"Love is the most expensive of emotions"

$14.7 Billion is predicted to be spent on Valentine's Day this year.
Yes love is important, and showing you love someone is important as well. I won't deny it. My problem is that people are spending 14.7 Billion on chocolate, jewelry, and flowers.

I could get really charity like and say "give it to the starving!" but that's not my point.

We live in the materialistic world where we measure our relationships based on what we get. Not kidding I bet everyone has thought in their head, "that's it?" Yea that's it.

This is my idea, make this one more meaningful. Instead of going out and getting her the most amazing looking card ever, keep it simple. Then write on the inside why you like her, not why Hallmark likes her.

Flowers are overrated. They die right away, if they escape the dog or cat for that long.

I do like the excuse to eat chocolate. But the stuff where your not even sure if it's chocolate anymore? Ha give me a plain Hersey's bar any day. Anyway less trash than those stupid plastic boxes (save the environment ;) )

Oh and that necklace that looks so nice. I would feel so guilty wearing that. It's almost like the girls compete to see who got the best stuff. "oh look how much he loves me. This is just gorgeous!" You're stupid.

Ok but this is my favorite part. Just to be generic, It saves money =) It's all over the news, but some people have missed it. The economy is tight. Maybe pay off your mortgage? On the other hand it's a good, natural, stimulus package. So stimulate it another way. Talk to your significant other on how to spend the money. Give it to a cause, or spend it on something you would both want, but may not be as romantic. Then later you can be all romantic just the two of you. Bet that would mean more anyway..