During my last relationship my then partner would always demand roses on Valentines Day. She worked in an office and I am guessing that office politics would say that “If so and so got flowers then why not me”.
Personally I deem Valentines Day to be one of the most over rated commerical rip off’s ever invented. Love is 365 days a year not just for that one isolated day of the year. I would rather surprise the woman I love with a beautiful set of Orchids on a wet day in April, when least expected, rather than a day where florists usually ensure that the overpriced roses that you send look as dead as the enthusiasm that they provide.
Have we lost the meaning of spontaneity and surprise? Has the element of showing the person that we love with a token of affection so wonderful when least expected it will remain in their lives forever? Apparently so. That is the reason why I don’t bow down to Valentines Day. I would rather say “I love you”, in a much more romantic and personal way each day of the year, rather than just an overpriced one.
