Valentines Day Surprise
Valentines Day is associated with romance and love. But is it a little one-sided?
Stereotypically, women crave their partner to be more romantic and this is one day when traditionally they should receive some gesture of love from the man in their life (we can ignore for now the glaringly obvious shallowness of this). But what should the man expect on this day… how many men are expecting a nice surprise? A very controversial comment to say that perhaps the woman should make an effort for the man, but try to see it from another angle; how can women achieve equality if they choose to act as the weaker gender in relationships. In other words, why should the man be the one running after the woman and why does she allow this? Some women might think this is great, but I think it shows that women are both allowing themselves to be patronised and also failing to show mutual love in their relationship.
Think about it for a moment and you might see that perhaps by making the man do the running, women are losing the respect of that man. I personally respect a woman who is both capable of showing love as well as receiving it. Valentines day is a day for both genders and if women really want equality, then they need to realise that equality is not only meant for the work environment. Only by both partners showing consistent mutual love to each other can they be truly equal.
