Lonely Valentine

Ostrich approach is a typical strategy for those bachelors, singles (be it available or not), unpopular nerds, or even third gentle (ah gua or TB) to endure the loneliness during Valentine’s Day. Indeed, Valentine’s Day can boost spending and improve our economy, this site explaines alot on it. http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/how-valentines-day-helps-the-economy/

But what really bother me is how those categories are going on with this day that falls between two extremes i.e. it could be the happiest day for the couples and the saddest day for the singles. Frankly, this issue rose up maybe due to my excessive hormone or too-strong-and-aggressive sperms inside my balls. “Just ignore it” or “Oh really? I forgot today is Valentine’s Day” is the easiest statement they can say to be unaffected.

Wait a minute. There is one more way we can do. I call it as strategic complementary. We hang out on that day by group. Hence, reducing the psychology cost by spreading it among the group. At least we know there are still abundant of single and lonely persons out there.

But because of this special day, places like restaurant, cinemas, shopping malls, clubs and even parks are being filled with loving couples. What’s really worse is they seems to be more intimate during this day, holding flowers or hands, nicely dressing, eating chocolates, smiling and looking at each other like there is no one else in this world. So, what are the costs to those left outs that are standing there, looking jealously at those loving birds, dying to have one girl friend? (I’m thinking from a guy’s perspective anyway)

#1 A lady being taken can be meant less one opportunity for those single and hungry guys. In the real world, every male tries their best to get the blonde. Game theory teaches us that there will be a prisoner’s dilemma hence; males won’t have a discussion first to date which lady so that everyone gets their partners.

#2 “The tragedy of the commons” - dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest for this to happen Few days prior to Valentine’s Day are the time when not only the price of rose increases wildly, but the restaurants and clubs also come out with different sets of menu that will be cunning. So, all these rivalrous economic goods are escalating the marginal cost for other users – the singles. While those couples are price inelastic and maximizing their utilities on that day, the pity singles have to bear the costs.


Of course, receiving secret gift from a proactive lady during 14th of February would be a wild dream for most of the cowards...