Seriously, why?
Wasn't there also a Self Help Radio about jealousy one Valentine's Day?* What is wrong with this show? Valentine's Day is supposed to be about romance & love!
As it says here, "Valentine's Day is a festival of romantic love, & many people give cards, letters, flowers, or presents to their spouse or partner. They may also arrange a romantic meal in a restaurant or night in a hotel."
Where's the show about giving cards, letters, flowers, or presents? Where's the show about romantic meals or nights in a hotel? Is it because heartbreak is an easier show to do?
Well, sure.
People are more likely to write songs about being sad than being happy, mostly because singing a song about being happy can easily sound smug or insufferable. But the human condition is mostly one of unhappiness, & unhappiness needs consolation. Music has been for many a major source of sympathy & empathy for many, from the teenager writing lyrics in her binder instead of notes to the elderly man at the symphony weeping to Beethoven.
(Plus, confidentially, there aren't a lot of songs about giving cards to people.)
* Yes, there was.
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