Down With Love..?

So today is February 14th. I've really never been that into Valentine's Day and also never really properly celebrated it. The few times that I've been in a relationship during the month of February I've conveniently been out of town for the actual day. Therefore any celebrations that did occur were very laid back and completely unorthodox as far as "tradition" of the holiday goes. And I'm okay with that.

To be completely honest I'm a pretty big commitment phobe. I don't like change and so anyway I can prevent change from ever occurring is pretty okay by me. And if that means avoiding relationships, that's fine. I'm also scared shitless of the L-word. It's a pretty big thing for me to tell someone that I love them in that sense. I'm realizing that this makes me more like a guy than anything. But oh well. I feel like when it all boils down, the common theme is Valentine's Day freaks me out.

However as I rode the shuttle to and from Ambler today there was something that melted my cold heart a bit. It was honestly a sea of red. Red balloons, boxes of candy, teddy bears, flowers, the works. I truly believe that Valentine's Day is an extremely over commercialized holiday (it's worse than Christmas) and I don't understand why people need just one day a year to remind the person that they love and care about that they're thinking of them. Shouldn't you love that person unconditionally the other 364 days of the year too?

But today's sight washed away these thoughts. It was sweet to see all the people up and down the sidewalks of North Broad Street caring about others. And I thought to myself, maybe it's not such a bad thing to have one designated day out of the year to make sure the one you love knows you care. I mean it would get pretty expensive buying a dozens roses, candy, and going out to dinner every other weekend!

Even though I had new insight this holiday I don't think I'm converted into a Valentine's Day lover quite yet but I will say I don't hate it quite as much as I did February 13th.

So maybe Valentine's Day isn't as bad after all. It's just a perspective thing.