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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something... |
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February 2 , 2004
The Super Bowl has just ended, and Valentine's Day is two weeks away. These two events are intrinsically relayed, though most men never make the connection. With rare exception, the Super Bowl is a national Holiday to men. Regardless of the fact that the NFL has become watered down and lame, we still set aside Super Bowl Sunday as a day with special meaning and tradition. The morning is filled with various events. Some guys golf, others do yard work, some get everything done they need to so that when kick-off time comes they can cease moving. When game time comes, we all imbibe in obnoxious amounts of food and drink, most of us with friends. This all seems quite normal and natural to men. To women, however, the Super Bowl is nothing more than a more fun than usual way to be part of their guys' world. Yes, research shows that about 25% of women actually enjoy watching the game during the Super Bowl, but that leaves 3 out of every 4 who don't. It is true that those 3 watch it because they enjoy the commercials, the food, the drink, the friends and the overall atmosphere. The real reason that most women have acquiesced and agreed to become part of our big day is simply because…they love us. AND THEY EXPECT YOU TO RETURN THE FAVOR. This is not to suggest that women have evilly planned and plotted this occurrence, it's just become the way it is. Women have gone out of their way to make Super Bowl Sunday a great day for us men. In return, we need to do the same for them on a day of equal importance to them. That day would be Valentine's day. Yes, that's right boys, as important as Super Bowl Sunday is to us, V-day holds the same level of meaning to women. There is no reason to go through all of the usual male objections to the day, most notably that the holiday is nothing more than a made up event by Hallmark. Valentine's Day has embedded itself in the female psyche as a day of monumental importance. It is the one random day of the year when you get to show her how important she is. Nothing about V-day is about men, so stop thinking that you are entitled to equal treatment, you got that during the Super Bowl. No matter what your woman tells you, V-day matters. She wants flowers, candy and a nice dinner. She wants treatment that she can brag to her friends about and show you off with. If you are low on funds, get creative and romantic all at once. Write her a song, take her on a picnic or a drive. IF you are stuck for ideas use this test: Think of the one thing that she has been asking you to do which you absolutely, positively never ever want to do. Then, do it. Love is all about compromise and give and take. There is no better illustration of that process in action than the two weeks between the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day. The women know it, and the men better get it quick.
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