Saturday, November 04, 2006

I was recently accused of being a non-romantic. Do I agree with that accusation? I suppose I must agree. I don't think of this as a drawback. I mean I appreciate a romantic gesture as much as the next person. I like gifts that indicate the giver has put great thought into it. I just think that nowadays people are completely confused as to what is indicative of romance.
Take for instance the classic story "The gift of the Magi." You know the one, where the guy sells his valuable watch to get a beautiful hair comb for his wife's lovely hair. Meanwhile, the wife sells her hair to get him a chain for the watch. Aww...what rubbish! I mean seriously, this is supposed to be romantic? How is this romantic? How is it romantic that he has a chain for a watch he no longer owns and she has a comb for hair she no longer has! It's a lose/lose situation. I mean if they'd talked to each other, they could have pooled their money and bought a decent bed or a proper meal or something. Practical...definitely, but you can't tell me that it isn't romantic. I mean something they've both worked for and something they can both enjoy together? That's got to be more romantic than the original version.
So yes I am not a bleeding heart romantic but I think that's a good thing. There are too many bloody bleeding heart sentimentalists out there who put value to the most ludicrous things. Valentine has been turned into a three ringed circus! Where is the love, today it's all about who got the biggest bouquet and the most expensive gift. I wish people would start using their heads just a little bit. I mean for crying out loud, the grey stuff between your ears? It's not just there as stuffing you know!
Just me.