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If Not Valentine's...
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Feb 06 2010, 12:24 pm - By writtenin1981
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I thought I would try to tackle a little culture here. Many people regard Valentine's Day in the United States as nothing more than a manufactured holiday to sell merchandise (even though there is an actual religious history behind the holiday itself that goes back so many hundred years with Saint Valentine himself and all of that.)
Anyway... Considering that mentality, but also accepting that as a society, and just as human beings with emotions, we have to have special days set aside to rid ourselves of the normalcy and monotony that every day routines can bring about (even when it comes to showing love), what would you guys who dislike Valentine's Day suggest being the day you should set aside for your significant other? Perhaps the anniversary should be your own private Valentine. Maybe a birthday? An actual holiday where some romantic tradition has developed elsewhere? For those that do still enjoy Valentine's Day, what do you do to make it special and go beyond the card/candy/roses motif. Or are there some here on the board that actually enjoy that stuff and wouldn't change it for anything? |
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Feb 08 2010, 12:45 pm - Replied by: ricodad
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I / we are pretty "normal" people / a couple.
We enjoy holidays that we grew up observing. We go out to dinner around Valentine's Day, so we aren't hit with overpriced "Valentine's Day" Pre-fixe specials. And we exchange small gifs and write cards with how we feel romantically for each other. It is fun. And it injects some romance in a particularly cold (weather) month. We half-heartedly celebrate New Year's Eve. And celebrate our birthdays as New Years. As we did begin on that day. As parents, our birthdays are like New Year, but our children's birthdays are huge celebrations for us. We share the joy with our kids: cake, presents, parties, etc. But we are the one's who are really celebrating the joy of the gift of our kids on their birthdays. We do celebrate our wedding anniversary more than we do Valentine's Day. As it is our own holiday. No one else is out buying flowers or gifts on that day en mass, nor are there all types of restaurant offers. We whoop it up, play and try to go away for at least a night. We try to rekindle the sparks and remember the young people who are still inside and so in love with the other person. RicoDad!! |
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