A Note About Silly Love Songs: What GLEE Taught Me About Valentine's Day

When I was watching this week's Valentines Day GLEE Episode (where all of the characters are running around trying to get with someone for Valentine's Day or show their love to their other half), I realized something crucial.

Here is another shocking case of everything we were brought up to believe about relationships as kids has changed. In elementary school and middle school, we're all about giving out valentines, sending candy grams, and showing our friends, classmates, and crushes how much we like them. Once that's over we're either an Santana giving mono to the whole Glee Club to punish them for your being alone, Kurt/Blaine trying to make big declarations of love that get shot down, Quinn pulling a re-return with an ex, or Tina sobbing as we express our feelings of love.

A big shout-out to Puck for singing Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls," although the new object of his affection, Lauren, isn't a totally likable character, it's amusing to watch Mr. Puck chase another girl. For those of us keeping track: Quinn, Santana, Rachel, and Mercedes have all been past conquests.

Thanks to Santana for the classic line: "I went to Jared and picked myself a necklace. Here's the receipt."

Doesn't anyone on this show seem to be concerned about the implication about starting something around Valentine's Day. It's too much pressure, it sends the wrong message too soon, and the only things you can see are romantic comedies about people in your exact situation or bloody horror films. You end up like Topher Grace and Anne Hathaway in Valentine's Day, attending a 4-course lover's meal on your first date.

I'm just saying...