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Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??

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Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 8, 2014 at 6:31 am
Valentine's day is exactly one thing to me, and one thing only:

My birthday. Big Grin
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 8, 2014 at 7:15 am
(February 8, 2014 at 6:31 am)Esquilax Wrote: Valentine's day is exactly one thing to me, and one thing only:

My birthday. Big Grin

Not to disparage your birthday by any means, but I always thought the prime purpose of Valentine's Day was to fill the candy/greeting card gap between Christmas and Easter.

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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 8, 2014 at 8:13 am (This post was last modified: February 8, 2014 at 8:14 am by KichigaiNeko.)
(February 8, 2014 at 6:31 am)Esquilax Wrote: Valentine's day is exactly one thing to me, and one thing only:

My birthday. Big Grin

Also it is our anniversary as a couple. Big Grin
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 8, 2014 at 12:01 pm
(February 8, 2014 at 5:13 am)khan4036 Wrote: Thanks for the opinions everybody . I appreciate them.
Ivy ! Its in the literature. Again, I cannot verify the authenticity of this tale but its believed to be true.
Minimalist ! No doubt in what you're saying. It was first 'associated' with romantic love in High Middle Ages but what made it 'associate' ?? Tales of Valentinus , Valentine and St. Valentine though explain the behind-the scenes origin of this day but fail to relate romance with it.

Look ! Love is what bonds the human spirits till eternity. Love is what we live for. But I want to know why it came to be celebrated as a symbol of love ? If there's no such thing , then there should be no Valentine Day either .


Find a copy of Candida Moss' "The Myth of Persecution." She gives marvelous background about the growth of some of these martyr tales. She also explains why these tales were put forward.

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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 11, 2014 at 10:16 am
M not satisfied still.Wink Shades

Anybody here who can convince me to celebrate Valentine ?
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 11, 2014 at 10:19 am
(February 11, 2014 at 10:16 am)khan4036 Wrote: M not satisfied still.Wink Shades

Anybody here who can convince me to celebrate Valentine ?

Don't celebrate it khan. You are not in love, so why bother.

The day is only for lovers.
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 11, 2014 at 12:23 pm
(February 11, 2014 at 10:16 am)khan4036 Wrote: Anybody here who can convince me to celebrate Valentine ?

Why do you want people to convince you to celebrate Valentines Day if you think it's crap? If you think it's crap, don't celebrate it. End of story.
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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 11, 2014 at 12:32 pm
(February 11, 2014 at 10:16 am)khan4036 Wrote: M not satisfied still.Wink Shades

Anybody here who can convince me to celebrate Valentine ?

Here you go Khan, this should do the trick...

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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 14, 2014 at 12:50 am
Happy Valentine's Day ....lovers everywhere!

My Valentine/ Anniversary gift.....
Well what do expect to get a Lady who loves plants?
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And for the Pagans and Wiccans

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RE: Valentine Day's history has no Love History ??
February 14, 2014 at 1:06 am
(February 11, 2014 at 10:16 am)khan4036 Wrote: M not satisfied still.Wink Shades

Anybody here who can convince me to celebrate Valentine ?

NOPE.

Angry I hate this fugly day. Everything is pink and red... as if they go good together. Pink and red need to be far apart from each other! People buying candy. Everything is corny. Fuck Valentine's Day. Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it to bud lite hell.

But... kichi and Zen's big day is swell, and so is esquilax'. Happy day to you guys.
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