I Heard it Downtown

I might catch some flack for this, but I really don’t like Valentine’s Day at all.

Now hear me out, this isn’t for any of the typical reasons. It isn’t because I’m some bitter single guy…I’m happily in a relationship, but I wasn’t bitter on Valentine Days past when I wasn’t. On the contrary, it allowed me to get all sorts of cheap candy the day or two after (and who doesn’t like cheap candy?)

It isn’t because I disprove of the materialism of the holiday either. So Hallmark and Buckeye Flowers get to make a few extra bucks over the weekend. We’re in a recession here people. Not only is it our obligation as boyfriends to buy stuff over Valentine’s day, its just flat out patriotic.

No, it isn’t the day itself that I have a problem with. It’s when we have it. There isn’t a worse possible time for a romantic holiday than in the middle of February, especially when you live in Central Ohio.

I mean, have any of you guys been outside these past few days? The sky has been gray for what seems like 13 consecutive days. The trees, grass, everything is barren and devoid of life. Its also cold, windy, and half of the sidewalks are still covered in ice. I’ve fallen down maybe a dozen times on the way to class these past few weeks. Sorry we couldn’t do dinner this weekend…I’m stuck at OSU hospital cause I broke my hip on Waldeck. Great.

Plus, this is the middle of flu season! Everybody has been battling that same case of the sniffles for about 6 weeks. When people are taking about sharing things with your loved ones, they typically aren’t talking about the flu. Some things are best kept to yourself.

It all seems like quite a predicament, but I’m a solutions orientated guy, and I have an idea. Why not just move Valentine’s Day to say, early June?

Everybody is in a much better mood in June. The sun comes back out, and we can all shake off our lingering Seasonal Affective Disorder. We aren’t sick anymore, and it’ll be warm enough to do things outside, creating more possibilities for fun Valentine’s Day activities. Plus, June isn’t a big holiday month. A quick Google search shows me that we have Father’s Day, Flag Day, and then a bunch of made up holidays in those first two weeks (national ballpoint pen day? Seriously? I bet we can squeeze Valentine’s Day in there somewhere). This works out better for everybody.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go down a shot of DayQuil. . I got make sure I’m healthy by this weekend.