Why has this distinctly outmoded and unequal dating custom continued into the 21st century?
It is far easier to write an article on Valentine’s Day retrospectively. The pangs of loneliness are now starting to fade and the melodramatic amount of alcohol I drank has passed through my system. Couples will have broken up, lonely hearts will have found companions on crowded dance floors and the world is much the same. The hype of Valentine’s Day is as nauseating as it is contagious, but it has vanished for yet another year.
Jennifer Simpkins
The Tab