Quick Write: Valentine's Day

You know, while this is a happy day for all the couples around, it's a day of depression for the people who are single (and I thought this even when I had a girlfriend). This day seems to be a deadline for guys to do something special for his "gal" when he could something like that any other day of the year. It makes no sense to have a day committed all to love, unless you are worshipping Venus (Aphrodite), and pretty much darkens many people's moods all day. This is a virtually useless day which can be replaced with a simple Anniversary of some sort that the couple has in common. You could pick any other day of the year to show your love to your 'mate' and it should be something special. Not a day that makes others feel bad, or shared with other couples unless it's just a happy coincidence. If I were still in a relationship, I wouldn't even celebrate on Feburary 14, I would've celebrated on the day of our anniversary (hopefully not the 14), or scheduled a different day. So, I scorn the existence of Valentine's Day and wish for it's imminent demise at the end of the century when people finally realize the uselessness of this holiday.