Rant 45 - 14/2/12 Subject: The Valentine extremes

Rant number 45


Today is valentines day. Happy valentines to you and all that.

As a result, facebook, twitter and just about anything else you can think of is flooded with valentines messages.

These come in two distinct flavors:

The lovee dovee 'I love you schnucums,' kind of message
and the
'I hate valentines day, its a conspiracy against singles' kind of message.

I, frankly am a little bit indifferent to the former. If ever there is a time when it is acceptable to shout your love for each other from the rooftops, today is it (though don't take the piss huh people?)

I am also a little indifferent to the latter however, I am slightly more affected by this. I understand that valentines is a little in your face if you are single (and we've all been single on valentines day.)

What I must say however, is that the idea of it is not to upset anyone.

By the very advent of its subject matter - it is about making a gesture of love and devotion to your significant other. To think that it is some kind of partnered person based conspiracy against the singletons implies some kind of war that just doesn't exist.

The other arguments against valentines day are, to a certain extent valid. That it is to a certain extent a 'hallmark holiday' (if you are not familiar with this term, it suggests that the rather low brow holiday is perpetuated by big companies in order to sell products like cards,) and this is indeed very true. Red roses are painfully expensive to send to your significant other at this time of year. It is also expected that you will buy them a nice card, a fluffy teddy bear, a box of chocs, a nice meal and whatever else takes your fancy.

To this I must say once again, that anything that is about love and positivity really can't be that bad.

Finally, no couple should need a particular day to actually focus on each other and share their love. If you need to wait for February the 14th to articulate how you feel about your significant other, there is something wrong with you!

In summary, don't be extreme and particularly - if you are single and don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all.

Rant over.