Anonymous Valentines. I don't get it.

[cdave]

Valentines Day has always seemed to have two parallel traditions. For those in a relationship it is a day to express your love for each other (lets set aside cynicism for now). I think this is a lovely sentiment.

The other one is anonymously declaring your love for someone. This bit doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand it at all.

Asking someone out, is fine. Telling someone you think they're gorgeous in person, could be objectifying and creepy, so is not so cool, but can be done politely. But anonymously saying you love them seems a bit... well stalkery.

Can you explain this to me?

That said ...tell me you love me!!!!!


Get your own valentinr

I never turn off anonymous comments, but what the heck, I'm declaring this to be an anonymous comment Friday. Log off face book and say what you want.

Comments

[chiller.livejournal.com]

I think the UK takes the whole thing absurdly seriously, and that the best response is to send virtually everyone a valentine's card, in a sort of jovial scattershot way, like a lot of Americans do. Having said that, I can't remember the last time I received a valentine's card that wasn't from my mum. It was probably in about 2001.

Also, I concur with your first anonymous poster, up to the "hitting it" part, because I don't want to be contractually obligated. I may have worked with lawyers for too long.

[cdave]

Ah! So it's a celebration of agape and philia as well as eros over the pond. Makes much more sense now.

Stupid English language. We need more words for love.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

I think it's more just an excuse to have fun. The 'mericans seem quite good at that. Actually, everyone seems quite good at that - I just think we take it way too seriously over here. I totally arranged my cats' food into a heart shape this morning. :D