I 100% agree with the idea, but I think people are missing what is appealing about the holiday.
Tim and I do share love every day. We always say "I love you", always kiss goodnight, good morning, and goodbye. But Valentine's Day (at least to me) is a day to do something extra special that normally we wouldn't splurge on to do.
Think about it. How often can you justify a nice dinner date with your loved one? Whether it's at home or a nice restaurant? Reality of the matter is, we all are usually too busy. Valentines Day gives us a time where we can slow down and not worry about every day life.
Now, should we do this more often? Of course we should! The concept of "you don't need to have a holiday to do so" is, in theory, a true one. But when you are on a budget, always running around, have kids, stressed about work and home, etc., when do you really just sit down and have a night for yourselves? There are always a mulitude of "excuses" not to.
Having a holiday (just like we do for anniversaries etc.) to justify the slowing down in such a fast paced, rat race society is beneficial for all relationships, in my opinion. Most families aren't able to have a "date night" every week, so having this holiday really justifies them to call the sitter and just go out. Something that most (too many, really) American couples wouldn't do on a normal basis.
And why are we only against Valentine's Day? I don't see people being against celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. Those are considered "acceptable"; but if you think about it, don't we do the same exact things those days? Show how much we appreciate our loved ones? Take them out to dinner, buy them a gift, and make them feel special? If we are suppose to do that everyday, why do we celebrate those as well?
Interesting twist, isn't it?
This is exactly what runs through my mind when people say "we shouldn't need Valentine's Day".
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