ban valentines. I'm running the risk of being accused of being a humbug here, but i'd never ban Christmas (although it would be tempting to re-brand it). Valentines day is the most horrible day of the year. When you're in a relationship you run the risk of either making too much of a fuss:
"That £120 bunch of red roses you bought me is such a waste - do you respect me so little you think you can buy me..etc,etc"
Or not making enough of a fuss:
"you'd buy me flowers if you really loved me..etc,etc"
Not to mention the whole hassle of trying to book a meal in a nice restaurant (which are all doing 'valentines specials' at very inflated 'special' prices) , buying overpriced flowers that have been flown in from a developing country, and trying to think of something original to do. Besides, why would you need a special day to be nice to the person you're with?, every day should be special!.
Then there's the flip side of valentines for all the miserable single people out there - why they had to plan a day dedicated to reminding you you're single, sat in the middle of February (the most depressing month of the year, the only redeeming factor of which was the Julian in his wisdom decided to make it the shortest) - is a mystery to me. With the added depression of suffering from SAD (seasonal aquired disorder) from the lack of sunlight, its not surprising that the Tube trains drive extra slow, to try and limit the numbers of hapless commuters throwing themselves onto the tracks.
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