The only person who really made an effort on Valentine's day for me was crazy ex-BF, who snuck into my bedroom in the middle of the night and left the room full of helium balloons. It was a sweet gesture, ruined later by finding out he did the same for the other woman he was seeing on the side at the same time that I didn't know anything about lol.
This is interesting. People crave romance but the actions that trigger feelings of romance are not necessarily indicators that the other person is a good long term partner. If Ginger’s ex-boyfriend had gamed her and dishonestly said he loves her, all would have been well in the short term. He could go on that way till he decided he was done with the relationship, which is possibly what the other two did also. Sure, it is absolutely weird to pretend it is not Valentine’s Day and she is better off without him. However, it shows how much pressure there was on him (which he mishandled) and how important game is for a guy in the business of romance.
Sadly many good guys don’t like to game the situation. This leads to them turning off the woman who then rejects him and continues her search hoping she can find a long term partner exactly like him
