Happy Valentine's Day...I (Think) I LOVE YOU

  As men drenched in sweat run about making last minute arrangements for their partner of choice and women parade around in their sultriest clothing Valentine's Day once again comes with a sweet and still irritating hum to the ear. For people in committed relationships this is just one more day to show some love, for those who are not it's one big money spending, frosting filled orgy decked in red and sprinkled with glitter for good measure. 


   If Halloween is the one day of the year people can dress like skanks and get away with it, Valentine's Day is the one day they can dress and act like skanks and get away with it. Since there's no hallmark card for the stuff I have to say I'll address it all in this blog before my 11:00 organic chemistry class. Love is something I personally think should not be taken lightly, it should be respected and said with CAUTION. This day is not supposed to be about getting lots of notches in your belt from all the tail you snagged or about going to the club decked in red to find your soul mate, people really need to get over these wacked out holidays that only seek to get deeper and deeper into our pockets. Commercialized, prepackaged love is not love it's love and lies illegitimate baby. If I really love you I won't wait for the world to tell me to tell you, I'll do it everyday of every month of every year! 


   It disgusts me that so many people decide to find someone on this day for nothing more than cheap thrills and while high on hormones will decide to give their bodies to complete strangers who look great tonight but will look much worse in the morning. Relationships are about more than sex and all it's divergent cousins, it's about showing someone you care for them in every way possible above and beyond the penis and vagina. Intelligence, kindness, and compatibility in likes and lifestyle are things that make up relationships and in the end sex is just supposed to be a pleasant bonus. In all reality no one wants to spend the rest of their life with a whore (male or female), I wouldn't want to share a plate with more than one person so sharing an intimate partner is much much worse. 


Gone are the days of real courting, taking time to get to know someone, sharing likes and dislikes, having arguments that turn somehow to agreements, and going through valleys that lead to unforeseen peaks. I realize that. As much as I would like to chase down that old timey way of expressing love I can't because it's too far removed from society's psyche. I can't stop the people who consciously make decisions that hurt people, professing love to get into someone's pants for a night then leaving without a glimmer of a chance for a future, but I can continue to keep my ideals, values, and standard of living so that when true love does come, it isn't tainted by a history of valentine's delusions and open legged "mistakes". HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!