And here is a little romantic social commentary.
I'd like to point out one of the comments at the bottom of the page:
"I had a boyfriend unexpectedly fly across the country to be with me on
V-day, without telling me. He planned the whole thing in romantic-movie style.
I dumped him a month later."
I am neither in the mood nor do I find it appropriate to point out all the angrily glaring issues that any slightly moral person would have with this little anecdote (especially as it coincides with the article). The anger should not be directed so much at the commenter, but that this behavior isn't totally surprising. Men will continue to go at great lengths to satisfy every romantic sense they think a woman will have, only to have those efforts thrown in their face and laughed out the door (not all the time, but often enough for it to be discouraging). Obviously there are extenuating circumstances that remain to be scene with this story, but it is more the principle of it all.
At any rate, I will stop arguing against "them" and "society" for making us all horrible people. Sports are the only chance we've got to maintain any sort of optimism in the world.
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