Valentines Day..... worthless

Its that day again, February 14th...... Valentines day. Anyone that knows me knows that I don't do holidays, they just aren't my thing, but this one annoys me more than most. Anyone that knows me knows how I feel about my wife so you would think I would love a day dedicated to showing her how much she means to me and making her happy. Not to mention the fun stuff guys get on Valentines day. I planned on writing more about my anti-Valentines day stance, but I want to just try to explain my feelings from a different angle rather than a critical one.

I want to start by saying one day a year is not enough to let someone know you love them, I'm sorry, but if you think one day of flowers and candy is enough to make your significant other burn with passion you are mistaken. Its a good excuse to step up your game one day a year, but real love takes work, and that work needs to happen often. The other thing about real love is it doesn't cost anything, all the money in the world can't buy someones heart. Like most holidays this day and age it has become another excuse to run to the store and spend hard earned money on throw away stuff with the intent to impress someone...... This is purely opinion on my part, but why in the world would I want to spend time away from my family working to make money, that I'm going to throw away on meaningless trinkets in an attempt to make someone happy. Instead I could spend less time working and more time with the ones I love without the distraction of the useless trinkets. I win, my kids win, and my wife wins, and I have less stress and more time.

Call me old fashioned, but I don't need one day a year to remind the one I love how much she means to me. Anne Rose Carothers, you are the love of my life and my world, I'm going to spend the rest of my life showing you that every chance I get, and I don't need a stupid commercialized holiday to prove it. I encourage anyone reading this to take my advice, Its not about the stuff, the teddy bears, the chocolate, the roses, the one fancy date a year, its about how you interact with people that makes the difference. Show the one you love that you care every day, not by spending money, but by spending time, communicate, cuddle, kiss them good morning and kiss them goodnight. It means more than Valentines day ever could.