Love Month

I really have been trying to keep up with this thing, but being that I have been without internet at home for a little bit it's been difficult.  Anyway...here we are in the month of love....The month with that ill-fated day where you are destined to whine, cry and question your self-worth while downing a gallon of ice-cream with a bag of cookies and a bottle of tequila if you are without a significant other by your side.  V-Day!  I honestly really hate this day.  While disguised as a day of appreciation for the one we love it is nothing but a Hallmark holiday.  How much money do you think will be spent on flowers, chocolates, wine and restaurants this Valentine's day?  And why is it people feel this one day of the year is the most opportune time to appreciate their loved one?  There are 364 more days in the year people.  Personally I find it much more meaningful when I get flowers, or a card, or some other little surprise on some random Tuesday of the year.  It means my significant other is thinking of me without the reminder of commercials on every radio station, the stores plastered in red and pink, and the random heart shaped items you see any which way you look.  Whether or not you have someone to share this day with is apparently corresponds to our value as a person.  I'm not judging, I've spent many a February 14 lonely and miserable, but when does this start?  I'll tell you when....at the ripe age of let's say....5-12?  Schools have our children decorate their own little mailbox for their classmates to deliver valentines to.  Then when everyone has distributed their cards, the children grab their box, dump in on their desk and see how many valentines they got.  Right away it becomes a competition about how many, from who, and which cards they got..."Is there some hidden meaning in that Disney card she gave me?  Why would she give me the one that says that?"  Doesn't this practice take away from the romance?  Not to mention these kids start at age 3, 4, 5?  And they don't even know why!  I had to Google St. Valentine today just to find out where this 'holiday' came from! 

Anyway, none of that was very positive, what I'm trying to get to here is that we should appreciate those we love on a daily basis, not just because corporate Canada/America/wherever you live says we should.  Plant a random kiss on your love, hide amorous notes in their pocket, hold their hand while you walk, and make them a nice meal from time to time.  Love and appreciation doesn't need to cost a fortune, it's not supposed to cost a thing.