Valentine's Day has the highest potential for man trouble, out of any official calendar holiday. Today, February 14th, the men of the office are interrogated with "What are you doing for her"" while the women are inquired "What's he doing for you?" I caught one fellow man out the door at lunch to run to the spa for a last-minute gift, and he informed me that there were four other guys in front of him with the same idea. The trains were crowded with fistfuls of flowers and boxes of sweets from the local drugstore, all clutched by men, sweating from their panicked shopping sprees.Who's plan was it to force men into a more stressful state than in the days before Christmas? Was Saint Valentine a man hater? Why do only the men have to prove their love?
In fact, you ladies should consider these Valentine-themed gifts for next year:
- If you received a bouquet of 12+ roses that will die in the next 48 hours; consider a case of 12+ cans of beer that he will drink in the next 48 hours
- If you received a heart-shaped box of chocolates; consider a heart shaped steak, cooked rare so it's pink in the middle.
- If you received jewelry - an Xbox 360 with heart-red faceplate
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to run before the drug store closes...
Happy Valentine's Day!
2 comments:
So, my question is: who said that Valentine's Day was only for the women? I thought it was a two-way street. In the past, I've gotten my valentine a gift... including tickets to see Michael Jordan when he was still play basketball. So, what do you have to say to that Mr. Big KL?
There are other cultures (thinking of Japan and Korea at the moment) where the woman is the only one who gives gifts on V-day. Then on March 14th, it's the guy's turn. On April 14th in Korea, all the people who didn't get anything in February or March get something.
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