Practically, Valentine's Day is just another brand new day in the history of Earth; but, interestingly, it's a day which has stimulated varying feelings and thoughts among people from all walks of life.
The new love birds, especially couple who are celebrating their first Valentine's Day, are waiting for today with full of anticipation.
Lady: "What a romantic night would have? Will he buy a bouquet of flowers for me? Will he send the flowers to my office?"
The yet-to-be-married couples, whom have celebrated their Valentine's Day before, are instead waiting for today with hope for surprises. The ladies are most probably wondering what they will be getting this year, while the guys are cracking their heads thinking of new surprises ;)
Guy: "I've already given her plenty of gifts all this while, what else should I buy this year?"
In the initial stage of a relationship, bouquet of flowers is virtually a necessity if financially affordable, even at the hiking festive price. Well, naturally, most of the girls would like to have some sweet and unforgettable memories in their romance journey.
However, when the relationship has been on-going for years, couples might opt for practicality than following the crowd. Undeniably, the price of flowers is a few folds higher than normal days. The price for a last-for-few-day bouquet might be better spent on some other practical gifts.
To the married couples, some are still sweet enough to have Valentine's Day dinner, while some already taken it easy or for granted. Some couples married with child/children are bringing along their kid(s) to celebrate as a family day, which signifies a milestone in life, that the festival is celebrated from 2 persons to more than 2 :)
To the singles le, some are taking 14th Feb easy as a normal day, while some are envious or jealous of their attached friends, and others are simply sighing of their aloneness. To my friends falling in this category, there's nothing to be sighing about. Think of it as just an excessively commercialized day. I remember a friend of mine who said a meaningful statement before - "aloneness is not equal to loneliness".
If you are single, and already have someone in your mind, then you should take 14th Feb as a driving force for you to put in some efforts. A lot people like to say "just let it be". Well, partially true, you shouldn't force; but, how do you interpret the phrase "just let it be"? If you are waiting for a relationship to flourish without initiative efforts, do you think it's possible to work out in long run? Do you expect a lover dedicated to you falling automatically from the sky?
Nothing is effortless, and it's true in a relationship. Just let it be, naturally, but you still need to put in efforts :)
I've read an interesting piece of finding from Ziglar's book titled "See You At The Top", which discusses the reason behind increasing divorce rate. As written in Ziglar's book, a lot of married couples don't give each other surprises anymore, as how they did before marriage. The husband doesn't treat his wife like how he used to woo her, and treats a lot of relationship factors as "not important anymore". There's no need to hold hand, there's no need to give her good bye kiss, there's no need to buy her birthday gift, there's no need to praise her beauty, and bla bla bla … Well, this does not only apply to man, it takes both palms to make a clap.
Anyway, to everyone, no matter what your relationship status is, Happy Valentine's Day.
Special dedication to my dear, hope you're not depressing just because I'm not beside you on 14th Feb 2007 hahaha. Muaks!
By the way, though the purple flower shot at the top is not a Valentine's Day symbolic flora, but I like it for the fact that it was actually spotted to my surprise at a small vacant lake in Melaka. The purple tone can be further highlighted and emphasized, if I Photoshop it.