Valentine’s Day is Bad for Your Heart!
Isn’t smart marketing meant to be subtle and noninvasive?
Marketing is supposed to cultivate attention and interest, not aggravation and disgust. Why then are these rules being ignored come Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s day is a beautiful holiday that celebrates love and
relationship. Why does it have to be spoiled by substituting material things for love?
Men are being bombarded with messages from jewelers, florists, card and candy stores:
- “Get the woman in your life something she will really love. A diamond from our jewelry store”
- “Show her how much you love her with a diamond necklace”
- “This Valentine’s Day celebrate this journey with a diamond from our store”
- “He went to Jared”
- “Propose to your sweetheart live on News this Valentine’s Day”
- “Send Valentine’s Day Flowers”
- “This Valentine’s Day spice things up”
As a woman, I feel bad that men are being pressured year after year into buying expensive gifts to show their love and appreciation. Yes, all women LOVE receiving gifts, but its not the same when guys feel obligated to do so. American businesses create the hype for their products, putting pressure on people whether they are in a relationship or not.
If you don’t have a special one on Valentine’s Day, you are being
automatically excluded from the celebration. You feel insecure and isolated. Aren’t those days that we call “holidays” supposed to bring happiness and joy, not loneliness and sadness?!
Valentines Days stresses people out!
In this day and age where heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, do we really need to add more stress to our not so simple life.
Does bad marketing kill? Are we going overboard?
