I rather enjoyed these two different perspectives:
[url]Why we need Valentine’s Day (just the Editor's View at the top)[/url]
[url]Pause for Thought from Radio 2[/url]
Love and peace,
Judy
I have mixed feelings about St. Valentine's day. Whilst I welcome a day to celebrate love....it has become a huge commercial industry with men feeling somewhat pressurised to deliver the goods and suddenly become romantic which may feel inauthentic to them.
I would much rather expressions of love came naturally i.e. at any time rather than a concerted effort because of this day....I suspect many women would too.
What I like about it is that it provides an ideal time for those who have a secret love/crush/infatuation for someone to express this in a card as anonymous. I have done that (to someone who did not suspect it). I don't really see the point of couples sending such an anonymous card though....conforming but predictable.
I have mixed feelings about St. Valentine's day. Whilst I welcome a day to celebrate love....it has become a huge commercial industry with men feeling somewhat pressurised to deliver the goods and suddenly become romantic which may feel inauthentic to them.
Women too.
The pressure is on everyone to buy. That's what earns card manufacturers (amongst others) money. It doesn't really matter what you buy, just so the money rolls in.
Women too.
The pressure is on everyone to buy. That's what earns card manufacturers (amongst others) money. It doesn't really matter what you buy, just so the money rolls in.
Yes....well, if people are creative there are other ways of saying "I love you", i.e. don't have to succumb to the conventional route.
Generally speaking, I make my own cards for occasions, except for my mother; she doesn't understand and thinks I can't afford a card! 
Generally speaking, I make my own cards for occasions, except for my mother; she doesn't understand and thinks I can't afford a card!
Love it! I've jut come in from the supermarket and there were so many poor men struggling to choose from the overpriced bouquets! :confused: Sadly these days, everything gets hijacked by commercialism, whether it's Christmas, Easter or even Mother's or Father's Days.
I love the idea of a day dedicated to love - and to me that's about the true source of Love that the BBC speaker was talking about - our one great relationship, that is always there, never hurts us, never lets us down, but all this hype about romantic love can make it very painful for people who are bereaved, who feel alone or left out. I'd like to give them all a big group hug today!
Love and peace,
Judy