After a long ride home from work, I realized it was my new-found bloggers' duty to provide an 'Ode to Valentine's Day' post. I'm sure there are people out there who love Valentine's Day. In fact, I can think of a couple couples who probably think up the most creative, thoughtful, romantic things to do on this non-holiday just because they are that in love. This is where I should say that I envy these people...and I do...but that doesn't make for the most interesting blog, now does it?
So, in my attempt to write shorter entries, for those men out there who cannot gather up the strength, patience, or time away from their video game system or electronic website to read for a couple of minutes, I give you my shortest entry to date.
What do I think girls should do on Valentine's Day?
Nothing. This is the unnecessary, but I guess appreciated day that girls get to be taken care of. Sure..there are guys who do this on a regular basis and to those girls out there who have that...for today I'll name you Samantha and Charlotte, I do envy you because I believe that this is what girls should want in a significant other. But I recommend girls do nothing on Valentine's Day. Let him take care of you for an entire day.
What do I think guys should do on Valentine's Day?
First off, if you are a guy and happen to be reading this on Friday night or Saturday and still have not given this much thought...I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul. No, but seriously, I think guys should try to be creative. Don't just do the dinner and flowers thing. Personally, I like comedy clubs. I figure this is the rare occasion when I can be in a room with at least a handful of people who I know are going to be funnier than me. So it's a nice change of pace (I am 100% kidding here for those of you who think I have developed an ego, attitude or any other word that I hope to never be associated with). But there are tons of fun, creative, out of the house activities that can be planned for V-day that take little thought but are incredibly thoughtful.
And there it is. Short, sweet and to the point. I don't know how helpful that will be, but now I can say that I gave my opinion...which was the whole point in starting this blog to begin with.
Until next time....
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Well, on this Unnecessary, but often appreciated February 14th... I too hope to get taken care of as well.
ReplyDeleteBut... I wouldn't do nothing.
I'm most likely going to have to comment not once, but two fantastical times on this.
ReplyDeleteRight now, it's to 100% disagree with you. Again, I know. I don't think the girl should sit and do nothing. While I wholeheartedly enjoy extremely sporadic pampering (what can I say, I am WAY too independent and stubborn. I think I can do everything myself), I also enjoy getting to not feel bad on one day a year for spending a little more money than usual to do something nice for someone. Especially someone I care about. But I didn't go insane.
I cooked breakfast... and served it in bed. I made pancakes, that I dyed red (go ahead, laugh) and made them in the shape of hearts with strawberry syrup, cause that's red too.
Now, cooking is something I always do - as you know - so this wasn't too terribly above and beyond the normal call of duty. But it was much appreciated and the look on someone's face when you do "the nice thing" always makes it worth it.
Ok, I'm done. I may disagree with this later... let's see how the rest of the day goes...
I cannot lie and say that I didn't laugh when I read that you not only dyed your pancakes, but made them in the shape of hearts...but I always appreciate any level of comments on this blog. My reasoning for suggesting that girls do nothing- is again, an exaggeration, but it's based off of MY assumption that girls do thoughtful things on a regular basis when the majority of guys need an occasion to come up in order to buy something because they feel they have to- rather than 'just because.'
ReplyDeleteSo I'll look forward to your second comment...and enjoy the rest of your Valentine's Day.
Eh hem...
ReplyDeleteI stand by my first comment. Unless I guess you are the type of girl that goes nutso all the time with nice things... then maybe you should take a rest and perhaps re-evaluate your life.
Now is the time I would like to agree with you, Erin. Creativity is key when it comes to Valentine's Day. It doesn't need to be dinner, a box of chocolates or even flowers, it just needs to be something you know she'll love. And I can say this with all honesty, as for the first time in my life I got to experience a Valentine's Day that wasn't just for Valentine's sake.
I'll leave with this... I hope everyone had a great Valentine's. And boys -- print this out so you don't forget it all next year ;).
Ok. So I just read this and felt the need to comment.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure somewhere back in time, Valentine's Day had some kind of religious significance and special meaning that had to do with expressing love in the form of a poem scrawled on a tree or the sacrifice of some kind of animal. And like all Americanized holidays, it got bastardized into its current, spend-lots-of-money-on-commercial-items-for-no-reason state. The current incarnation of this holiday was created by Hallmark, make no mistake about it.
While I have no problem being creative and showing a woman affection for no reason, I do have a problem with women sitting back and EXPECTING the guy to go all out on this one day just because it's February 14th.
I mean, if you want to do something nice for a loved one, that's great. That's how it should be.
But I would no more feel COMPELLED to go nuts with gifts and comedy shows on this day any more than I would feel COMPELLED to buy a girl a BMW if someone told me today was German-engineered-sportscar day.
My 2 cents.