Valentine’s Day started as a fun party in school where everyone used to sprinkle too much glitter on a bag with their name on it. In the good old days of elementary, we would pick out Valentine cards at the store for our classmates and leave school with too many heart-shaped lollipops and SpongeBob stickers to count. It was a wonderful day full of pink and red decorations that ended with nothing worse than a toothache. Somewhere between those days and now, Valentine’s Day has turned into more of a heartache.

Why is this? That Valentine’s Day has become the most loathed holiday for most of the college aged population? Just because we live in a generation that has trouble defining a relationship and committing to someone further than being best friends on Snapchat does not mean we have the privilege of turning a day about the color pink, love and chocolate into something negative. Valentine’s Day is the shit. Even if you’re not FBO. Here’s why:

1. Chocolate
Need I say more? There is literally a holiday where the stores produce more chocolate and people are not judged for buying and consuming copious amounts of it. Why would we ever think of this as anything negative? Pass that Russell Stover box to me, please.

2. Every other kind of candy besides chocolate Maybe you’re that weird kind of person who hates chocolate — still trying to understand — but this time of year companies boast multiple seasonal kinds of candy special for the holiday. How could we possibly endure the year without sweet hearts or heart shaped M&Ms?

3. Wine
I also feel this does not need an explanation. Another holiday where no matter how much you carry out of the store, no one will judge you. (And if they do, it’s probably just because they’re not invited)

4. Roses
This is, like, their national holiday. From philanthropies that incorporate these on this day to flowers from most of the fraternities on campus sitting in your chapter house, this is an excuse to treat yourself or appreciate being treated with a beautiful display as your centerpiece.

5. It’s a day centered around love
Who made the rule that Valentine’s Day had to be about relationship love? NO ONE. What’s so bad about a day that revolves around people liking each other? My mom and dad have been putting Valentine’s Day presents on the dining room table for me for years. And there is no better feeling in the world than getting a package from home with sparkly heart stickers on the box. If you don’t get anything special from someone you love, there’s no harm in sending someone close to your heart something to remind them you care.

6. Rom coms
A long awaited, especially adorable, love story never fails to premiere on Feb. 14. This year it happens to be 50 Shades and, while we won’t tell your mothers, I would love to find someone that doesn’t want to spend a few hours of their day staring at Jamie Dornan and his infinitely many grey ties.

7. February 14 is a Saturday this year
That’s like, the best day of the week. You can actually hang out with people you love. You can spend the day with your friends instead of classmates, bitter professors, and can probably ignore homework altogether.

8. Pink, red and purple
Today it’s acceptable to adorn your house and yourself in the three colors we like best.

9. Dressing up.
Whether you have a date, a night with your girls, or movie tickets for 50 Shades, take today's opportunity to appreciate your own appearance a little extra. Everything’s better when you like your hair and outfit.

10. Love yourself!
Stop stressing yourself out about your relationship problems or lack of solidified relationship. It’s infinitely more important that you’re happy with yourself and the people you surround yourself with. The day is for love, and what more of a perfect opportunity than to really realize how much you love yourself. Because you’re f*cking awesome.