its about that time

the most cursed day of the year is around the corner. valentine's day. the day of red, pink, white, little baby bastards with arrows and wings and sappy cards, candy and flowers. its the day that celebrates thoughtlessness. men everywhere will shower their women with godiva chocolates, dinner and those wretched red roses. i have no special man in my life and for the first time in a long time i, luckily, wont have to be subjected to seeing woman after woman called to a front desk of some sort to get her flowers. i have never been given flowers in my life. i have gotten one valentine's gift (a pink furby from my ex before he even became my bf)and while i am not a hater i do think that what a lot of you women out there get is thoughtless. roses go up from $20 a dozen to $75 a dozen around this time. red is such the cliche color. i'd much prefer my favorite flower: peruvian lily a.k.a alstromeria to those roses. a bouquet is $4.00 at walmart too. lol. my dream would be a written, heartfelt note, a single flower and a warm hug (i wish that was a hint to someone but i have no one to hint to) . why spend a lot of money to say you love someone? why not save your money and subtly, but genuinely REMIND your mate of what they should already know? sadly what women get is not the worst part. men hardly get anything on this holiday, which is sad. love isnt supposed to be exclusively expressed to a woman by a man. men are entitled to feel loved too. i think for this holiday if you havent told your special one you love them you should take this time to do it. i have a friend that is in love with someone and never told them and to me i feel they are cheating themselves. love is the greatest emotion, and i am all about celebrating it but i dont see why we must pour millions of dollars out for one single day to do it.