*Attention Please: The following is being said from atop a soap box by Laurel. When she's through she will gracefully step down and let the world return to its normal routines. Also, please note: this blog is directed at society in general, not Laurel's marvelous friends! Thank you.*
Ahh...Valentine's Day. A day for romance and chocolates. Strike that....a day like any other. We don't really do Valentine's Day at our home. Once in a blue moon Billy and I will get something for eachother, but we've never felt the need to. (There are 364 other days of the year to celebrate life and love you know.) Valentine's is another over hyped holiday where the retailers start putting out the stock two months before hand. I lump it into the same group as anniversarys, birthdays or any other gift giving occasion. Too commonly Valentine's is a day where people fall way short of what other's have hoped for and a day where singles end up depressed picking at ice cream in front of the tv.
My advice? Let the kiddies celebrate with their candy and hearts. Sure you can enjoy your date or gift...but don't make it the end-all, be-all of a relationship. There are many women out there who judge how much their husbands and boyfriends love them by the amount of forced attention, money and chocolates are lavished upon them. They have huge unvoiced expectations of what they expect of their man and end up sulking or berating them because he can't read their minds. Ladies...what should you expect of your man? Truth, love, communication and respect...the same things he wants from you. These things will hold together a relationship stronger than any flimsy glue made out of chocolate and flowers.
As for the singles...stop sulking! Go volunteer somewhere...hang out with your friends. Go visit your sick grandma in the hospital. Don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself, that only secludes you from the rest of the world and definitely doesn't make it any easier to find someone to love.
*Laurel steps off her soap box...gracefully.*
That being said, I'm still a sucker for stuffed animals, chocolate and flowers...just not on Valentine's.
Ahh...Valentine's Day. A day for romance and chocolates. Strike that....a day like any other. We don't really do Valentine's Day at our home. Once in a blue moon Billy and I will get something for eachother, but we've never felt the need to. (There are 364 other days of the year to celebrate life and love you know.) Valentine's is another over hyped holiday where the retailers start putting out the stock two months before hand. I lump it into the same group as anniversarys, birthdays or any other gift giving occasion. Too commonly Valentine's is a day where people fall way short of what other's have hoped for and a day where singles end up depressed picking at ice cream in front of the tv.
My advice? Let the kiddies celebrate with their candy and hearts. Sure you can enjoy your date or gift...but don't make it the end-all, be-all of a relationship. There are many women out there who judge how much their husbands and boyfriends love them by the amount of forced attention, money and chocolates are lavished upon them. They have huge unvoiced expectations of what they expect of their man and end up sulking or berating them because he can't read their minds. Ladies...what should you expect of your man? Truth, love, communication and respect...the same things he wants from you. These things will hold together a relationship stronger than any flimsy glue made out of chocolate and flowers.
As for the singles...stop sulking! Go volunteer somewhere...hang out with your friends. Go visit your sick grandma in the hospital. Don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself, that only secludes you from the rest of the world and definitely doesn't make it any easier to find someone to love.
*Laurel steps off her soap box...gracefully.*
That being said, I'm still a sucker for stuffed animals, chocolate and flowers...just not on Valentine's.
5 comments:
Sigh...where did we go wrong? not a drop of romance in her at all...
actually for the most part I agree with you, but I would love to get a little extra attention on this day. I just don't think it defines or should define a relationship.
Valentine's Day; A tollbooth on the freeway of love.
Seriously though, I agree. Today a mutual friend and coworker who is newly wed told me that he and his wife decided not to celebrate it. They felt that their love should be evident, spontaneous, and generous all year long. I thought that was cool.
we went to disneyland today and had the best time...i told curtis this would be a great way for our family to spend valentines every year. we are all together...having fun...and eating out at disney is fun and would cost less than a silly stuffed bear and chocolates that just make me fat anyway! :o)
although, i was getting grossed out at all the couples making out who were obviously there to celebrate their "love". :o)
You're absolutely right Laurel - I love this entry!
I went to Tiffany's for nothing?
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