Men Don’t Like Valentine’s Day…Apparently
If you’re out tonight with your man and get the sense that he’s grimacing over your Valentine’s day ‘celebration’, it’s probably because he feels pressured from the high expectations that he feels he is getting from you, or at least that’s what you could believe if you pay attention to a recent independent survey that [...]
Valentine’s…Yawn
I really do feel for people at this time of year because whether you’re single or attached, you’re absorbing some sort of messaging about the Hallmark drama that is Valentine’s day. If you’re attached, you might be getting your knickers in a twist wondering what to do, where to go and what to buy for [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled column in honour of Valentine’s Day, the auspicious Hallmark Holiday which lines the post Christmas coffers of flower stores, card shops, jewellers, lingerie shops, and chocolatiers. A post-holiday celebration of capitalism and the powers of sex. Because, let’s face it, it’s still mostly men who are targeted by advertisements to [...]
10 Naughty Things to Do When You’re Single on V-Day
Pocahantas presents a little Valentine’s day humour for the fabulously single!
1: Schedule everyone in your department for a mandatory 7:30 meeting—at least a month in advance—the morning after Valentine’s day and assign each of them a moderately complex presentation.
2: Throw water balloons out of your third-story apartment onto unsuspecting couples.
3: Go to the sex shop [...]
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Let Valentines Day Stress You
Whether you’re single or attached, here at Baggage Reclaim we don’t believe that it’s a day that should have you getting your knickers in a twist, because people shouldn’t invest so much emotion and energy in a commercial day that seems to be built on profiting from insecurity and putting relationships under immense pressure. Here [...]
Valentine’s Day Can Kiss My…
I’ve never made it a secret about my loathing of Valentine’s day. It’s not because I’m anti-couples or anti-love, and it’s certainly not because I’m single. Truthfully, I think that Valentine’s day is a cheesy load of sh*t which benefits the retailer but puts single people and people that are in relationships under a ridiculous [...]
