Valentine's Day: Does the expense of the gift equal the amount of love?

by Kelly A. Mello

Ah, Valentine's Day. Love is in the air. You are eating dinner by the fireplace as he hands you the ring-sized box and you can hardly contain yourself. You start unwrapping with...read more

by Maureen Wuelfing

While I don't actually think Valentine's Day should be celebrated (any more than Grandparents Day or Children's Day or even Mother's or Father's Day); it is nonetheless celebrat...read more

by Barbara Stockton

You can't put a price tag on love because true love is priceless. If you are ever fortunate enough to find true love than choosing a gift won't really be as hard as you think es...read more

by Rebecca Dyson

Love should never be equated with a dollar amount, and this goes for Valentine's Day gifts as well as any other gift. Our society has become such a materialistic one; it is easy...read more

by Holly Rogers

Valentine's Day has become increasingly commercial over the years. It has gone from being a day to celebrate the love you feel for someone and perhaps sending a card or a flower...read more

by Bryan Belrad

The price tag on the gift really does reflect on the love behind it, but not in the way we usually think of it. If a gift is pricey, then probably the purchaser thinks he or sh...read more

by David Brown

It is perfectly alright with me for there to be a Valentines Day. To me, like Christmas, everyday should be Valentines Day for those who love one another. When it comes to a g...read more

by Danielle Williamson

Valentine's Day has become a tremendously profitable retail holiday, ranking very close to Christmas in the last minute guilt ridden frenzy of buying mayhem. Just drive by your ...read more

by Catherine Feng

I am sure we have all heard the saying, "It is the thought that counts." And how very true a statement that this turns out to be. I believe that as long as a gift is from the ...read more

by Tiffany Kei

Modern times has us living in a fast pace world where we are quick to forget the true beauty of holidays. Since the beginning of modern civilization, we have come to love flatt...read more

by Ben Hughes

Someone rolling in money who doesn't buy a gift is often quite rightly accused of being mean and lacking love, but whether it means that he or she doesn't love their Valentine i...read more

by Nicole Callis

Unless you are one of those obnoxious and shallow people, I'm sure you can understand and appreciate that love carries no monetary value. You can't show someone you love them b...read more

by Patricia Farley

The expense of the gift does not equal the amount of love on Valentine's Day. No gift could ever match the amount of love, because love is worth more than money. First there sho...read more

by John Graham

We, in my family, don't give gifts on St. Valentine's Day to express love. Instead, we give each other the gift of love each and every day. Nothing is known of St. Valentine,...read more

by A. Joerger

A co worker of mine was telling me that she was mortified because there was a girl in her class that wanted to break off her engagement. The girl was crying and upset and told ...read more

by Lynn Mcmonigal

Valentine's Day: Does the expense of the gift equal the amount of love? Not to me. Love can be shown in much simpler, much more meaningful ways than by spending pies of money. ...read more

by Opal Elaine Moyer

On Valentine's Day, as on any other holiday, the thought is what truly counts in gift giving. Consider the man who buys his wife or girlfriend some expensive diamond jewelry- t...read more

by Melinda Ralph

The very fact that some people have written 'yes' leads me to believe that very few people know true love. The cliches have all been said and at the expense of sounding like a b...read more

by Sweetsmile

The more money you spend on gift, the less true love you have. How can the love be valued by money? If we have a lot of money, can we buy a large amount of love? Even the senten...read more

by MAD

To directly answer the question: No. On Valentine's Day, in fact, not only for this occasion but for any other occasion, the expense of the gift does not equal the amount of l...read more