Orbyss wrote:
But it does bring back memories of when I was single, and I celebrated with my girl friends instead. I mean, if all it is is letting someone you know in on the fact that you give an ass about them, why shouldn't anyone count? Just because it used to be all about wolf's blood and rice being sloshed around to signify fertility back in the old days doesn't mean it can't be platonic, too, right?
Right!
If that's what Valentine is all about, showing you give a damn about your friends, then I feel this makes the holiday automatically invalid. Because you see, real friends don't have to remind each other they care about either.
I'd go out if and only if my friends suggest a plan for Valentine's night, in fact.
That's not really the point. If you're using a damn holiday as the only day to show you care, yeah, there are problems. I'm talking about having an all-out and sometimes absurd good time. That's the point of all holidays, isn't it? Unless it's Christmas, in which case it's all about horrific amounts of stress.