V-day pointers for guys

[ragani]

My friend, ismirth, has been working on a series of advice posts for guys. Her latest entry is a timely post of what guys should know about Valentines day.

She would love some feedback, from both guys and gals.

So, I am curious...
Do you think she is representing woman accurately?
If you are a guy, was this helpful?

Comments

Meh.

[tshuma]

She's not representing this woman accurately. I don't do St. Valentine's Day.

Similarly to how I feel about Christmas, and expected gift-giving holidays (with the exception of birthdays, the recognition of which I whole-heartedly approve), I dislike Valentines. I dislike the build-up, the expectations, the insanity of all this being put on a single day at the behest of greeting card companies, chocalatiers, and florists everywhere.

Pretty much the only reason I approve of it at all is the boost it gives the economy, which wouldn't need it so badly if we didn't as a nation overspend at Christmas and then pinch pennies through January.

This is spurring me into full diatribe mode, so I'll stop and just vent in my own journal about it. But no, I don't feel she is representing women completely.

On the other hand, if you take the importance of the calendar out of it, a lot of what she says about what to give and when, and what to say, etc., make sense to apply to one's dates out anyway.