Valentines Day is on FUCKING stereoids.
So I went down for a smoke and I heard this guy talking about his girlfriend to his friends. I’m guessing he was trying to pull of the ‘alpha-male’/’macho (i hate that word)/’ideal boyfriend’ attitude. He said something along the lines of, ‘“Fuck man, my girlfriend, every day i send her here send her there buy her this buy her that. Every day is fucking Valentines Day la’”. Ok, if you’re gonna complain about it, don’t do it. Stupid. I’m sure she can find someone else who’s willing to do these things just cause they want to spend time with her.
Then I went to the toilet at L5 and I saw this guy like holding some love letter that he wrote for his girlfriend and holding a flower. He seemed to be reading it out to her and they were hugging and being disgustingly romantic. Dude. We’re in school dude. Man up man. And wow, how original. A love letter and a note on Valentines Day, what more could a girl ask for.
And then I came back to my study seat and there was this guy who came down to give his girlfriend/girl he is trying to get/friend with benefit (take your pick) a box of Guylain chocolates. His opening line to his magnificent display of love was, ‘sorry, I didn’t have time to buy anything else’.
In many ways, we’re so forward as a country. And yet, when I look around the Generation Y that is supposed to be forward thinking, mature and nontraditional, it makes me take a step back and go, really?
Call me a pessimist but as I grew up, I shifted far away from the idea of Valentines Day. It was fun when you were 15. I’m 23. I remember a year when the ex sent me what seemed like 150 roses in a pink bouquet to school. Number 1, I don’t like pink. Number 2, I already had tons of things to carry. Number 3, I don’t really like flowers. Number 4, I had to head “oh my god so sweet wah so nice can i smell them” like 500 times. It wasn’t fun.
So I kinda thank God you’re practical. You make me happy in ways no one else would. You’re frank. You keep me grounded. You don’t conform to conventional ideals. You’re your own person. You have such a strong character. You’re focused. You make me want to be patient, understanding, kind. You make me think positively and keep me going even though things seem shit. I have endless fun with you, and everyday’s a new day. I could go on, but you know how great you are and I don’t think words could suffice how you make me feel. And for that, every day I appreciate you and every day’s even more wonderful than the last.
No to Valentines Day. Yes to every day I’m blessed to have you.
