Valentine Day

Happy Valentine Day

I was looking up the history of Valentine Day and found everything from weak facts to rumors. Some say it started in Roman times with the execution of Saint Valentine who married Roman couples even though it was against Roman law (the Romans thought single men made better military men). 

That's all well and good, however during my research this caught my eye:

*  One in two people will celebrate Valentine Day this year

*  Twenty Billion (yes that's right - billion) dollars will be spent on Valentine Day gifts this year

*  Almost five billion dollars will be spent on jewelry

* The average amount spent per person will be $150 this year

*  Twenty five to thirty four year old people spend the most

*  Valentine Day is second to only to Christmas in spending money


That's a shit load of money just to tell someone you truly love them or just trying to get them in bed (that's always been my motivation). 

The card companies, candy companies, jewelry companies, etc. love these holidays. What's more important is the economy needs these holidays. For that reason, I'm in favor of Valentine Day. For reasons just to tell someone you love them, I'm not in favor of Valentine Day.

Loving someone should be an everyday thing. Having to shell out billions just to say something you should be saying the entire year is nuts. What if I tell you I love you every day, but don't give you anything on Valentine Day? Do I no longer love you? Wouldn't I love you more if I invested that money in our future?

Only you can answer those questions, however just to be sure, I got my wife three Valentine Day cards - Two from me and one from the dog. Can you imagine I actually spent my hard earned money on a card from the DOG? 

To all the ones I love:

Happy Valentine Day