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After writing a post on Friday about how I think Valentines Day is the absolute opposite of love, a friend of mine sent me this video of what love really is.
What a shame the couple in the video only have a 58% chance of staying married.
Mind you, with one having a Dutch accent and the other having a Scottish accent, they only have a 10% chance of ever understanding what the other person said.
Oh well, despite all that, I have to say I was moved by how the whole thing went down and I particularly loved how the happiness of the occasion swept through – and was shared – by the audience and cast members.
Nice.
We need more happiness in the World.
I know it’s always there, but under the tsunami of fear being peddled by our media, we often don’t see it.
If Valentine’s day was about celebrating the feelings of love demonstrated in the video above, then I’d be all for it – but as I said on Friday, it’s not – because all companies want to do is flog scared men some overpriced cards, flowers and chocolates whereas real love, at least for me, is about emotional generosity and that’s something you show with your heart not your wallet.
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what the fuck has got in to you campbell.
If you think you can be the new barbara Cartland, you should stop fucking kidding yourself immediately. unless youre talking about looking like her because you achieved that years ago.
pull yourfuckingself together. the birkenstocks are bad. this shit is worse. and i never thought id ever write that.
Comment by andy@cynic February 18, 2014 @ 6:20 amBest comment ever.
Comment by DH February 18, 2014 @ 6:41 amI don’t know if I am more shocked at the character assassination [which made me laugh out loud so don’t get too smug with yourself] or the fact you used a capital letter in your comment.
Comment by Rob February 18, 2014 @ 8:45 amtwat.
Comment by andy@cynic February 18, 2014 @ 9:14 am“mummy. how did daddy propose to you?”
“he was dressed like a twat and asked me in front of hundreds of people to hoodwink me in to saying yes. thats why i divorced the fucker after 3 months.”
Comment by andy@cynic February 18, 2014 @ 6:24 amGold
Comment by Miguel February 18, 2014 @ 6:37 amDouble Gold.
Comment by Rob February 18, 2014 @ 8:46 amYou are an old softie Robert. Andrew, you are an old cynic.
Comment by Lee Hill February 18, 2014 @ 6:30 amAndy is an old cynic. Literally. So I expect you won’t get any argument from him.
Comment by Pete February 18, 2014 @ 6:35 amcampbell says they only have a 58% chance of marriage success and i get called the fucking cynic? oi campbell, is that % right. hope so, means im not fucking average. finally the exparasites give something back to me of value.
Comment by andy@cynic February 18, 2014 @ 6:39 amThat is a well reasoned observation Andrew. You are both cynics.
Comment by Lee Hill February 18, 2014 @ 7:57 amIt’s not right the percentage of 1st marriages is much higher, overall figure is skewed by the fact that once you get divorced, you’re likely to do it again if you marry someone else.
Comment by northern February 18, 2014 @ 4:57 pmIn other words Andy, Northern is saying you skewed the results. Another feather in your cap.
Comment by Rob February 18, 2014 @ 7:21 pmI like you more when you are only influenced by my opinion Lee.
Comment by Rob February 18, 2014 @ 8:46 amI was moved too. 5 seconds after I watched it, I wanted to be sick.
Comment by DH February 18, 2014 @ 6:40 amThat happens everytime I visit this blog.
Comment by Billy Whizz February 18, 2014 @ 6:55 amMaybe he should rename it musings of a wannabe bulimic.
Comment by DH February 18, 2014 @ 7:36 amI remain awed by your ability to continually produce posts of this quality.
Comment by John February 18, 2014 @ 7:35 amIt takes practice, but I think I’m coming into my own.
Comment by Rob February 18, 2014 @ 8:47 amI’m definitely grateful there’s only one of you Rob.
Comment by DH February 18, 2014 @ 11:10 pm