Initial Conditions

Actually this year I’m not going to rant. There’s only so much you can complain, so I’ll not be doing much of that this year. If you are interested in my various rants on this issue, they can be found on the internet somewhere. Probably.

Besides, I don’t really hate it any more. Not because I have somehow managed to get caught by Clinton Cards and turned into a sales drone, but more because I don’t feel that there’s any point. I’m not Welsh, but I don’t hate Saint David’s day, I’m not Jewish, and I don’t hate Chanukkah. I’m not in a relationship, so why should I hate a celebration that’s not aimed at me?

I imagine a reason that a lot of single people resent it is because they feel that they are being forced to sit and watch while those who have found a significant other have a great time (I didn’t like it for different reasons, which I’ll go into next), but this argument falls down, because, really, no-one’s making them sit and watch. My flatmates had the good grace tonight to go out with their girlfriends and channel five is showing football. Brilliant.

See, the more you tune into it, the more you are likely to be irritated by it (which begs the question as to why I’m writing about it- maybe I’m just some blog-based hypocrite) and perhaps the key is to just let it be as it’s something that’s gonna happen anyway like it or not.

I think people who are actually in relationships have more reason to dislike it. The reason it makes me kind of uneasy is that it creates un unnatural occasion on which couples are expected to celebrate their relationship. So adding to whatever anniversaries we have this extra day imposed on everyone that can cause a great deal of tension. Again though, it’s there, so there isn’t really a great deal can be done about it.

So really my conclusion is that it’s best to ignore it.

(This was going to be much better, but I got whisked away to the pub at the last minute- I’ll write up my other thoughts at a later date)