Absolute hatred for Valentines Day

Yeah Valentine's is stupid. You should be cherishing your loved one every day and always make the effort to treat them special.

 

It's a sellout world man. Lets build our own culture.

 

Valentines day was a day where Al Capone gang machined guned some important mobsters on a garage .

Thats what i know about valentines day and that is what valentines day is about, nothing more


Al Capone was a really bad motherfucker , dont play with him

 

I stopped hating Valentines Day when I realized that Valentines Day is actually the feast day to commemorate St. Valentine who was a Christian martyr. Some say he was a bishop and some say he was a priest who used to secretly marry Christians during the time they were being persecuted in Rome. The man gave his life to help those persecuted and to defend one of the greatest institutions of love that we have, marriage.

Fun fact, a saints feast day is celebrated on the day of their death, which is known as your birthday in Heaven. Saint Valentine died on February 14th in the 3rd century.

 

Wim Hof Method. It's not something specifically for rebooting but general health and wellness.

 

It's the worse holiday ever. At least others give you an excuse to pig out on delicious food. This one forces people to make romantic gestures for no reason. No one who celebrates Valentine's Day even knows it's origins, but will take it seriously. Sigh.

 

I've taken a girl to a restaurant once for Valentine's Day, and it's not recommended - it's packed, you're pressured into spending more even more than usual and set menu with far too many courses etc. Just get her a card and cook a nice meal, job done.

Not wild about it but I've never made a big deal out of it, and women are happy with quite a small gesture, no need to feel compelled to spend money or go crazy.

 

If you think that hatred will get you the success you are looking for, then by all means, continue hating!

 

I will say this: There may be women who are not keen on Hallmark treatment of holidays and unimpressed with stereotypical gestures of affection. In that case a creative idea with some originality suited to her personality is probably the way to go.

And surprise - which is less likely to happen if it's on a designated holiday.

 

I'm not sure if I know how to answer this question. I try to avoid hating anything at all, or even saying it in the linguistic, non-literal sense. I feel like both myself and many others tend to say we hate things that don't even matter that much. Mondays, losing at games, spilling coffee. This is a hyperbolic way of expressing a different emotion (frustration, anger, boredom, etc.). Real hatred is something I take great effort to avoid, because it clouds my judgement and makes me ignore facts. Plus I see it as harmful for one's mental health.

I will say that you have every reason not to care for Valentine's day. It's just a cultural tradition, and I don't think there is anything inherently valuable about culture or tradition. On the other hand, you can't blame people for enjoying the tradition of holidays either.

 

Other people being happy and not caring I exist doesn’t inspire good thoughts in me. It just increases the darkness I feel.

 

This is kind of an interesting response. If people should already be doing these things then is Valentines Day really forcing people to do what they already should be doing? Wouldn't Valtines Day be reminding people to do what they already should be doing?

What about the couple that IS doing what they should be doing? Maybe Valentines Day to them is a celebration of the fact that they are still doing what they should be doing.

Maybe having a designated day like Valentines Day also allows us less perfect people the opportunity to make-up for the times we failed to do what we should already be doing. Maybe it's a way for us to remind our loved ones that we still love them, despite our failings.

A part of me feels we as humans have these days because we recognize in ourselves that we can also take people for granted, especially those close to us. Having anniversaries help us stop, pause, and show appreciation for those we love.