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Valentine’s PavLov(e)

I am writing this as valentines day approaches. I happened on a article in a magazine where a comedian wrote a serious(I believe it was serious) article about self-love and enjoying Valentines day by herself. In short, she took the day to pamper herself at the spa and take herself out. I thought this was genius. I also though it should be done more times than on Valentines Day.

Why do we put so much thought and energy into these dates? If you are religious then Valentines Day doesn’t show up on your calendar. If you are spiritual it may not show up on your calendar. If you are agnostic or atheist you tell me, I assume it doesn’t have any value either.

These dates such as Black Friday, Presidents Day, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, and Fathers Day have no religious, cultural or practical origin that I am aware of. They have evolved as ultimately drivers of the consumer based economy. I am not insulated from this as I spend(waste) oodles of hard earned dollars on sentimental gifts I could have used to pay own my debts.

In a materialistic/consumerist environment society pressures you and guilt trips you into compliance. The network of people around you have already drank the proverbial kool-aid and the are doing to make you a kool-aid drinker buy force if necessary. The echo chamber of indoctrination can be so loud and strong that we loose sight of the meaning and purpose behind the things we do. We are so afraid of being ostracized.

There’s a thing called the Pavlov’s Dog study. Google would explain it better than I, but in effect it shows how the mind can be programmed through acts of repetition. Not to be insulting but we function similarly to Pavlo’s dog.

This Valentine’s season and maybe going forward we should not be down on ourselves that things are not romantically where we would like. Instead we ca try to think about how we can be good to ourselves like the comedian in the magazine. Ultimately the depression we may feel is a result of programming.

Worrier stop worrying

Now, you may be worrying a lot about what your man is doing when not in your presence. If you have a mate with tattoos, dances well and is highly intelligent then unfortunately nothing I say here will ever give you peace of mind.

There are a lot of advantages to not being in love with or not being crazy about your mate. For example take a cliche gold-digger who in all appearances fawns over her man. She is always disconnected emotionally and that is how she always reaches her goals of extracting his resources. For the everyday woman not particularly seeking to exploit her mate’s financial resources but seeking a lifelong companion, it may be useful to be somewhat disconnected. Not cold but not in a position to be emotionally crushed/weakened by disappointment.

This serves multiple purposes. It allows you to remain goal oriented(if that’s your thing), protected from emotional breakdown, focused and relaxed. Most importantly it makes you always desirable as you are always just out of reach. Most men do not have emotional intelligence and will barely notice. As long as your detachment is not accompanied by harsh criticism, complaining and verbal abuse your man will believe your in the most perfect of relationships.

In conclusion it’s best to barely like they guy and not be gaa-gaa crazy over him. Being crazy about him will make you weak and unfocused.