"You can be equal and still want to be treated like a princess once in a while"
I read the quote above in a Time article named 'Valentine's Day: Why Consumers Aren't Feeling the Love'
The article had many other interesting facts about this holiday:
1) Men will average $108 on gifts for their spouses or significant others, while women will spend $53
2) Guys seem to spend handsomely mainly to avoid being in the dog house with their partner
3) When I asked eight middle-aged married businessmen at a Toronto airport lounge about Valentine's Day gifts for their wives, there were groans and eye rolls all around. Yet all were of the opinion that a gift was obligatory. "Just to make sure" was the most common reason given for buying a gift.
This article does not paint a very good picture of this holiday, especially for the men involved, but what about the women involved?
"It's nice, but it's not a big deal," said Isabel, 23. Still, she admitted the pressure is mostly on guys, and that she likes being pampered. "You can be equal and still want to be treated like a princess once in a while."
So let's break down the reasoning of this thinking. Apparently equality is fine as long as you sometimes get treated as more then equal.
Imagine if the roles were reversed
If women spent twice as much as men, and men said "you can be equal and still want to be treated like a prince once in a while", how would we react to this holiday?
I wonder...
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