V-Day or D-Day?

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He walks like a king through his house. He is master of his domain. He can eat what he wants, drink what he wants, and he can turn on the television and watch whatever he wants. He smiles to himself.

"By the power of Grayskull!" he shouts. "I... Have... The Power!"

He hears the car in the driveway. His wife is back from shopping. He sighs.

It was nice while it lasted.

We may be called the stronger sex, but really, if there is anything a man is scared of, it's his woman. And if he's not, then he's just ignorant. I'm not kidding.

Men don't understand women. Men don't understand what women want. And men can't live without women. It's a recipe for disaster, I tell you.

And to ensure that men continue to fear women till the end of eternity, there is this annual ritual they've come up with. It's the most evil of all rituals, and has its origins in medieval times.

It's called Valentine's day.

You're laughing.

Tell me, irrespective of whether he's single or not, which man has it easy on Valentine's day?

On Valentine's day, a single guy has to tell some girl that he's interested in her. If he doesn't, then he will be pitied. And the male ego doesn't deal very well with pity. If he does decide to make his feelings known, his fear is that she will say "No". Which is what usually happens, of course. However there is sometimes the unfortunate case where the girl says "Yes".

If a guy is not single on Valentine's day, though, then he's in really big trouble, because he has to do something on the special day.

For two weeks before the fourteenth of February every year, the media is full of advertisements for Valentine's Special gifts and experiences. A guy may decide that he's not going to give in to the intense commercialization of the day, and he's not actually going to get her anything. If you know such a man, pray for him.

If he does decide to get something though, he has to figure out what to get her.
If he gets her a bouquet of roses, she's angry because that woman at work whom she hates, got two from her boyfriend.
If he gets her a box of chocolates, he's in trouble, because her friend got chocolates and flowers.
If he gets her chocolates and flowers, he's cheap, because a girl she knows also got a watch. And a stuffed toy.
If he gets her multiple gifts, he doesn't really love her, because he can't take the time to take her out.
If he takes her out to a restaurant, he should have taken her out to a restaurant in a five-star hotel.
If he takes her out to a restaurant in a five-star hotel, he should have taken her to a resort outside city limits.
To actually survive Valentine's day, the guy must pick his woman up from work, fly her to Europe, have dinner on the beach with a live band playing, and give her a diamond ring.

But then the guy is done for. Because next year, he'll have to top even that. And unless flights to the moon are available, he'll hear the words "You've changed."

6 comments:

zelle said...

LOL! poor men! so it really means that we are the stonger sex and that males are just perceived to be one! :)

Btw, i saw ur link at Kusum's site.

Anonymous said...

Amazing as usual.. Though I am a new visitor and I had spend the whole of last weekend by reading your blogs.
Just to add to your sentiments..
"Stay Single, Stay Happy!!!"

Suji said...

Came here thru Kusum's blog. Great blog u have here. Will keep returning. :)

Kusum Rohra said...

I am so hurt reading this!!

How can you be so insensitive? I think flying to Europe too doesn't really do it.

I mean come on!! Angels like us deserve at least a few million dollars worth diamonds only because we decide to grace your lives with our smiles!

Not to mention the laundry, cooking, cleaning, cribbing (You have no idea how exhausting cribbing can be), shopping etc etc!!

Ajith Prasad Balakrishnan said...

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day
-- Wonder when that kind of a system will come to India :(

Koshika Yadava said...

the conflict of interests arises due to stereotypes imposed by the society.. and as individuals both men and women are insecure...get rid of the insecurity maybe we wont need constant reminders of love in gold and diamonds...problem solved
now if ull excuse me i have to get back to finding ways to achieve world peace.. up up and away...