Valentines Day is an exception.  Christmas can be enjoyed by everybody, while many people see Valentines as a “Single Persons Awareness Day.”  It’s also a “Heterosexuals Only” day.  My boyfriend and I have eschewed it for the last 3 years with no harm done (and some extra cash in our pockets.)

At times I feel sorry for my heterosexual male brethren, forced to get their wives/girlfriends/whatevers red and pink fuzzy crap, jewelry, and chocolate.  What’s worse, if they don’t provide these bribes their significant whatevers are pretty much expected to deny them conversation and generally sex.

I can’t think of a less egalitarian celebration of two people’s love.  I can only imagine the stress and anxiety many a straight guy feel.  The heteronormative happy couples advertised everywhere make me feel marginalized and probably makes single people everywhere feel like shit.  The holiday also introduces an unfair expectation on straight men to shower their loved ones in stupid gifts that say “I Love You” better than they can themselves.

I find Valentines Day offensive, and I feel liberated and happier every year when I skip this ugly, ugly “holiday”.  Maybe you should give it a try?