I am of two minds about this. I think occasions like Valentine's Day are fine, but like other holidays, they have become intensified to the manic point by commercial interests, desperately trying to differentiate days to make money. So Valentine's Day is hyped and saturates the papers, media, etc.
The problem is that what was once a graceful event between people, light hearted and amusing for the most part, has become relentless. And, like so many holidays, it now highlights the loneliness of those who are outside the magic circle. I think that this manic machinery creates some of that loneliness. When I think of all the people who are suffering from lack of love, or being able to give love in romance, and who will be hurt by today, I wonder about it all. I wish the happy ones well. But --

yours, Peter T.