Valentines Shmalentines

"Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,^[1][2][3] is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.^[1][3] The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted." - wikipedia.
 I hate to be a synic but.. valentines is a load of shnoodles in my eyes! surely if you are in fact so deeply in love with somebody you don't need a day in the calendar to prove that to them? it should be a daily occurance? However nice valentines day is for people in love, it is still just a money making system for all kinds of retail? On the contrary I do realise that if I was in love, i might feel differently about it.. hmmm. a tricky one.
what are your opinions fellow cool cats?

On a lighter, less opinionated note.. this is pretty cool :)
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG7214564/Valentines-Day-fashion-Drape-yourself-in-something-hot.html

Happy Valentines Day! :)
with love from char xoxo