Just Buy the Bear

In my latest Georgetowner advice column, I had the chance to consider the struggle that many of us have with the obligation of gifting a loved one on Valentine's Day (read the whole column here). While there are snarky columns and blog posts aplenty reminding us of how manufactured this holiday is and how we are giving into the corporate machine by even thinking about buying roses today, I heard something different in this question. A wife had made a very plain request to be acknowledged on Valentine's Day. And while the husband's frustration may be well-founded, when we love someone and they ask us for something, sometimes we just do it. As long as it's not dangerous, we just do it. Even if it's stupid.