Saturday, 13 February 2010
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Send Some Love!
Alright, I'm with those on here who are a little sick of all the Valentine's Day hate.
People, it doesn't have to solely be about romantic love--I have always loved V-day even on years when I've been single and without a date. Every year I buy myself flowers, decorate my apartment, send out cards, make a pact to love myself more, and am thankful for the people in my life who I love and love me back. And as this post clearly shows, February 14th is not simply a "Hallmark holiday", but even if it was...WHO CARES. It's fun, damn it. If you're single: Eat candy. Watch sappy movies. Curl up in a blanket. Go out and celebrate with your friends and have red martinis. If you're in a relationship: Eat candy. Watch sappy movies. Curl up in a blanket. Have sex.
Wow...sounds terrible..
Anyway, if we've still got some V-day haters on here, that's alright. Just thought I'd share with you some links for free Valentine's Day e-cards to send to your loved ones, a la grade school (except this time you can choose who you actually want to send them to instead of being forced to hand out your Peanuts or Garfield cards to your whole class, including the kids you didn't like).
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
*DISCLAIMER* Do not expect to send your Valentine one of these and call it their gift. You will most likely (and rightly so) be smacked in the face.
Care2.com: Sending an ecard on this site generates donations to great organizations http://www.care2.com/send/catvalentine1.html
123greetings.com: This site as soo many options to choose from! http://www.123greetings.com/events/valentines_day/
EGreetings.com: In addition to emailing, you can also post these e-cards on Facebook! http://www1.egreetings.com/ecards/category.pd?path=1055
Big Dates.com: Some of these are a bit...scandalous. http://www.bigdates.com/ecard/category.asp?CGID=5&STATUS=&PAGE=1
Allforlove.net: Lots of animated and interactive cards on here! http://all4love.net/ecards/valentine-ecards/
PS- I'm going to see the movie Valentine's Day tonight...I'm hoping it doesn't completely suck, as I've heard it's gotten some pretty bad reviews. Then again it always seems that the movies I end up liking are the ones that the critics tore to pieces, so...
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Sorry, I'm not convinced. I have been happily single for years and this is the only time of the year aside from Christmas that it bothers me.
Anyway, your movie.
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Thank you for this post :) I've always been the same way, single or not.
been single most of the valentine's in my life. It's only be hardship for me.
Thank you so much for this! I am so in agreement with this. I'm not technically single, but my husband will not be here for the next few months, so I will be spending Valentine's Day alone. It's not a reason to hide and be sad, though. My kids and I will probably celebrate the day after - you know, when candy is half off. ;)
@badibex@xanga - the kids still do that! Some of my students passed out cards & candy to the class.
I was never really a fan of Valentine's Day -- single or not.. but now that I'm a teacher, I seem to enjoy all the holidays.
It doesn't hurt when the kids give you presents when you least expect it! Two of my students bought me plush roses from the school store & another got me a photo album.. that pretty much made my week~ It's nice to know that my students love me even though I can be so strict on them. haha. & it's definitely a great confidence booster for a first-year teacher~ 
I don't hate Valentine's Day but I'm not wasting my time with it either.
In middle school and high school I was always single and I still loved the holiday. I would plan out a pink outfit to wear and bring a basket of cookies to school for my friends. Great post!
I miss giving out those pack of small valentine cards with a flintstones or whatever cartoon theme to all my classmates but I'm not in school anymore
Buying a bag of so-called "penny" valentines and sorting through to decide which ones were for which classmates and then getting them addressed wasn't nearly as much fun as getting a book or two of the kind that had to be removed and the envelopes glued together. The latter kept me busy through the evenings for the better part of a week and gave me a greater sense of accomplishment. My mother used the expression, "little things please little people" and I still like to make things for those I like or love.
See that disclaimer of yours is why a lot of people who are in a relationship don't like Valentine's Day.
A lot of single people feel pressure to be in a relationship on Valentine's Day or get depressed when they see others who are in a relationship on V-day and having all kinds of lovey fun.
People who are in a relationship feel pressure on V-day because if they don't do something just right, then their happiness in the relationship for a week or two afterward is going to be nil, or they might end up being broken up with.
People can't really feel confident about hooking up for the first time on Valentine's Day (and not just for sex, but I mean meeting out and starting to date) because a lot of jerks out there who seem nice will use someone for V-day so they won't be single on Valentine's Day, then break up with them a few days later. I've known people this has happened to personally. And there are no end to accounts of it I've heard from others.
Some people just simply feel that Valentine's Day is supposed to be about love, whatever kind of love, and not about materialistic things and that too much emphasis is put on specific material gifts.
Others feel that there's no reason to set aside one day for when you are supposed to show your special someone that you love them.
Others feel V-day is a forced holiday.
To put it simply: for many people Valentine's Day is nothing but stress and worry, even though it shouldn't be.
For me, I don't like V-day. It makes me nervous. But, I don't like it when I'm in a relationship or not in a relationship. I don't hate it, though. It just makes me nervous. When I'm in a relationship I feel the same pressure as others on V-day, and I also can't really feel good about anything my SO does for me or with me, because I feel that it is just because its V-day and they are worried that even though I say they don't have to worry about it that they think I'm just saying that and that I really want them to do something "special" for me. But, it doesn't feel special if they feel like they have to do it because of the a holiday. It just feels generic. No matter how much imagination they put into it.
When I don't feel nervous, but it still irritates me when I hear friends who get so sad they actually cry because they don't have an SO on Valentine's Day. It also makes me sad for them, that they feel a simple holiday is THAT IMPORTANT that if they don't have a Valentine for V-day that it is almost the end of the world. And, the idea that a friend can be your valentine is sweet and cute, but it isn't the same for those people. And it doesn't alleviate any of the sad feelings. In fact, for some people, it makes it worse because it feels like you're so worthless you can't have a REAL valentine, you have to have your friend for a valentine because you're so pathetic they felt that sorry for you. This is how two of my very close friends describe how they feel about that.
I don't hate Valentine's Day itself, or what it is about. Which is why I don't HATE V-day. But, I hate what it has become and I hate what some people feel like during V-day. I could go into a whole lot more about why some people hate V-day or why I think V-day has become something it shouldn't be, but this is already a novel! :p
Anyway, I do like the idea that you have about treating V-day that way when you are single. Its sweet and its nice. I wish more people had that mentality about it when they're single. Valentine's Day isn't supposed to be stressful, its supposed to be fun. A lot like Christmas, but not really. :p
But, unfortunately, a lot of people make it into something stressful through various means. Which is why a lot of people don't like Valentine's Day. Still, your idea is good and its cute. I like it! I will implement it next V-day, whether I'm single or not. :)