not a big fan of valentine

im not really a big fan of valentine. even with my previous relationships. seriously...

valentine is just a commercial fair, when flowers, especially roses get extra expensive. you see people walking around holding flowers and some other cutie gift items. and love becomes a famous topic although more than half of the human race dont really understand what true love really is...

ok now you think im just a bitter, anti-social, unromantic, loveless, pathetic creature. not quite...

for me, valentine is an everyday affair. because celebration of love for the one you cherish should be a continuing process, not just few times a year. not just on february 14. love is the attitude of the heart, not just some feeling. love is a commitment, not just some outburst of emotion (or outburst of hormones!).

for so many of us, we confuse and equate love with infatuation. true love grows deeper and more intimate with passing time. infatuation fades faster than how it first appeared. of course, some of us get into a relationship just for the fun of it. and very often, we eventually just end up hurting ourselves... or hurting others. now that's pathetic.

anyhow, happy valentine to all.... whatever.

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Here's what true love really is...

"Love is patient. Love is kind...
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud...
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered...
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth...
It always protects... always trusts... always hopes... always preserves."

1 Corinthians 13