So there are plenty of things to love about Valentine's Day. However, there is also a lot to hate about it, depending on your situation. Whether you're in a relationship or not, people of all kinds can agree with me on some of these.
Let us glorify relationships one day, and make all of the people who are single feel uncomfortable. Oh yeah, while making relationships seem so easy and necessary.
2. Short, fake relationships
Some people get into short relationships just to have someone on Valentine's Day, or just to get stuff from a significant other. It's disgustingly immoral really.
3. LOVE MOVIES
This is a love-hate relationship. I love sappy movies, but I hate them. My boyfriend doesn't like watching them, so I don't watch them on Valentine's Day. I record them, forget about them, and watch them on days I'm in my feelings. Sad day all around.
4. Valentine's in elementary school
Let's face it, you wrote that ugly valentine for the girl who stole your boyfriend of two weeks. How could you Sarah?! That's fine, I'll just steal Patrick from Andrea. He likes my crayons better anyway.
5. Chocolate
I LOVE chocolate, do not get me wrong here. However, it gets annoying to me when that is all I see when I enter any store. It's especially bad for all those on their New Years Resolution diets.
6. Prices of flowers
When good florists up their prices for one day, because it is a staple to get your significant other some flowers. That's fine, I'll just pick mine out of a field somewhere anyway.
7. Commercializing of the holiday
Let's mark up all the prices to mark them down for show and let's push all our product on people again. Just like every other holiday.
8. Being stood up
It's happened to a lot of people. No one likes to be stood up on Valentine's Day, especially because people usually spend a lot on plans on Valentine's Day.
9. Whoever you go out with expects sex
Yes, I get it. There is lots of lingerie and suggestive themes on Valentine's Day. No, that does not mean I automatically have to have sex with you, just because you bought me dinner.
10. Busy restaurants
The wait times are ridiculous, even more so than most other nights during the year. Plus, the staff is usually stressed out and rushed, so the service is more likely to be shitty.
11. Expectation of buying something
Because if you don't buy your girlfriend/wife/fiancee etc something for Valentine's Day, then you don't love them; or at least so some think.
12. Buying someone something and receiving no appreciation in return
What is the point if they don't appreciate it? Going through the trouble of picking something out, or planning something, and them not appreciating it.
13. Couple's gloating
Yes, I get it, you guys got a lot of nice things from each other and went on a wonderful adventure. Brag about it on social media, sure. I get it now.
14. Why limit love to one day?
Loving someone else shouldn't be special on one day, but every single day. Why just limit it to one day where you do special things together? You should make sure to make your significant other feels special every day, no matter the occasion.
(PST. Chocolate is all marked down the day after at major grocery stores and retailers; take advantage this week!)
