00:00Hi, I'm Sharia Jackson and I'm Charlie Penn and we're the Essence Love Squad.
00:05Ladies, we've hit the streets of New York City to find out what men really think about Valentine's Day.
00:10And we're asking them to tell all. Love is in the air.
00:14Do you think that Valentine's Day is a holiday for men and women or just women?
00:19No. Well, it's supposed to be for both, but how's it played out?
00:23Because it's not about men, it's about women.
00:25It's definitely a women's holiday. They get all the gifts, they get all the love, and we just give them that love and the gifts.
00:34Do men like it if you get chocolate and teddy bears and roses?
00:38You'd be surprised. Some men do like flowers, you know.
00:42I personally, I love chocolate, so chocolate for me is good anytime.
00:45Please don't send him flowers. That's probably, yeah.
00:50Don't send flowers and like a telegram of singing people with hearts.
00:55Flowers and candy. Not really. It's not real gangster.
01:00What's the big no-no? What's the worst gift that a woman could give a man for Valentine's?
01:04Really bad. Yeah, bad.
01:06Well, for me, I don't know personally, something not that I would like, like a tie. A tie.
01:15No-no. Awful. Don't do it, ladies. What kind of gifts?
01:19Um, probably to be broken up with before Valentine's Day.
01:24Oh, that's so sad.
01:25So would you be expecting to get a gift?
01:27Um, I wouldn't mind getting a gift, but I wouldn't say I'm expecting to get it.
01:32If I got it, I would think it's sweet.
01:34So what's the best surprise or gift a woman could give a man for Valentine's?
01:38I just figured just spoiling him, massages, you know, just pampering her.
01:45I like that answer. She's a gift, right? Yeah.
01:48You know what? Get us a PlayStation. Get us something manly.
01:54Get us tickets to the Knicks game or the Brooklyn Nets game.
01:58I've come to understand that there may be times where guys don't get anything.
02:02Uh, and that's fine. Um, there isn't an expectancy for anything on Valentine's Day for me.
02:08I'm happy if the person that I'm with is happy.
02:11And if they love it, they like it, I love it.
02:14My dream Valentine, hmm, I've never really given that much thought.
02:18I would have to say just someone special and lovable and that's it.
02:24And, you know, we just spend time together. That's it.
02:26I don't really celebrate Valentine's Day.
02:28Why don't you celebrate Valentine's Day?
02:30Because every day is Valentine's Day.
02:32Being somebody who doesn't necessarily think February 14th itself
02:36should be set aside to show that person you love that you love them.
02:39I think, um, people of all ages, genders, races, whatever, whatever your love is,
02:46I feel like you should show that person you love them 365 days, not just on February 14th.
02:51So with that, it's for me to try to afford people better than four teams.
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