V-Day

So I understand I'm a little bit late on this one, but it still had to be done ...

Last year, by the time Valentine's day was approaching my boyfriend and I had been dating for only about ... a week or two.  It was a shaky day.  What should we do?  Should we celebrate it or dismiss it?  Well, I think we did the smart thing by openly dismissing it.  It didn't matter, though, because we both ended up getting something small for each-other; I ended up getting him some delicious chocolate and he ended up tearing the only living blossom off of his cactus and giving it to me--it was such a sweet gesture.  It was cute.



This year, we barely acknowledged it again ... the weekend beforehand, I took him out to a semi-fast food place, dressed all nicely, and then some other activities ensued.  Of course the actual day HAD to be a Monday--the most exhausting day of the week when I have class and work straight from 10-6:30.  I leave class and he calls me up and tells me to come over (which is not out of the ordinary).  I walk over and he takes me into his darkened bedroom ... turning on the lights to reveal...

OH MY GOD, A REAL BOUQUET OF FLOWERS.

I literally cried.  Hahahah.  The surprise was wonderful, yet I'm still glad that we didn't set any rules or expectations for Valentine's Day.  It lets us have a little bit more fun, or keep it relaxed.  I know that he did it purely because he wanted to and not because he felt obligated to..

..which brings us to the main topic of the post.  This year's Valentine's Day commercials were just overwhelming for me to watch.  Women claiming that, yes, the heart shaped box of chocolates is very important.  And so many glistening diamonds and jewelers telling men to do the right thing, do what she wants and get her a diamond pair of earrings/necklace/bracelet/ring/whatever the hell else.  A referee telling potential suitors to woo their women with these flowers, because they are part of a great game plan!

OH my god, please stop the madness.  No.  A woman should not be entitled to demand flowers or chocolates or something else stupid like that just because it's a certain day of the year.  A man should not feel obligated to buy something or go out and rent some bullsh!t romantic comedy or do something special unless he feels like it.  It makes me sad that this day is so commercialized and superficial.  It has turned into such consumer oriented bullsh!t.  I understand that it is an opportunity to celebrate love with someone close, whether it is your boyfriend or whether it is your best friend, but it should not be a day of promises and obligations and purchases.  Otherwise, what happens to the real meaning?

Whatever.  I still like my flowers.  But the surprise and the love is what made it so special.  ^_^  Love you.

I have quite a few good posts waiting in line to be written ... thanks for reading, guys!