TODAY is the one day of the year when many women expect to be shown at least a little affection of the tangible kind from their lovers. But word on the street is that male enthusiasm for Valentine's Day is waning, for one reason or the other. So if at the end of the day your desk is still bare of flowers; there are no scented candlse and flower petal trail leading to your bedroom when you get home; and there's no lunch or dinner invite, your guy could be protesting for one of the reasons listed below.
They're the responses coming out of frank discussions with men held last week, on why the girlfriends and wives will be going gift-less this year. Just thought we'd give you a heads up.
1. Every day is V-Day for him: Some men argue that they don't need to buy you a special gift because they show you how much you mean to them all year round. If he is a rebel at heart, he will tell you that he doesn't want to be put in a box by society or pressured to believe that love and romance should be set aside only for one day. "If you check for somebody I feel that you treat them good every day, it shouldn't be done on a special day," said graphic artist Lloyd Brown.
2. He is broke: This is an excuse you've probably heard all year round, which will be regurgitated today to appease the hurt you will feel at not receiving a gift. He's going to probably remind you of the car payments, mortgage and utility bills he has to take care of, as well as that 'loan' for earrings you haven't paid him back for yet. So a box of chocolates, a nice card or a bouquet of flowers just doesn't fit into the whole scheme of things for him.
3. He wants you to buy him something for a change: Valentine's Day has long been considered a woman's holiday when the fairer sex gets pampered and feted. But men are now demanding that after years of giving, they now want to be treated in return.
4. He believes St Valentine was a pervert and Cupid is on the funny side: This is becoming an increasingly popular sentiment among some males who believe that the priest after whom the day was named had some funny intentions. They use one of the stories about the day's history, which have to do with a St Valentine who was to be executed and wrote a card signed 'From your Valentine' to the very young daughter of his jailer. There are some men who also 'bun' Cupid -- that chubby, ageless, diaper-wearing romancer who insists on sticking lovers with his arrow.
5. He doesn't have a clue what to get: Chocolate leads to weight gain, flowers fade and teddy bears are just too common. After years of criticism for their gift selection, some men have resigned themselves to not getting anything for their spouses today. For some, it is a matter of damned if you do and damned if you don't.
6. He is very unromantic: Let's face it, some men just don't have a romantic bone in their bodies, so if you've been blessed with one of these fellows, it will probably come as no surprise to you that you won't be receiving a gift today.
7. He has run out of ways to make the day better: He went beyond your wildest expectations last year, bought you a sleek BMW the year before and took you to the priciest hotel the year before that. After setting such precedent, there is no way he can fall back on the quality of the gifts he has been giving you over the years, so the next best thing is to give nothing at all.
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