Celebrating Valentines day in Zambia is just like celebrating Guy Fawkes night or Halloween. Many of us do not know anything about its origins or real meaning. All we know is that we have to wear something red and black and have some money to drink something strong and most probably with our partner.
I do not blame us but the guy who wrote a letter to a girl before his execution and signed it with the words, "Your Valentine". If his name was Albert we could be calling this Albert's Day or even Clinton's Day or something. Now the whole world is hooked to this love thing on 14th February.
Millions of men out there are sweating over what to buy for their ladies this Valentine and it is just 4 days away. There is no excuse because all the boutiques, flower shops and gift shops are stocked with all types of things that should spell love to her. Don't even pretend that you forgot because everywhere you look there's "Valentines" written on something.
If for some clever reason you avoided to buy your missus a present last year, don't buy her a cheap one this year because she may crack your skull with it. For those who are not married, there could even be another man competing with you on who gives her the brightest, reddest or biggest gift.
Love is supposed to be reciprocated but Valentine's gifts seem to weigh more on one side, and that is the man's side. A man can buy her lots of good expensive stuff but she will only get him a pair of socks, a tie and cologne. But don't worry, us guys do not give a damn because we know what we want from a woman and it surely ain't flowers, a tie or cologne.
While women will be worrying if they will get a better gift than Alice, we will be worrying about something else totally unrelated to valentine's day. I feel sorry to the woman that will get absolutely nothing. Thank goodness this Valentine's day falls on a Sunday when many people will be away from the office because that's one place where the competition for who received the reddest roses and the biggest bouquet gets stiffer.
Sometimes I wonder if what women want men to do to express there love to them is truly the right way. It is just a damn gift and a bunch of flowers that have just had their life cut short. If you buy something that your woman does not like and that causes a fight, brother you ain't in love.
Yes that is true. Love is more than chocolates and all those red, white and black gifts and clothes. By the way, all these Valentines gifts wrapped in red have been around all year round, right under your nose. Someone just changed the colour of the wrappers and probably hiked the price a little. You could have bought the same thing in October last year and given it to her. Why did you have to wait for 14th February?
I wish women would be like men and understand that love is just a feeling that is not supposed to be expressed with all those expensive gifts that you will only use or wear for just one day. I wish men could persuade women to just accept little things and not make this some kind of Love Olympics where they are supposed to compete against each other.
I know you have noticed that I have kept on referring to men as the buyers and the women as the receivers. That is because we men hate Valentines. I doubt if men who love Valentine can even fill up one bus trip.
No, we are not scared of the bills but what makes it awkward is we all have to buy our women the same gifts on the same day and we are meant to wear clothes in matching colours. Most of all, we hate Valentines day because even when we have the money to treat you right, we do not know if you'll like what we get for you. And if we buy you something very expensive, you will still expect us to take you to an even expensive place, with expensive food and wine. Valentine's day is so predictable and a big bore.
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I do not blame us but the guy who wrote a letter to a girl before his execution and signed it with the words, "Your Valentine". If his name was Albert we could be calling this Albert's Day or even Clinton's Day or something. Now the whole world is hooked to this love thing on 14th February.
Millions of men out there are sweating over what to buy for their ladies this Valentine and it is just 4 days away. There is no excuse because all the boutiques, flower shops and gift shops are stocked with all types of things that should spell love to her. Don't even pretend that you forgot because everywhere you look there's "Valentines" written on something.
If for some clever reason you avoided to buy your missus a present last year, don't buy her a cheap one this year because she may crack your skull with it. For those who are not married, there could even be another man competing with you on who gives her the brightest, reddest or biggest gift.
Love is supposed to be reciprocated but Valentine's gifts seem to weigh more on one side, and that is the man's side. A man can buy her lots of good expensive stuff but she will only get him a pair of socks, a tie and cologne. But don't worry, us guys do not give a damn because we know what we want from a woman and it surely ain't flowers, a tie or cologne.
While women will be worrying if they will get a better gift than Alice, we will be worrying about something else totally unrelated to valentine's day. I feel sorry to the woman that will get absolutely nothing. Thank goodness this Valentine's day falls on a Sunday when many people will be away from the office because that's one place where the competition for who received the reddest roses and the biggest bouquet gets stiffer.
Sometimes I wonder if what women want men to do to express there love to them is truly the right way. It is just a damn gift and a bunch of flowers that have just had their life cut short. If you buy something that your woman does not like and that causes a fight, brother you ain't in love.
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." Charles M. Schulz.
Yes that is true. Love is more than chocolates and all those red, white and black gifts and clothes. By the way, all these Valentines gifts wrapped in red have been around all year round, right under your nose. Someone just changed the colour of the wrappers and probably hiked the price a little. You could have bought the same thing in October last year and given it to her. Why did you have to wait for 14th February?
I wish women would be like men and understand that love is just a feeling that is not supposed to be expressed with all those expensive gifts that you will only use or wear for just one day. I wish men could persuade women to just accept little things and not make this some kind of Love Olympics where they are supposed to compete against each other.
I know you have noticed that I have kept on referring to men as the buyers and the women as the receivers. That is because we men hate Valentines. I doubt if men who love Valentine can even fill up one bus trip.
No, we are not scared of the bills but what makes it awkward is we all have to buy our women the same gifts on the same day and we are meant to wear clothes in matching colours. Most of all, we hate Valentines day because even when we have the money to treat you right, we do not know if you'll like what we get for you. And if we buy you something very expensive, you will still expect us to take you to an even expensive place, with expensive food and wine. Valentine's day is so predictable and a big bore.
Image courtesy of Victor Habbick at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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