Valentine's Day at the Office

I suppose that since I work downtown, many of

SF’s finest romantics had to give the florists a break

and send their sweeties flowers a day early.  Indeed,

some of the ladies here are already receiving their

VD bouquets today.  It’s funny.  It’s supposed to be a marker

of a good boyfriend or husband.  Well, in a superficial way.

To all your friends, a cheating or mean boyfriend could

seem really awesome if all they see are the flowers.

It’s just such a scene with all the “oh”s, “ahh”s, and “how

sweet”s I’m hearing and I’m sure will hear all day tomorrow too.

It’s nice though…it makes the office look pretty, and it

smell like flowers instead of microwave popcorn and

printer toner. 

In a very Sex in the City kind of way, I’m wondering

why Valentine’s Day is such a big deal. I’m sure there

will be hurt feelings by some women because their

man didn’t get them anything..especially if they sit

beside another woman who got a big bouquet of

roses or something.  It’s pretty dumb really, but

I guess I can understand.  While VD displays are

arbitrary in nature, it does feel good when someone

you like or love goes out of his/her way to let you

know they feel the same way, or to just make you

feel special. 

Maybe this year, make VD less meaningless and commercial

by telling your sweety what they could do to make you feel

special and loved, and ask them what you could do for them.

And forgive him for not getting you any damn flowers!