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Should I have been living in Iran for Valentine's day?

Every year I either forget Valentine's day OR i spend too much money for nonsense.
I don't normally believe in special days to do special things. I rather prefer normal days to do special things. But tell that to a woman.
So while i spent some 40 Euros getting the usual "i love you" evidence ... flowers, chocolate etc. and spend some extra time preparing ... cleaning up the house, installing ambient light, preparing the couch and the bed, telling the kids to quarrel NOW and keep quiet LATER......
well, while doing that by chance i had a look at the Wall Street Journal and it's take on the Iranian regime banning Valentine's day.

Banning Valentine's day?

In another sign of its ever more improvisational approach to governance, the Iranian regime has outlawed Valentine's Day. "Symbols of hearts, half-hearts, red roses, and any activities promoting this day are banned," announced state media last month. "Authorities will take legal action against those who ignore the ban."

I am somewhat torn ..... at least for me it would be beneficial to have the day officially banned.
But then again ... do I really think such a ban would keep my wife from expecting "the supposedly unexpected"?

Not really.....

Tags: freedom, of, speech

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Comment by Yusuf Said on February 15, 2011 at 11:10am: I refuse to celebrate Valentines day. This is how you can explain it to your girlfriend / wife..."Valentines day is a stupid holiday only celebrated in modern times for commercial purposes. It is more meaningful if I take you out or buy you something on a day where I am not dictated to by society to 'do something romantic'". Spontaneously take her out this coming Saturday or buy her something 'just because' and that will mean far more. Some of the Atheist/Agnostic women on atheist Nexus are very beautiful. I would have loved to take one of them sailing on the Nile with a bottle of wine, followed by dinner beside the corniche el Maadi. There is nothing like taking a woman out for a romantic evening and then making love repeatedly through the night...but not 'because it's Valentines day'.....the evening I described is best done about once or twice a week.