I was just thinking that Valentines’ season is a very shitty time for all of us broke people with significant others still waiting for callbacks. Then I realized, shit. I’ve fallen victim to idiotic mass consumerism AGAIN. As if Christmas wasn’t bad enough.

—Broke(n) Drone

This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2009.

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  1. I’m pretty sure this person isn’t breaking up with anyone and is commenting on how shitty it is that consumerism has permeated holidays, so what’s up with the boring tag?

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  3. This is just another Hallmark holiday built on the foundation of guilt and should stop acting like a fucking mini-Christmas.

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  4. What does “still waiting for callbacks” mean?
    I think if your SO will be all brokenhearted if you don’t spend hundreds of dollars on them for V Day, they need to be kicked to the curb. Even $50 for roses is pretty pricey, unless you have a lot of disposable income. I think if you’re going to give a gift, creativity and fun should count more than $. After all it should be about showing the person how much you care, not about throwing money at them. And like I said above, if their criteria for showing you care is how much you spend, maybe you should rethink the relationship.

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