Centurion

Issue date: 2/23/10 Section: Campus News

Hope with boyfriend Reggie

What does Valentine's
Day mean to you? Gender
makes a difference in how
this question is answered. A
local male student opened
his heart to explain his definition
of the day of love,
"Valentine's Day to me
means spending time with
the one that you love and
care about. It is about
showing your partner how
much they mean to you and
what you would do for
them," said Roger Prioleau,
20 of Levittown.
He also added,
"Valentine's Day is a time
for a couples to enjoy the
day with each other and not
have to worry about everything
else."
This was Prioleau's first
Valentine's Day with his
girlfriend Nicole, of three
months.
"I will be spending
Valentine's Day with my
girl, making her feel so special
because she deserves it.
She means everything to
me and I am going to show
her how much I love her."
What a nice guy.
Last week I was browsing
for Valentine's Day
ideas.
I typed "Valentine's
Day" into Google which
led me to many sites. The
movie "Valentine's Day,"
which came out last week,
looks like a movie I would
enjoy seeing, just not on the
first date. If you have read
my past column, I mentioned
that a movie is not
an ideal first date idea
('issue 6,' if you want to
check it out).
While searching the sites
for cupid's date ideas, I
realized that the main
theme of most Valentine's
sites was simply how to
please your significant
other on the day of love.
People should be celebrating,
even on days that
aren't national holidays of
love.
You do not need to save
your romantic plans for just
Valentine's Day. Let your
partner know that they are
love and cherished on a
Wednesday, for example, just because.
I became curious about
the true meaning of
Valentine's Day, so I started
a new search. I clicked on a
site that really stood out to
me. It was about a woman
who believes that everyone
has lost sight of the holiday.
She mentioned how
men used to go out in the
fields and search for the
perfect flowers instead
rushing to the store to grab
the last bouquet of wilted
roses. She also explains
that men would write their
own cards, but now they
are all made by computers.
A woman would cook
dinner for two in the comfort
of her own home, but

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