Happy Valium Day!

"The first sigh of love is the last breath of wisdom."

A lot of people scowl at me because of my overly cynical nature. Well calm down, and smile for heaven's sake, it's Valentine's Day! (fake enthusiasm). Couples around the world are spending a truck load of money on a day that labels itself as the day to go broke (like it wasn't enough to spend on Christmas gifts not too long ago). Why can't you be this lovey-dovey, sick-to-your-stomach mushy, on another given day of the year? (Sigh).

Do you even know why you celebrate it? Like honestly, let's discuss this, shall we? First off, some St. Valentine (there were many Valentines at the same time by the way) didn't exactly do anything to stamp the 14th as 'a day of lovers'. The whole idea is distorted, because events in the month of February clashed with each other, where someone named Chaucer was thought to have started the 'love mess'. They were others of course who went along the same lines as he did, but no one knows for sure who's to, well, blame. Valentine's Day is actually a day to honor a couple of martyrs/saints; how it led to lovers parading their "love" is (sigh), an annoying mystery.

The lucky ones who benefit today are the thousands of companies worldwide minting money from love-drunk monkeys, like you and your partner. Don't feel so offended; my only problem is that you don't have to proclaim your union to the world, sadly only to make a fool out of yourself, that this one day is the only time to shout it out loud. Do it tomorrow, or on the 13th of May, why today?! There's a good chunk of the population mind you, who have no clue it's Valentine's Day. So how do they celebrate their love then? Not like you, that's for sure.

I've conveniently called today Valium Day, cause a lot of you can really lose it and let the 14th of February get to your head (pop a Val now, why don't you). Just slow down, and breathe for a minute - it'll only last for 24 hours anyway.

Have a fabulous day.