Radio Host Calling For Boycott Of Valentine’s Day [VIDEO]

Marc Rudov, the self-proclaimed "No Nonsense Man" is causing controversy with his contention that real men should boycott Valentine's Day, which he calls "Nomance Day." He describes Valentine's Day as "phony, guilt-driven, over-priced" and "all about her."

Check out video of Rudov making his case against the romantic holiday after the jump.

I'm going to have to agree with this guy, although maybe I'm not quite ready to say the holiday is anti-man.  I am not a fan of Valentine's Day, and neither is my wife (Thankfully, ha ha).  Somehow as a society we have sucked nearly all the meaning out Valentine's romance.  It has become expected that you go out and spend lots of money and plan the perfect holiday for your significant other.  I would much rather do something to show my wife I love her on a random day and surprise her.  If she was sitting home waiting for me to come home with a dozen roses and take her to dinner next weekend, it would certainly take most of the fun out of it.

To top that, most places jack the prices up of anything Valentine's Day-related.  I have seen numerous ads for restaurants around town offering the V-Day specials, but if you read what the deal actually is, you see it's not a deal at all.  Yes, you get a rose, or champagne, or dessert, but when you break down the price you are actually paying more for what you get just because it's the Valentine's "deal".

Don't even get me started on roses...most of the year you can find a dozen roses for $10, no problem. I haven't checked prices at the grocery stores yet, but I would guess they are significantly higher.  And on FTD.com the cheapest you can buy a dozen roses for right now  is a "sale" of $39.99.  Guess what? you'll be able to buy most of those flowers a few days after Valentine's day on clearance for 50-75% off in local stores.

If you use Valentine's Day as a day to go celebrate your love, or an excuse to go do something fun, more power to you.  That's what it should be for.  But the second you feel obligated, or are just doing something because you're "supposed" to, maybe you should re-think your strategy on commercialized romance.

Get this, according to History.com some of the original celebrations of Valentine included animal sacrifice.

To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.

How did we go from that to roses greeting cards, and candy hearts?!

Are you pro or anti V-Day?  Leave a comment below.