"Don't celebrate Valentine's Day. Spread the word out. We have to have it banned...for good when possible."
"Uh, why?"
"Because it doesn't fit our culture and religion here. Besides, it can lead young teenagers to courting - and it's not appropriate here. Courting can also lead to promiscuity."
"Uh, I don't want to be a part of it, although I actually never celebrate Valentine's Day either."
"You're just plain ignorant, are you?"
"Huh??"
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"Don't send me flowers; I don't eat them. I only eat chocolate, thank you very much."
Okay, so that's my corny joke I tell every year in February - either before or during Valentine's Day - just to show that I don't take it too seriously. It's not that I'm anti-Valentine; I just don't care. Sorry lovebirds and other red-and-pink enthusiasts for my lack of sensitivity nowadays. I've just had it with hearing the same old arguments and backlashes year after year after year here.
Whether you'd like to celebrate Valentine's Day or not, fine by me. Just please, no need to bully the singles for being all alone (or wanting to be) on that day. Who says they have to have a partner right away? Who says it's only a boyfriend-girlfriend thing? Maybe they prefer something else, like hanging out with their best friends and family members. Maybe it's not much of a big deal to them.
Perhaps, they're on a more interesting gig than just fetching for a potential 'significant other' out there. Perhaps they just want a quiet, peaceful 'me-time'. Either way, let them have their own version of 'fun', so enough with the so-called social status superiority.
