As I sit here pondering Valentine's Day tomorrow it has me wondering why we have to have just one day a year to say how much we love each other. Do you take your love and bottle it up somewhere only to open it up one day a year? Guys stress out each year knowing that they have to raise the bar for gifts as the years go on and women get heartbroken if a guy forgets or does not perform to her expectations.
Let's face it, most guys are not into the mushy displays of affection in order to prove their love to you. Most women demand proof of a guy's love in a tangible form. Why don't the little displays of affection, such as breakfast in bed or a single rose just because, count? Why do people have to pour billions of dollars, over $15 billion to be exact, into one day of the year? I would rather have 365 days of little displays of affection than just one big one.
And why is it that guys are somehow obligated to spend more than women? Do women feel that when you were born that you have a price sheet that comes with you for gifts and that you are not allowed to go over that quota? I can't count the number of times that I was out on a date and paid for it or purchased gifts just because with no expectations for something in return because I don't want to keep track of what I have or have not done for the opposite sex.
When someone feels an obligation to do something, somehow it seems to me that it then cheapens the thought and feeling behind the gift. When someone offers a gift to someone else, it should be because they felt compelled to want to show the recipient how they really felt, whether it is excitement over a new baby or proud of someone's graduation or their love for someone.
What does Valentine's Day mean to you?
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