Warbler said:

Gaffer Tape said:

While I'm not necessarily demeaning all pre-conceived dates, what is it you think he's joking about? He's simply saying that a spontaneous act of affection is what makes a date special and arguing that a forced act of affection committed simply because of a date is not.

not sure what to say to that.

Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, etc . . . They are all special to me. Should we all just stop celebrating holidays? I don't know what else to say.

If people want to celebrate them than they should (if they can afford to).

There are a lot of people who do so because of pressure more than pleasure and I think that's wrong.

There are a lot of people who get into serious debt because of them and that's wrong too.

Giving is not necessarily buying and doesn't necessarily have to follow a calendar marking.

BTW I think Gaffer Tape meant prescribed more than forced, following a set regime of doing or giving things on specific days rather than spontaneously and when the opportunity arises ( please correct me if I'm in error there).

I don't think he meant the feeling behind the giving was necessarily insincere.