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So I went to a CVS yesterday afternoon and they already had a full aisle decorated with hearts, a gazillion of hallmark “love” cards, and heart-shaped chocolate boxes. I know as businesses, they are just trying to make money but darn, Valentine’s Day feel so far away to me that I was shocked when I saw it. It was also a suck-y reminder that I am single. I guess I could also look at it as a motivational tool to start looking for a date pronto, lol.
I saw valentines stuff the day after Christmas. Just look away DRGirl. Or go buy yourself some nice chocolates and some flowers if it makes you feel better.
3 days before hallowe'en here....all the stuff for hallowe'en was completely gone from the isles, and instead replaced with christmas stuff...it's a big commercial bandwagon...always running...always eager to grab as many dollers from you as possible.....Playing into that commercialism is not going to make you feel better...you'll just have less money in your pocket.... Timmyy above is right....there's no need to have a set time or day to show the one you love how much you care.
I ignore it. My wife and I don't celebrate it. It means more to us to surprise each other with something on any other day of the year.
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Playing into that commercialism is not going to make you feel better...you'll just have less money in your pocket.... Timmyy above is right....there's no need to have a set time or day to show the one you love how much you care.
I agree with both of you. Once you are with a SO, you should not have to wait for a special day to celebrate your love for each other. But I was quite surprised of how soon they start pushing merchandise. It's all about making us spend our hard earned $$$$$. I wonder how many weeks before we sart seeing the Easter bunnies.....
I was so annoyed how early Christmas things went up in the stores. It seems it gets earlier every year. You can't escape it because all stores are doing it to compete. It saddens me because it takes away what the holidays are really about. That being said, Happy New Year all!
Your main worry is that you don't have a significant other? Hate to break it to you, but that's life. Get better at being content with your own company. Focus on what YOU can do to make yourself happy and quit whining.
To be kind, I'd like to say you'll find someone eventually, but once the new wears off of that you'll be back to wanting something else you don't have.
^^^^ Whoa! 'To be kind?" are you kidding? So a person makes an innocent remark and laughs about it and you take that to mean she needs to be ragged on by someone who doesn't know her?
I sense a certain amount of projection in your post- someone pee all over your cornflakes this morning?
Tell me about it. There are Valentines Day slippers in the store now. I just got through Christmas and New Year's, gimme a break!
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