And as for the women who answered, “Yes,” it may not be romance they seek as much as sanity. As one yes respondent noted in the comments, “In reality we women usually do the bulk of kiddie stuff as well as plan most of the social calendar even if we work full-time. So this is a nice one to take off our shoulders.”
Fair point. Maybe if Valentine’s Day always fell on a Saturday night, I might be interested in planning, or even attending, date night. But adding something to my to-do list and calendar when I haven’t even finished putting the Christmas decorations away? No thanks.
Not the case in my household (no one does housework here), but women still do the majority of household chores in the average U.S. household — and in the average U.K household too. So for the women who have the energy to make Valentine’s Day plans, more power to you. And for the women who want the planning done for them, who can blame you?
And for those women with no one to plan a Valentine’s Day celebration, why not give yourself the gift of a cleaning service? No need for you to handle too much housework either. And if you send yourself, or anyone else, roses, make sure they are fair trade stems from responsible suppliers.
