DON'T EAT OUT FOR VALENTINES DAY

DON'T EAT OUT FOR VALENTINES DAY

 Okay, I'll be a little crude in this one and, by all means, realize I'm a gentleman but I just can't miss the chance to grab this low hanging fruit. But yeah, do definitely eat out. She'll appreciate it. Unless you suck at it.  wink wink nudge nudge say no more. Okay yeah. I just couldn't pass that one up.

In general though, a lot of my anti-valentine rants are not because of the affection you are showing towards your love one or the forced gifts that come with the whole day, but because of the capitalist bullshit around it in which places feel they can serve up a really expensive pre-fixed menu of garbage food because, well, they know you're in the position that you have to do this for your significant other or society has told you that you're a garbage person and you suck at relationships

The mindset of most kitchens on Valentines day is basically throw the same ol' shit on a pre-fixed menu and it's really not that special of a menu. The chef probably wants to move this one piece of shit item that normally doesn't move on other nights all that much, so they have the golden opportunity to move it in a packaged dinner that you can't just opt out of some items of.

In a sense, the whole thing is a scam because they lean into it so badly and know you don't have any other choice. But the reality is you do. And you should just accept that.

Don't go out to eat tonight. Like I mentioned, the experience food wise will be a complete waste and you'll be disappointed, only because you actually paid a lot for that shit would you try to justify it as you made your partner happy.

A better alternative would be to just cook at home. If you're in a nuclear sort of setting where the patriarchy is still living strong, your wife or gf will be the one that typically does the dishes and cooks for your lazy ass. I mean, I would have a lot of words for you - but it does make it so that if your ass actually cooked and cleaned for a meal, it would be that low bar and standards that you set for the relationship. But yeah, you'll be touted a hero.

But seriously, it's far more thoughtful to cook for someone, even if you don't know how to cook at all, and are just struggling, than it is to just go out - especially on this of all nights. Do you want to be in the same crowds as those out tonight? They are the fucking worse! The amount of love oozing out that would compete with yours is just off the charts. So yeah, do the solid and just try to cook tonight. You'll be a better person for it.

Also, do eat out. If you catch what I'm saying.