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Feb 13, 2010, 02:40 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Hi stieg
To me, Valentine's Day is just a marketing ploy to benefit the card, flower, chocolate, etc. industry. We buy into the idea because it sounds so lovely - i.e., a day of sheer bliss, knowing you are loved. Yeah, right. It looks to me like competition - i.e., "He better get me something GOOD!" or "Look what SHE got for V-day!" or "HAHA ladies - my man loves me more than yours....neener, neener, neener!" Men rarely get anything, lol.
Is it really that fun to go out to dinner on Valentine's day? Try getting a good table at the best restaurant in town.
Is it really that fun to spend all the money you have, including the rent money, on a nice dress to attend that fancy dinner in the event you do get the table?
Is it really that fun to see your man spend all the money he has on the dinner, then having to starve for the rest of the month?
Many, many moons ago, (before we were married) my husband took me to a fancy restaurant - even rented a fancy car to make it special. The meal was really good (and really expensive), and everyone looked really great. No one in the restaurant was impressed with the expensive dress I bought - they were too focused on their own appearance.
I felt horrible when I found out later my husband had spent every penny he had that night because he was pressured by everyone else to "make it a good one." He didn't know at the time I'm not impressed with shiny new objects and expensive luxury. I prefer a walk in the woods with him, or a good home-cooked meal by us at home together.
It's just a day. Pamper yourself. 
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