Valentine's Day - Romantic or Overhyped?

Good afternoon and welcome back to this afternoon's blog. It has literally seemed like ages ago since I posted a non-football related blog - unfortunately that is due to the shortened season due to COVID. However, today I thought I would give you some insight into my thoughts about Valentine's Day. February 14th is known as the day of love, the time for romance and a special occasion for those who are happy with someone that they truly love. If you ask someone who truly is in love, they will surely say it is the day of the year when they feel truly happiest. If you ask a 'single pringle' as I like to call them, you will get an answer along the lines of it's 'overrated' or 'unnecessary'. Either way, there is no avoiding that it happens every year. But is it really worth all the hype?

Let's first take the views of the husband and wife, the boyfriend and girlfriend, the engaged or those who are happy together. If you ask people in these categories what they think about Valentine's Day, then I'm sure the answer will be something along the lines of "my favourite day of the year" or "the time to get out the red dress". And well, yes, I can appreciate this. It is an occasion that only comes around once a year and should be celebrated - why should it be any different to Easter, Christmas or birthdays? Everyone needs to get dressed up from time to time and do something special with the one they love. It's also the feeling of giving a gift that makes us feel warm inside - anything from a nice box of chocolates to an expensive meal out followed by some fun when you get home (not that you dirty minded people)! So yes, there is still that romantic and special feeling about Valentine's Day.

Then we move onto the poor 'single pringles' as I like to call them. And let me tell you, this is a very hard and depressing time of year for them. They find themselves surrounded by cute couples holding hands, making out in the streets and seeing love hearts in the windows of every shop they walk past. It is worth remembering at this point that not everyone is in the position to join in with the celebrations that Valentine's Day can bring. Some people choose to be single for different reasons, others just have not found that special person yet, and there's some that due to other commitments are unable to entertain a serious relationship. What is not acceptable, however, is when people who are happy 'rub it in the faces' of those who are not. Everyone is experiencing different emotions in their lives and that kind of reaction could tip a bad day to a really bad day and impact someone more than just on the surface. Our body is like an iceberg - what we display on the outside depends on how we are feeling inside.

While I am not in any position to tell people how to live their lives, I am in a position to tell you to be kind and respectful. Why? Because everyone deserves to be treated in a respectful manner. Valentine's Day sometimes gets looked at from a financial gains point of view where businesses ramp up their prices because they know people will always pay them. This is part of the respect I mentioned earlier. Valentine's Day is a special time of year - do not con people and take advantage of them. Restaurants are a prime example of this. They advertise these amazing looking '3 courses for £50' offers. Don't be fooled - often those courses individually cost less than £50. Let's ensure that Valentine's Day does not become a profitable occasion, instead let's keep it as the special occasion that it is.

As with most things in life nowadays, everyone you ask will have a different opinion about Valentine's Day. Life would be incredibly tedious if we all agreed and all did the same hobbies and visited the same restaurants. Just because you might not agree with another person does not mean that they are wrong - healthy debate is an important part of life. There is respect and then there is aggression - we must be conscious not to overstep this mark. For those of you who were able to celebrate Valentine's Day yesterday, I truly hope you had a special day. For those of you who spent it by yourself, I am sure your time will come to experience the true meaning of Valentine's Day.

A big virtual hug to all the pringles out there!

Connor

X

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nobody Is Perfect

Good afternoon and welcome back to this afternoon's blog. Some of you might have been expecting a football blog today, however, due to the international break, I thought I would give you something with a bit more substance. Before I begin, I want to thank Shan for her incredible article on Monday about mental wellbeing during the current pandemic. There were some highly inspirational words that we can all live by during these difficult times. If you show it enough support then I might even ask Shan to come back for a part 2? For today's topic, I wanted to do a follow-up to Chloe Johnson's amazing guest article which she wrote about how the impact of social media affects the way we all see ourselves, and the way we all strive to match the 'perfection' of models with the help of Instagram filters. As Chloe made the point of saying, these are not real. But our mind does not know this and always tells us that we must improve, even when there is nothing wrong with us. So...
Read more

FA Cup Final Preview - Arsenal v Chelsea

Good afternoon and welcome back to this afternoon's blog. What a funny week we have had. Scotland are beginning to ease their way out of lockdown, while some parts of England are heading towards a second one. Some tests events on getting supporters back into sports venues have been cancelled, while claims have been made this morning that the death numbers reported by the Government are inflated. It's becoming very difficult to know who or what to believe in the current climate. We all should just continue to follow our local advice and hopefully as a country we are moving in the right direction towards returning to a normal life. I feel like this was the only topic I could choose for today's blog (I am an Arsenal fan after all). The biggest game of the English football season. A historic competition entered by over 750 teams back in August, and now only 2 remain. Not only is it a major cup final, but it's also a London derby. These 2 teams quite often compete for silver...
Read more

I Have A Voice

Good afternoon and welcome back to the second instalment of my blog. Thank you to all those who read my post on Monday. I was not expecting so many of you to take time out your day to learn about me (to be fair you probably had nothing better to do). But seriously though, as I write this the 'This Is Me' post has 260 views! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you. I thought I would follow on from the previous post and let you in to another part of my life. This is a very sensitive topic, one I very rarely talk about with anyone. I am expecting to get somewhat emotional during this, but hopefully this will inspire people to open up about their inner most thoughts and feelings. The hardest part about writing this is the constant reminder of the negativity that was put on my life on a daily basis. Before I get into my story, let me provide you with some background first. People get bullied. Others are bullies. The way I see it, bullies are only mean to oth...
Read more