be. Valentines day promotes this sort of action!!

    Like I said; Lazy love.

  4. 12/02/2008SaulK says:

    I totally disagree Nic! Valentines day is a money making scam but why not have a specific day to celebrate your love for another person?

    Any idiot can see the commercialism in the day as well as how dumb it is to be extra nice to their SO on a specific day but I just think why not? I mean any excuse in my mind.

  5. 12/02/2008Nic says:

    Hahahahaha, OK, I can see that point I suppose, but my main focus here is on the fact that almost EVERYTHING costs you twice as much or more on that day and around this period. What a waste.

    Sure there are other things to do and innovative ways to do them, but why not do them consistently throughout a relationship?

  6. 12/02/2008SaulK says:

    Valentines needn’t cost an arm and a leg, the lazy person gets ripped off. The innovative guy gets creative. The lucky guy gets his girlfriend to organise everything!

    I agree that you should consistently do things throughout a relationship and I see Valentines as one of those times.

  7. 12/02/2008Nic says:

    Fair enough and I suppose I am allowed the luxury of cynicism due to a down-to-Earth girlfriend who thinks V-Day is up to shit as well! :)

  8. 12/02/2008Jayx says:

    Sorry to SaulK, but it sounds to me like you are in need of some TLC, hence the sensitivity on this issue. We have ample marketing forced down our throats on a regular basis and Valentine’s day is just another excuse for wasting money … I thought that was the point of the post. My GF also suggested a quiet evening at home (which means I am not allowed to work as late as I usually do) away from crowded restaurants and also does not pay the marketing machine much heed, but then we try and arrange as much of that as possible already … besides a hand made card from a graphic designer sounds awfully cheap to me.

  9. 12/02/2008SaulK says:

    @JayX: quite the opposite actually. I’ve had a girlfriend much like Nic’s almost 3 years and I like Valentines day as it gives us a chance to spend some time together. We’re both busy a lot of the time so it makes a nice change. Ultimately it’s not like we don’t make time the rest of the year but it is nice to occasionally have an excuse.

  10. 15/02/2008Steve Hayes says:

    Quite agree.

    It used to be a purely American mania, which one only learnt avbout though Nancy and Sluggo comics, but now there are ads from Hallmark and all the rest. Now it seemsd to be no longer cards, they are trying to con you into giving gifts, as if that were normal.

    I still try to ignore it, though.

  11. 17/02/2008Arb thinker says:

    Hmmmmm! Tis a bit harsh. I havent really been a fan of the day and I often steer clear of anything red in my wardrobe, but its fun to just stop overthinking things and just enjoy the moment.

    Love has been commercialised. Does that mean you’re going to stop celebrating your love for your hormonal other?

    At the end of the day, the capitalists, commercialists and the rest of the steal-your-money-and-leave-you-broke crew are just giving you an opportunity to take something and give your own spin on it. Make of it what you will

  12. 11/03/2008Sheena says:

    Omygosh this made me can myself!

    I know its an old post, but I was catching up from my blog vacation.

    Welcome me back!

    :P

  13. 11/03/2008Nic says:

    Hahahaha @Sheena glad you liked it!! :)

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