{"id":1168,"date":"2007-02-14T11:49:57","date_gmt":"2007-02-14T18:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/were_boycotting\/"},"modified":"2007-02-14T11:49:57","modified_gmt":"2007-02-14T18:49:57","slug":"were_boycotting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/were_boycotting\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re Boycotting Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know that sounds like heresy, but I no longer wish to celebrate non-religious holidays just because the candy shops and flower markets and restaurants want to make more money.
\nI love the idea<\/strong> of Valentine’s Day. What woman wouldn’t want her husband or boyfriend to give her gifts and tell her how much she’s loved? I love the idea of getting dressed up for a special date with someone I love. I love the romance of the day. But, the cost has taken the joy out of it, at least for me.
\nI’m incensed that a dozen roses are more than double what they cost the rest of the year. Even mixed bouquets of flowers are more expensive. You have to make reservations six weeks ahead for your favorite restaurant, and then you’re likely to have shoddy service because the waiters see you as a captive audience, or they are so overwhelmed with the number of diners they have to care for they can’t do their job well.
\nIt just doesn’t sound like fun to me. I’d rather Dear Husband asked me out on a day when just the two of us could celebrate. I’d rather have flowers when it’s unexpected, not when it’s a duty. I want to be told I’m loved throughout the year, not just on the day when it’s said because it’s the custom.
\nI’m a romantic. I just want the romance to be on my terms. I want loads of romance in my life, not just one day. And I want that romance to be spontaneous.
\nYesterday, I saw a quote that I should have written down. Probably one of my readers will be able to help me with this. It had to do with the idea that we will be known by the little things we do, not by great achievements. I’d rather share a little bit of love every day, than go all out for just one day. Forget the chocolates, the jewelry, the flowers, the sumptuous dinner, the dress up clothes, and the cards……and just love me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know that sounds like heresy, but I no longer wish to celebrate non-religious holidays just because the candy shops and flower markets and restaurants want to make more money. I love the idea of Valentine’s Day. What woman wouldn’t … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}