Funny Valentine: A Lesson Plan
Days have come and gone, yet Valentine’s hangover remains. And though things seem to have changed (bettered, some would dare say), the essence of a festive and romantic celebration echoes customs and folkways from the past. Valentine Day, or February 14, not only serves the means of myriad blighted couples’ so-called eternal flames to revive, to reignite for at least a couple of hours (mostly minutes!); also, it proves substantially beneficial to promote big companies to spread the message and send their finances soaring. Chocolates, postcards, sparkling wine and love songs on radio stations are among the top picks of the day. However, there is an increasing number of dissenters (seen on FB, for example) who are at odds with V Day and feel an urgent need to stop the nonsense. I have stood on both sides ever since I started dating. Back in the days, Valentine Day used to be a perfect excuse to eat out at a fancy upmarket restaurant or just to grab some takeaway...