FORMER HAWAIIAN RESIDENT, RESPONDING TO AN 'AUSTIN RANTS AND RAVES' POSTING FROM MYSELF ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY, RECALLS THAT IN THE ALOHA STATE, 'EVERYONE HUGS UPON SEEING ONE ANOTHER'

RE: WHY DON'T WE HONOR PLATONIC LOVE, TOO, ON VALENTINE'S DAY? (Hawaii)


I for one honor all loving relationships on Valentine's Day. Kids giving candy, hugs for friends, even bromance hugs! In Hawaii most everyone hugs upon seeing one another . It's called the Aloha Spirit. And all it means is hugging someone you know feels good and is a way to show love, that's all. I miss Hawaii...

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(THE QUESTION THAT I MYSELF HAD POSED ON VALENTINE'S DAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017, IN THE AUSTIN, TEXAS, 'RANTS AND RAVES' PERSONAL-THEME SECTION OF CRAIGSLIST:)

WHY DON'T WE HONOR PLATONIC LOVE, TOO, ON VALENTINE'S DAY? (Austin)

Does anyone know why many people overlook platonic love on Valentine's Day?

After all, 99 percent or more of all human love relationships in life are, of course, NON-sexual (no sexual contact, no nudity, no romantic kissing, no hugs without clothes on, etc.) in nature.

And platonic love relationships are much more likely to endure than are romantic or sexual love relationships.

So why this contempt by so many Central Texans toward NON-sexual, non-romantic, strictly-platonic (hugs, if at all, only when both persons are fully attired) love relationships on Valentine's Day?