Back in the days of myth and legend it all used to be so much easier. However, in these days of political correctness and ‘Health ‘n’ Safety’ you can no longer go out and slay a dragon for her, especially now dragons are a protected species.
In recent times, Valentine's Day has become just another commercial rip-off, built up to only separate people from their money in the name of ‘romance’. It is all nonsense, hyped-up by all the various commercial interests. I do not play these sorts of games and I am disappointed by those who do.
It has now become a simple equation. The amount spent on a valentine is directly proportional to how much you love her. Spending a few hundred quid for a luxury romantic meal, a night in a pink heart-shaped bed, and a matching heart-shaped box of chocolates, shows her what a potent lover you could be.
In contemporary society, though, the amount of money you spend on anything shows how important that thing is to you. Even those things that are supposed to transcend commercial considerations - like love - are made into functions in the commercial equation.
We are only allowed to be consumers; every relationship must boil down to a commercial transaction. If there is no money in it, then it is worthless. Monetary value becomes literal value. If it doesn't cost, then it is not worth keeping.
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