It's Valentine's Day; a day when lover's shower each other with chocolates, flowers, candles, and other such nonsense. A day when it's acceptable to sit on the same side of the booth as your significant other making googly eyes at each other and simultaneously making everyone else in the world throw up in their mouths a little bit. A day to remember that you actually are in the love with that person you share a couch and American Idol with.
I've always had a problem with Valentine's Day. Why is it that we have a specific day on the calendar to celebrate love? If you're in love, shouldn't you celebrate it every day? I don't mean that a card, a dozen roses, and a heart-shaped box of chocolates should be given every day, but come on - why save it all up for one day? Why stifle your inner cupid until the aisles of stores run red and pink, until every stuffed animal on the shelves says "I love you" when squeezed, or until those really gross, chalky hearts show up at the checkout?
Maybe I'm just jaded. Love is ups and downs. Love is good times and bad. Love is getting so stupid angry at that person in the room you just want to strangle them, until they make you laugh and then you forgot why you were angry in the first place. It isn't hearts. It isn't flowers. Those aren't symbols of love!
We need NEW symbols for Valentine's Day! We need a symbol for dishes having been done without having to ask! We need a symbol for the movie that we know we will hate, but we'll watch it anyway because it makes them happy! We need a symbol for looking and feeling like hell and having a bowl of chicken soup right there waiting for us.
That's love.
So, cheers, Friends! May you have all the clean dishes, terribly great movies, and chicken soup on this Valentine's Day.
~Bishop
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