A Different View of Valentine’s Day
This week marked the occurrence of one of the most controversial days of the year. I’m not talking about the State of the Union, although that does indeed create partisan fury. No, I’m talking about Valentine’s Day. Though it’s certainly ironic that a day about love and togetherness can inspire such cynicism and scorn towards romance in general, I completely understand the general frustration at the blatant commercialization of a day meant to be devoted to one of the most beautiful emotions (says the hopeless romantic), but spent wallowing in bitterness…