By Katlego Sekhu
“When did Valentine’s Day end up being only about women? Men are expected to buy gifts but do women buy gifts on Valentine’s Day?” Asked Tbose on The Best T in the City.
This question had everyone on social media divided as men have made a fair argument over the years about why should Valentine’s Day only be about one gender.
Society has come to expect men in relationships to go over and above to make Valentine’s Day special for their significant other. Now should the same standards about the 14th of February apply to women as well?
Here is what some Kaya 959 listeners think.
A social media user says that Valentine’s day has lost its true essence as it has become about women. He calls it women’s day.
Chantie argues that the reason women hardly gift men is that they don’t know what to get them, plus all these Valentine’s Day ads cater to women. “I think the real problem here is we don’t really know what men like in a gift. All these stores cater for women but it’s rare to see a gift box for men that isn’t filled with Nivea products or socks. Do men like flowers? Chocolates? Teddy bears?” She tweeted.
3TSpoons on: Why Women Make Valentine’s Day About Them:
Women Love Attention – It is no secret that women love attention so a day like valentines day gives them that perfect opportunity to get all the attention they’ve been craving.
Women Love To Showoff – They want to show other ladies what they got and how much better their partners did.
Valentine’s Day Is An Ego Boost For Women – This shouldn’t matter but it does. To a woman, pulling all the stops on Valentine’s Day shows that you would go the extra mile just to keep her happy.
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