Why is it we can send anonymous proclamations of love on Valentine's Day…..?
148318
lol\n\ncuz valentines is made for stalkers................duh
104567
i feel like valentine day is not fair. i have always had someone to share it with, but i always feel like the day is very depressing for those single people. you have a good point ---- to love everyone and not just your companion. i feel guilty when i have a valentine and some of my friends don't. they shoul make a singles day. haha
109931
well..here it is..\n\nEveryone thinks they know the origin of Valentine's Day. According to the most commonly accepted story, Emperor Claudius of Rome issued a decree forbidding marriage in the year 271. Roman generals had found that married men did not make very good soldiers, because they wanted to return as quickly as possible to their wives and children-and they didn't want to leave them to fight the emperor's battles in the first place. So Claudius issued his edict that there should be no more marriages, and all single men should report for duty.\n \nA priest named Valentine deemed such a decree an abomination, and he secretly continued to marry young lovers. When Claudius learned of this extreme act of disobedience to his imperial command, he ordered the priest dragged off to prison and had him executed on February 14.\n \nFather Valentine, the friend of sweethearts, became a martyr to love and the sanctity of marriage, and when the Church gained power in the Roman Empire, the Holy See was quick to make him a saint.\n \nThe early Church fathers were well aware of the popularity of a vast number of heathen gods and goddesses, as well as the dates of observation of pagan festivals, so they set about replacing as many of the entities and the holidays as possible with ecclesiastical saints and feast days. Mid-February had an ancient history of being devoted to acts of love of a far more passionate and lusty nature than the Church wished to bless, and the bishops moved as speedily as possible to claim the days of February 14 through 17 as belonging to Saint Valentine, the courageous martyr to the ties that bound couples in Christian love.
484340
It couldn't be better. I would love to get a clever little love note. Be sure it is well written and expresses your love. You might want to rhyme but whatever works. I think it is VERY romantic and not one bit wussy!\n\nYou know maybe you shouldn't tell her it is you. Say your secret admirer or anon. then ask her out!
387810
You can't, that's what "anonymous" means.\n\nThe government might be able to trace the path that the message took, but it is time-consuming and costly. You can't do it yourself.
438074
It seems, to me, that it would be true love if you don't have to ask and if people (including yourself) can't talk you out of it.  At least, that's a better indicator than asking the public....  Or, are you just gloating because you're in love??   ;)
1024745
Send an E-Card. add a little verse... Happy .....
514618
Very commercial and still a reminder needed for some .Asking parents regular for help and even saying thank you ,is great . But a day that you give to just that one is really nice .It should stop you from doing it more , but still a special day , as a birthday .Even though I no long have birthdays ( I refused to age pass 35 yrs.), my children will call or come over and now say Happy unbirthday ! So they are undoing the years ! As far as commercial use , they have gone over board .Valentines  was a card . Then came flowers , candy , gifts  and what a cut in your pay check !There are some  people that will argue just before the date and make up after the date past .REALLY ! One guy told me it was cheaper to date all week than to take his girl out on Valentines Day .Besides half off the next day and he would say I bought this yesterday ,but we weren't talking . LOL
151795
Valentines Day is Not a National holiday.  Banks, governement offices, etc do not close.  \n\nThe holiday is for the purpose of selling things.\n\nCheck these two sites for more info.
276108
There are just making that up! Really how could that be possible... GOD only knows what will happend to us! Not those stupid CHAIN LETTERS. They're just making that up to be scared and you'll pass it and the CHAIN LETTER will get popular!! This is just nonsense whatever dummy message... Don't believe in those things. \n\nMy classmate receive a so called CHAIN LETTER, and it says "PASS THIS MESSAGE TO AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE and if you don't, you'll die!" My classmate just ignored it! Nothing happened to her!! \n\nChain Letters are Plain Letters with SCARY, FUN anD Some Stuff in them that make your guts come out!! It is just a funny joke that people like to do!! Don't get carried away!! :)
556357
It is actually a formality, but it is not issued to everyone. It's always good to have a list with name/address/phone/email information on as many people as you can. These people serve as your network. You never know when you may need to contact them, or they you, but it can be a lifeline. I mail Christmas cards out to everyone on my list. Some people I email regularly. There are no blanket regulations. You will instinctively know, and you will make notations on your list. Good luck !
106417
Valentine's Day is a day where people have set aside to show\nhow much they love their mate or significant other. The \nphrase "Will you be my valentine" is just a statement they\nsay on Valentine's Day. Everyday we are to show love. Not\njust on this day. Love is an everyday action. You can buy a\ngift for someone just because.
112163
Why would you post this in the Love & Romance category?
46500
Valentine's Day falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to an obscure Catholic Church feast day, said to be in honor of Saint Valentine, are discussed below. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated.\n\nThe day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Starting in the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines
936977
Whenever I have something I want to say, especially emotional things, like 'i love you' or 'you mean a lot to me', I always get a blank card and write a little message. I don't know what it is about the action of sending a card that means so much to people. I think sometimes saying things just isn't enough, but taking the effort to go out and buy a card and write them something thoughtful lets people know how you really feel about them.
181262
You can express love in many ways. Flowers, Chocolates, Gifts and so on. But its the exclusivity and the pain you took to get that gift shows that love is special.\n\nI remember a friend of mine who went to the Himalayas (The mountain range where Mt.Everest is). It was the first snow for that season. He took a piece of ice, took pains and effort to preserve it to sustain a 10hrs journey and brought it back and gave it to his wife. She still has that bottle (ofcourse it has melt to water ;) ) and regards it as the most romantic gift which made her feel special.\n\nSo simple and inexpensive things like this when did with utmost sincerity becomes a special gift for someone special to you...\n\n.:Fishie:.
97501
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.\n\nOne legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.