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I believe in love everyday and not love only on valentine's day, I believe in gifting loved ones even when there is no occasion for it. I believe in sit outs and eat out, lunch and dinner dates with people or someone you love on any day and not necessarily on valentine's day alone. If one truly loves someone, one should show it everyday and not only on a specific day.

Valentine's Day celebration in our society has taken a new turn. It is now a day where those not in a relationship or married feel left out, it is now a day where those who do not get gifts tend to feel a little less loved. A day where common things like gifting and movies, eat outs and dinner dates etc are made to feel as though they were uncommon things that could not happen anyday else.

What is your view on Valentine's Day? Is it a day to fake love and show temporary affection? Is it only for lovers?

I thought Valentines day was mostly a corporate gimmick. It gives big corporations an opportunity to sell you something in the name of love (not like they really care, obviously). If your relationship relies on affection through a calendar date, then I might say there are some underlying issues lol

yep corporate gimmick.
consumers products companies need more excuses to sell more products
they cant just rely on birthdays/impulse purchases

they want to have seasonal extremes of batches of a certain category that majority of people will always buy enmasse

christmas.new year->45-50  days->valentines-> 45-50 days->easter->
there were some categories like 'pentecost' ,'brothers day' but it never caught on.
where as others did. fathers/mothers day, independance, halloween, thanksgiving,

you can notice the capitalist signs when 'occassion' promoters try to grab onto many schemes to hype up the occassion.
EG christmas. yes it happens in winter. but most capitalist countries dont get snow in december, they get it in february, yet snow is a big theme for christmas as it sets a special scene to hype up the occassion
surprisingly it should be a valentines theme


as for valentines. roses dont usually bloom seasonally in february. nor do cocoa plants 'fruit' their cocoa..
yet valentines promotes roses and chocolate like it is a natural thing.

this is because many decades(a century+) ago in these off-season times chocolate and roses would rate at a premium value because they were scarce in the february season. and so capitalists grabbed these seasonal premium items to try getting more profit. they simply needed to get a defining reason for getting more people to pay the extreme premium prices that roses/chocolate had during february.

and yes thanks giving is when turkey is at a premium naturally. yep its off season for turkey hunting(november/winter). yet they wanted to raise demand for turkey in that period

Yes, you can love your near and dear ones through out the year and not just dedicate a single day for this.
These days valentine day is mostly celebrated by the unmarried couple who prefer to go on Date on this day  ;)

I agree with you. It is just a gimmick. Every business owners are always keen on finding ways and stuff to attract attention and be able to sell more products and even with this happening everyday, we just let it even if we realize it. But enough about that, valentines is to make your loved ones feel extra special than they already are. if you love someone, you make them feel special and mae them extra special in special occasions.

Valentine's day has become so much of a big deal in recent times that, not so much as those who celebrate it knows or care to know of it's history. For most persons, its lovers day and so, they flow with the trend. Like in trading, flowing with the trend is often met with a retracement and when that comes, lots of trouble follows because, you get to find out after the Valentine's day for most relationships that its built on lost. Its a confusing fact when you don't know the difference and your in a relationship! I don't believe in love been special for just a day, its nonsense!

Valentine's day in which to pour love on our loved ones and it's growing all over the world, and I think love of affection is something we should give each and every day to our loved ones, and in my belief it would be better to give love to that on valentine's day than to have it on valentine's day The power to some companies that make a huge profit is because moments like these are likely to increase sales as expected yes because valentine's day is all over the world Keep that day filled with love and compassion and the universe that's better for us

I will say what I think:

people are very attached to money to the point that weddings and dating become a big deal.

I see things that I sometimes think: "definitely my brain is failing..."

because nowadays it has become normal to date someone and a rich person appears with a luxury car and that person leaves you to be with the luxury car person

If you are rich then you can have hundreds of women without even opening your mouth or knowing how you think.

Valentine's Day is a big joke

It is just an ordinary day with unordinary habits. We should try to celebrate love every day not only on 14th february.

I would say that it definitely can go both ways but it's more corporate than one might typically think.

Think about it, if you had to pick one specific day of the year to express the most love and affection possible, why would it not be your anniversary?

In what world do couples genuinely place valentines above that? It's morphed into something that's obligatory and while it can add a nice break, it is over exploited and it's hard to argue that.

But who argues against an extra holiday? At the end of the day I'd say everyone wins except the heartbroken.

Love is what we exercise everyday and every month, I don't believe in Valentine gifts but I know vividly that some person's values such gifts from lover since is directly called val gift, but such gift doesn't speeches or guarantee love, what is love is our daily caring and daily behaviour towards one another weather extended person from our relative's, I wonder while people is still celebrating val....even ask people to give you simple definition of Valentine, many will refer it as a process of having an affairs with woman or man, while the content of Valentine is a sacrifice and a thing of heart, our objectives or mindset towards Valentine out of the world is giving another definition of Valentine with another practical example's of love. Which wrong.

I disagree, valentines doesn't necessarily mean that you need to spend money in that day to celebrate it. Celebrating valentines day is like having a day, committed only in the name of love, no other matters to be involve.

By having a day like this, couples may have the chance to express their love without compromising each other's schedule. It is like a day meant to be just for Love and Love only.

Misconceptions about valentine.


It's why there are so many births in November. ;D


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my pet peeve is when someone calls it "valentimes"

I agree with you, we should be a good partner the whole year and not only on valentines day. Unfortunately the movie industry is making this day so big. And all the shops are preparing for it too. Wherever you go you see special things for valentines day. Sure it's a huge sales promotion to boost the economy, but unfortunately we can't get around it. Since everybody is doing it we will need to follow suit and do so too.

Misconceptions about valentine.


Should have been titled, "Miss Conception... about valentines time."
Especially considering how many unmarried mothers are around these days.


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That's a funny one! So your saying Valentine's day is the reason behind we having so many baby mama's around these days and November births, lol... As funny as it seems, it could be true, Perhaps one can take it up as a project for confirmation,  ;D. My only wish is after having all these babies and populating the earth which we very much don't need right now followed with the shortage of food, Parent's should have not just food but the resources to better bring up them kids not to be a problem to the society. It's of extreme importance.

My take is that just mind your own business whether it's valentines day or not. You can celebrate with them or choose not to.

It's becoming a norm because the society making it look like there's a need for you to do as what they do. If they celebrate it on that particular day, you should also do the same or else you'll feel outdated.

If you're that typical guy that feels that frustration, you should change your mind about love and celebrations.

Valentine day is a lover's day and should not be taken as a Sex day. lol

I think first there is a misconception of what is love ?  Love is not only limited to sex but love can be between other relations like Husband wife, brother sister , parents children etc.

If you're saying that valentines day is for love of any kind, then most people around the world will find you a creep. There is many different occasion in different countries that is specified for families love, and valentines is not one of them. Valentines is for intimate love; Boyfriend-girlfriend, husband-wife, etc. And being intimate with your love is way of saying you love them, though there is a vast difference between SEX and MAKE LOVE!

Pretty much like Christmas.
In many countries they made a huge business by adopting all possible holidays. In Germany for instance stores "celebrate" all German holidays, but also Turkish, Chinese, and so on. I went to visit my family a few years ago and they all knew that on that particular day there was a Turkish Sugar Feast and you could find Turkish sweets in most big shopping centers.
Another great example is Black Friday that came to Europe and is now held on regular basis, even though 10 years ago it was unheard of here.

Funny what people do at times like that called Valentine's day. Everyday is suppose to be a day to show love to one another which is suppose to be the meaning of that Valentine because is to show sacrifice and putting someone else before you. This is how the world can be better and not to wait for a day called February 14th as Valentine day (that makes such love fake )

We need to sacrifice more to people at every moment. Even the bible said it that it is better to be a giver than a receiver because better rewards awaits the giver. So we don't wait for a particular day to give, if we wait for it, we are not giving sacrificially because it is all planned up.

Bringing in the government, they don't have to be selfish on there dealings, allocations and appointment. They need to move away from nepotism, religious and family affiliations, and not always thinking of bribes to collect from contractors before contracts are awarded. If we keep being selfish, then what is the need of lovers day?

I think if you want to celebrate a love day then instead of celebrating it on the valentines day, you can look for your marriage anniversary or birthday of your spouse / Boy friend / Girl friend.  :)