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“Valentine's Day”

I'm thrilled to welcome you all to the Unhooked Generation blog. After two years of hard work, Unhooked Generation will finally be released in bookstores on Wednesday. As members of this generation, I want to hear from you. Most immediately, what are your feelings about Valentine's Day?

Last week I was having dinner with four single, successful, attractive girlfriends. At the front of the restaurant a small placard listed a special menu for Valentine's Day. One of my friends grabbed the placard and put it face down. For her, Valentine's Day is an unpleasant reminder that she is still single. It isn't surprising that Valentine's Day has this effect on many single women. But my single male friends tell me that that Valentine's Day actually has the opposite effect on them. Even men who are in search of a girlfriend tell me it is great to be "totally single" on Valentine's Day because there is no pressure. Most men, at one time or another, have experienced the pressure to perform on this holiday when they were in a new relationship. They complain about the expense and the expectation. They wonder: are flowers and candy cliché? Are they really necessary? If you start dating someone at the end of January do you have to drop $100 on dinner and gifts? And what if the woman has purchased a gift for you and you didn't get anything for her?

Many women have a 'checklist' for Valentine's Day that includes flowers, candy and lingerie. Wouldn't it make more sense to ask whether he is he loyal, kind and loving the other 364 days of the year? What, if anything, does Valentine's Day mean to you? How will you spend it this year? If you are dating someone and you haven't had a conversation about it yet, what would you tell him or her?

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