Royal Purple

Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Opinion

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With the holiday having come and gone, it's good to look back and reflect on the most Hallmark of holidays: Valentine's Day. It's the one day of the year a guy is supposed to be Don Juan but more than likely falls on his face. This holiday is actually quite simple and easy to be a hero in your better half's eyes.

If you didn't know, the history behind the holiday actually begins with the beheading of a man. Supposedly, father Valentine went against the orders of Emperor Claudius in Rome. The emperor had him arrested and killed for marrying couples in secret. While in prison, he sent a note to a woman that said, "forever your Valentine." There you go, holiday started.

From then on people would send their loved ones cards asking to be their Valentine. Then came those heart-shaped chocolate candies and talking teddy bears that say, "I love you," which are really kind of creepy.

Valentine's Day has become such a huge ordeal that most people don't even realize there is $14 billion spent every year for this holiday. There are 180 million red roses bought and 36 million heart-shaped candies. Looking at those numbers for one day had me stop and think of how we can be in such economical trouble as a country.

With so many companies pumping out the commercial love every year, how do some guys forget to do something for their girlfrien or boyfriend? Are they taking a stance for equality? Do they think the holiday has become too commercial and meaningless? Or are they just lazy as hell? I'm guessing it's the last one.

Hey guys, it's not like they're asking you to buy plane tickets to Hawaii and show them the evening of the century, (althought that's not a bad idea). I would bet if you were to send a simple card in the mail, she would probably be floored. But it's not just the men's fault here.

Women have to take some responsibility for the day in question. I'm not gloating or anything, but my better half surprised me at dinner with a little gift: the complete Rocky saga. Awesome. That simple gift made the whole evening feel equal and just a lot more fun.

Close to the holiday I heard the story of a girl on her first day of work at a new job. Her boyfriend called her at the store and broke up with her over the phone. That is easily the most horrible story I have ever heard. But these things seem to happen around this holiday.

It's talked about in movies, on TV and every where else: the story about how a guy will break up with a girl right before Valentine's Day and then get back with her the day after. This is to avoid having to get a gift, and it's the most disgusting, yet hilarious, thing I have ever heard, and some girls let this happen.

Alright, now that we've been educated on things we probably already know, let's use the information. Next year, be more considerate and sensitive. Any girl will tell you guys, these are things you should be doing for them every day and not just once a year. I think that should become a creed for women on Valentine's Day. I don't know, I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

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