So, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Hurray for love! I hope you appreciate it every day of the year. Love really is all that matters in this world, and the romantic kind is beyond compare.
Having said that, I hope you will be a bit sensitive to those of us who don’t have it in our lives. Some of us look to Valentine’s Day with a certain level of dread and resignation. It’s particularly painful for those of us who have lost loved ones. And it can be downright depressing for those of us who have given up all hope of finding someone to love. (I know you’ll be tempted to say, “You’ll find someone!” in the comments section. But the odds are equally good that I won’t. Please allow me to reside in the real world.)
For those of us in the lonely hearts’ club, your big bouquet of flowers, delivered to the office with a great deal of fanfare, is disheartening. Your chocolate makes us lose our appetite. We are happy for you, yes, but it would be nice to be able to be happy for ourselves.
And please understand that for the lovelorn, the day after Valentines is viewed simply as a great opportunity to buy chocolate on sale. We don’t rush to work in eager anticipation of hearing about your romantic dinner at the fancy restaurant, or your bed strewn with rose petals. We’re just happy to have survived the day once again.
So please, enjoy your flowers. But could you take them home now? Thanks.
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The View from a Drawbridge 
A realistic NPR Valentine for you : https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day …This is shorter than the very long, but fascinating, wikipedia history.
Hope this helps form an indifference to those who flaunt their participation in the commercialization of love. Besides, you’re allergic to chocolate and cut flowers die faster than those left to thrive in your garden. 🙂
Thank you! This does help. 🙂 Those kinky Romans.