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If your married with kids, this is a day to dress your child up with red and re-read the Valentine's day cards they received at school.
If your married, this is a day for a candle light dinner with your husband.
If you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, this is a day to spend time with them, treating each other to a wonderful day together
If your single, this is a day to spend with family.
Regardless what your relationship status may be, Valentine's Day is a situation made for exigence.
Some may be ready to tell the one they have been dating for five years, for their hand in marriage. Others, may be scared to tell the one they have been with for a year, that they love them for the first time.
Most people are able to say what they have to say with a flower, chocolate, a ring, or with the three words; "I love you"
Whatever you say, it must be said before the special day is over! Thats 24 hours too short.
However, some miss this opportunity of exigence for love, and this is how we end up with our love stories and songs.
Below, are some examples of love songs where those in love, missed their chance.
"If we ever meet again, I'll have so much more to say" - This is from Timbaland's song, If we ever meet again. A perfect example, of how someone might have not said what they needed to say and now that person is gone.
"I get so many things that I wanna say to you, I guess this mean that I'm missing you" - This is from The Black Eyed Peas "Alive" song. Which is about, no other than, a boy missing his girlfriend because he never told her how he felt.
There you have it, Valentine's Day is a perfect day excuse to tell someone you love them!
I have never thought about a holiday holding rhetoric in any manner. But your post makes a lot of sense. Valentine's Day is definitely a day of exigence!
ReplyDeleteThanks to the commercialism, we have a day of exigence as you analyzed! Good point!
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