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... is sexist.
Every retailer out there is targeting women with their flowers (or men in order to purchase for their female partners). How many men want/receive flowers as a gift?
Why is 'romance and valentines day' exclusive to women? I mean in most cases a man and woman will buy each other a card. The man will most likely feel obliged to also purchase flowers,chocolates or whatever else. WHY? (other than the fact he'll be in the dog house for not purchasing something 'extra', for not doing something 'extra'!). Valentines day is a 'made up' day. It is a complete and utter commercial initiative. Why do ANY OF US need a particular day to show we love our respective partners? If we need such a day then I'd suggest something isn't right.
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong in showing affection for your loved one and indeed most women (and men), appreciate an unexpected show of affection such as a meal booked somewhere, flowers, a weekend away, doing something for the other partner etc etc but all that valentines day has done is raise an expectation of such a showing of affection which is totally contrary to the whole point of romance/affection/surprise/impulse and all those other words that conjure up a sense of 'oh how nice that was of him/her'.
Every retailer out there is targeting women with their flowers (or men in order to purchase for their female partners). How many men want/receive flowers as a gift?
Why is 'romance and valentines day' exclusive to women? I mean in most cases a man and woman will buy each other a card. The man will most likely feel obliged to also purchase flowers,chocolates or whatever else. WHY? (other than the fact he'll be in the dog house for not purchasing something 'extra', for not doing something 'extra'!). Valentines day is a 'made up' day. It is a complete and utter commercial initiative. Why do ANY OF US need a particular day to show we love our respective partners? If we need such a day then I'd suggest something isn't right.
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong in showing affection for your loved one and indeed most women (and men), appreciate an unexpected show of affection such as a meal booked somewhere, flowers, a weekend away, doing something for the other partner etc etc but all that valentines day has done is raise an expectation of such a showing of affection which is totally contrary to the whole point of romance/affection/surprise/impulse and all those other words that conjure up a sense of 'oh how nice that was of him/her'.
