Commuter

Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Opinion

By LAUREN SANTLY
Valentine's Day has turned into a rather commercialized holiday.

Many people do not see it as a holiday for them unless they are celebrating it with someone. Although it would be nice to be with someone for Valentine's Day, you do not have to be to be able to celebrate the day for what it truly stands for.

Valentine's Day is rooted in love and that is what you celebrate. I believe that telling people in your life you care about them and that they mean something to you goes far beyond being in a relationship with them.

Valentine's Day is a day in which expressing your love for someone can really impact and change their day for the better.

A little goes a long way. It does not have to be shown through lots of money spent; just express to someone on Valentine's Day how much you love them and that will be enough.

Beyond the obvious commercialism of Valentine's Day, there stands a day and that is all it really is. In reality not every person judges on what is given to them that day, it is OK if nothing is spent.

Every single person just wants to know if they are cared about by someone, valued, and loved by them in this world; what better day than Valentine's Day to express that?

Love is the greatest and the most wonderful feeling ever shared. On Valentine's Day remember to show others in your life you care about them.

You do not need a grand gesture, loaded with money behind it. It's the little things in life that mean the most, and on Valentine's Day that is what counts. To love someone you do not need to show that in money.

It's the expression of your feelings in other ways as well; those are the moments that will be remembered on Valentine's Day; those are the moments that will last.

By JARED SILFIES
St. Valentine's Day is a malicious massacre clouding emotion from humanity.

Everyone focuses on buying gifts or attempting to be romantic for a "special someone" on this one day. Why should thought and love be expressed on only one day?

Love, importance, romanticism, these ideas shouldn't be locked away for 364 days and only be remembered Feb. 14. Instead of expressing true emotion, people are rapt over wrapping commercialized gifts expressing little or no thought.

Valentine's Day's horrid holiday status also includes the feelings of singles and others in unsuccessful relationships. It's bad enough being alone or unhappy and then one day the focus is on love and perfect couples, leaving singles bitter or frustrated.

Successful relationships are the focus of Valentine's Day, while failures and singles are swept under the rug.

Moreover the feelings expressed at this time of year seem gushy and overly sentimental. What is the true intent over titles like "honey bunny", "sweetie" and others? Is it to express true emotion or carnal desire?

Valentine's Day seems like a good idea on the surface, expressing love and wanting to share time with people you are about. For those wanting a meaningful relationship one day isn't enough to express true love and singles are left in the cold. Pat Benatar was right, love is a battlefield and at Valentine's Day we're all the losers.

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