Ok so it’s that time of the year again folks when suddenly
you are engulfed in a pink shimmery haze of mass love driven hysteria. You
cannot escape it…..the movie cinemas are full of mushy new releases, the
newspapers talk of broken hearts, relationships and little else. Something that
was once confined to a single day of madness now extends to a week replete with
days like chocolate day, propose day etc. yes really!!!! If you have the same
perplexed expression that I do then welcome to the fold my friend for we just
do not understand the circus surrounding this st.valentine whosoever it was!!
As it is I think the poor guy must be turning in his grave seeing the
catastrophe he has wrought by his innocuous actions. What did he do?? Well
apparently….and yes even this is unsubstantiated he was a priest who just got
some star crossed lovers married and got thrown into jail for his efforts if
you please!!
So now as this day looms you cannot walk two steps without
being bombarded visually with one or many heart shapes. They jump out from
magazines, newspapers, television and shops. Big hearts, small hearts, quirky
and scrawny hearts…all different colors assail your senses. There are the
absolutely horrendous over stuffed ones which proclaim ‘I love you’…..ummm I
definitely do not! Let’s not forget the color scheme….it has to be either pink
or red…..yes no other color will do! Barbara Cartland would have had a field day
she with her pink fetish which extended to her candy floss pink hair!!
This is just one miniscule part of an industry thriving on the
testosterone driven feelings of the youth. There are mammoth cards over flowing
with sentimental blabber….stuffed teddy bears (somebody stop me!!)…chocolates….and
roses... yes bunches of roses... long stemmed and red….because its love right?? Ok do
not get me wrong here and think I’m some crabby woman who hates all the lovers
out there I’m not and I do not!! I think it’s wonderful if you are in love and it’s beautiful if you can express it in words and gestures
however small. But I do not understand the growing need people have for being
over effusive and denting their bank balance in the process just to prove the
strength of their feelings. If its there you don’t have to prove it!!
So yes call me a cynic if you will but I feel that the hype
has done more to take away from the emotions than give it anything. When all
you can think of is how expensive a gift you can buy…..and are under immense
pressure to live up to expectations….where’s the time to actually say what you
feel? And even if you do the words will be lost in the glitzy shine of the
valentine hoopla!
To give the romantic ones their due it probably gives them a
chance to express things that they do not get to the whole year round…..but
will someone explain why this one day? Am still waiting for some answers here…..anyone?
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