Valentine’s Day is really one of the least romantic holidays created in the history of the world. And I’m not saying this because I am ironically single, but this despicable holiday causes more break ups and heartaches than actual love because of dumb expectations.

1. Pressure to buy an expensive/lavish gift

The whole expectation that you and your significant other must/need to buy a gift that outshines the other. It becomes a big, messy, and stupid competition. And also the thought doesn’t count, it’s the amount on the tag that counts.

2. If you go out, and are single, it makes you look tacky.

Going out and being single makes you a shining flare of desperate attention. Valentine’s Day is a commercialized holiday that preys on couples to spend more on someone who should know that he/she care for already! Which brings me to my next point…

3. Valentine’s Day is a fake holiday!

Hallmark Cards and expensive diamonds LIVE for this fake holiday. In reality, Valentine’s Day is supposed to celebrate Saint Valentine, or even for the raunchier fact, February 14^th is the day of the Valentine’s Massacre.

4. Too much Chocolate

First off, Chocolate is already eh, so the excessive amount of it spewing everywhere like Willy Wonka on Adderall gives the upsetting stomach its cause.

5. Trying to be there for your friend who did NOT get that proposal

Awkwardly sitting there and trying to comfort your friend who could have SWORN that the little black box they found in the sock drawer was an engagement ring, but instead was a lovely pair of earrings. At least they avoided the cheesy Valentine’s Day proposal.

6. Roses are ugly

This is just a blunt statement. Pick a better flower from mother Earth and take those roses and place them in the trash can where they belong.

7. Candy shaped hearts are ridiculous

To teach the future generation that hearts are shaped like two slanted question marks meeting rather than the actual shape of an anatomical heart is an insult to science. And the ‘Be Mine’ engraving is so cliché.

8. If you refuse the holiday, you’re out of luck. If you do celebrate the holiday, you’re out of luck.

If you’re in a relationship and decide to boycott the holiday, it looks as those you do not appreciate your significant other. But if you do buy into the holiday, you just support the cards, expensive gifts, and lavish dinners.

9. Who made Cupid the mascot?

I know Cupid plays a role in love within Greek Mythology, but who let a small baby with wings be in charge of who loves who? Seems a little bit childish if you ask me.

10. The songs.

Song like All of Me by John Legend and the Only Exception by Paramore become exceedingly more annoying. If the song was dedicated to another person, why not keep it personal between you and your lover, why commercialize it? This is in fact shady, don’t get it twisted.

Valentine’s Day may be the best thing for corporations built around a fake holiday, but it really provides discomfort to a lot of other people, rather than doing any good.