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Valentine’s Day is just four days from today. This coming Sunday is a day that people in love all around the globe — well, okay, in the United States, for sure — celebrate love and romance. So my perhaps not so provocative question this week is all about Valentine’s Day, how you feel about it and how you plan to celebrate the day.
Here’s my question….
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?
Simple answer;
Love sells and Valentine’s Day is a big marketing opportunity. It’s all about people spending money and big corporations making money by playing on the sentiments of people.
Do you consider it to be a special day, one where you express your deep love and appreciation for your significant other? Or is it just a commercialized “Hallmark Holiday” where you feel pressured to spend money on cards, flowers, candy, jewelry, and/or expensive dinners in order to stay on the good side of the one you love?
Valentine’s Day is totally commercialized, emotionally blackmailing people into buying expensive, and mostly useless gifts to express their love for that someone special in their lives. Lucky for us, who don’t live in the western world, this concept was introduced quite recently. We started seeing the adverts for Valentine’s Day celebrations about a decade ago and also the urging from different companies to buy stuff for the one we love. I’m glad to say that except for the new generation, most of the oldies haven’t taken to this idea.
Either way, what, if anything, are your plans for Valentine’s Day this year?
Well after all that I’ve said in my previous answers, I wouldn’t mind getting a box of chocolates or a bouquet of flowers from my husband. But I won’t be heartbroken if he doesn’t even remember that it’s Valentine’s Day! I won’t be giving him a present as I feel that it’s the women that should be the ones pampered on this day! A totally sexist and selfish approach!
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Well at least you admit it!
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Yup, why not! I’d like a box of chocolates any day of the year! 😍
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Honesty! 💕💕💕
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Yes! That’s the least I can do.
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We used to do it up nice at Valentines day, but not really any more. I did send the grandkids a cute card, though. 🙂
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Aww, they must be so happy. 😍
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Older Daughter and I bought ourselves boxes of chocolates 😉 See’s Truffles… the good stuff!
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Yum! I want one too. But shouldn’t. Chocolate has a high quantity of fat which I’m not allowed right now.
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I’m so with you on this… Women should be pampered 🙌😬😬
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Definitely! We aren’t given enough credit for all we do so we should be pampered!
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I plan to purchase little stuffed animals and chocolate for each of my girls. It’s my tradition ❤
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Aww, so sweet. I hope you have a wonderful day
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Hahahahaha! The end was awesome, Sadje.😂😂😂 I too agree that valentine’s day is a commercialized product.
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Thanks Jeff. 🤪❤️
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Welcome, Sadje. 😂🤗
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😍😍😍
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Always a joy and pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear! Have a great day!!
xoxox 😘💕🎁🌹
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Yay..i love your totally sexiest and selfish approach.😉😉😉
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Thanks! We girls should stick together. 😜😜😜
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Lol yeah..of course💯💯💯
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It is very commercialized, but you don’t have to fall into the hype. Do simply kind things. Write a letter/poem to say how much you love them, fix breakfast in bed, do the chores they normally do for them. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune to come from the heart.
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You so right and these are the best and most genuine ways to show we care.
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