complicated simplicity

Oh yea. That’s it right there in the title. Women should not expect anything during Valentine’s. They are just making things difficult for their poor boyfriends who are coughing out blood trying to:

1. Think of something unique;
2. Not look cheapskate, even though he’s got nuts in the bank account;
3. Not get ripped off by enterprising florists and gift merchants;
4. Buy something he thinks the girlfriend will like;
5. Covering work/studies while trying to plan the Big Day;
6. Pretend he forgot what the 14th of Feb meant;
7. Kill St. Valentine;
8. Get a reservation at her favourite restaurant, which happens to the favourite of a gazillion other women on that day. Damn;
9. Finding out her timetable/schedule for that day so as to surprise her;
10. Hoping not to get met with an "Orh, that’s all ah?" on that day.

Join me in Protesting for the Rights of Boyfriends during Valentine’s Day.

Chant after me: Women should not expect anything during Valentine’s Day. Repeat. Yes… very good.

See? I’m romantic right?

Why am I writing this? Simple. I was just walking along the high street and EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING was about Valentine’s day. From Boots (a pharmacy) to Ann Summers (sexy lingerie shop -drools-) to Waitrose (a supermarket) and Hotel Chocolat (speciality chocolate shop, really delicious), had pink, fluff and screaming "buy this for your girl!". Poor boyfriends. So much expected of them. So little money, time and appreciation.