Pardon you, I am responding in a thread that included the text, "This is an excellent question and I'm extremely eager to hear as many brutally honest and unabashed answers from as many men as possible. Watching this thread like a hawk. C'mon, guys, please let 'er rip ..."


As such, I don't appreciate at all your heavy-handed attempt to dominate discourse and tell me what I may or may not discuss related to the issue at hand.


And, while we're discussing my "sexist viewpoint", I'll also add that typically women manipulate the behavior of others through the use of words of disapprobation (like "that's sexist!") in attempts to shame and guilt others into compliance with their demands and expectations. (Men, conversely, more typically attempt to manipulate others through rule making and threats of consequences for rule-breakings.)


However, as I've said elsewhere, there is nothing wrong with sexism to whatever degree men and women are legitimately different. And, as long as there are stereotypical women like yourself behaving in predictable stereotypically ways (like trying to manipulate me though shame), sexism will be a particularly useful (and appropriate) form of sensible discrimination.


I'm also quite sure that women contribute plenty to the economy on Valentine's Day. In my experience, a woman will spend quite a bit of money on stupid things that I don't need, don't really want, and could easily live without -- which, of course, thus increases her expectations of how I should be reciprocating in kind (with things I don't need to buy, don't really want to buy, and could easily live without buying for her).


Also, lots of women say they don't expect presents and fancy dinners, and maybe even mean it... until after Valentine's Day when they get together with their girlfriends and sisters and hear about how those women's boyfriends did this and that fabulous thing, then suddenly (when your behavior undercuts the often all-important female need to jockey for status among other women), the tune quickly changes.


Anyway, I hope you enjoy some of my "brutally honest and unabashed answers" of why I ignore any flirting I receive from Feb 1 until 12:01AM Feb 15 (when the coast is finally clear).