Warning, rant.

[forgotten_aria]

Valentine's day should be changed to "Get off you butt, do the things you haven't had courage to do, appricate the things that you do have" and take the pretense of romance out of it. Those things could still be asking people out and appricating your SO, but it could also be things like asking for a raise or finishing putting the new wax seal in the toilet or appricating that you have very nice pants that fit. The stores could still sell their wares, it just wouldn't have the lonelifying effect, since hte stress would be on you going out and doing something for yourself.

Comments

[coffeekitty.livejournal.com]

putting a wax seal in the toilet?
what IS that?

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

personally i think it should be an "eat yummy things and love your friends or yourself" day. since that's what often happens. love should be part of it, still. though i agree that it should not be so focused on the romantic aspects.

[testing4l.livejournal.com]

nononono! Rename the holiday to Phil's day!

First off, it makes more sense. Valentine probably never existed. So you can continue to name it after a probably nonexistent Catholic saint or someone who you know and love dearly. *flutters eyelashes*

Secondly, do you feel the same way about birthdays? It's nice to have a day set aside in a year in which you and your SO exchange presents. It's nice to have a day devoted to each other. Occasionally, daily life intereferes. Frankly, that day should occur more than once a year.

That said, Phil's day actually has nothing to do with the romance or anything. Phil's day has to do with the unadulterated celebration of all things Phil-like. Enjoy being a sneak and setting up an elaborate plan for your SO. Enjoy geeking out with the love of your life in the next chair over. Enjoy going out to a bar and meeting new people. Ask someone out. A lot of those things don't necessarily involve great schemes, courage, or otherwise. They'll make you feel warm and cozy, all the same.

Besides, the getting off of one's ass thing should be done every day, don't you think? Although it is, in its way, strictly un-Phil-ish.

That's actually the way my last relationship began. I asked her out right before Phil's day (like a week before).