The 7 Worst Things About Valentine's Day
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The 7 Worst Things About Valentine's Day

It's seriously the worst.

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The 7 Worst Things About Valentine's Day

If you are madly in love at the moment, a hopeless romantic or a believer in the Hallmark holiday Valentine's Day, then do not read this.

I'm sorry but I just have to say it. Valentine's Day is not a holiday. Do banks, post offices and public places close for this day? Is it a paid holiday in the work field? No. No. No. Valentine's Day is a made up fantasy sponsored by Hallmark and your local florist. It is an excuse to blow money on chocolate and flowers and society is in love with it. Chocolate causes diabetes and flowers die so I really do not see the point in this.

I'm not against love and affection, but when you are with someone that should be an everyday thing. We do not need to be funding Hallmark millions of dollars just so we can say we did something special for our significant other (or hook up buddy, because who even dates anymore?). Valentine's Day is a terrible scheme and everything about it is the worse.

1. Hallmark Teddy Bears and stuffed animals.

They are not cute. They are extremely creepy actually. I could totally see that stuffed bear with the big bulging eyes coming alive and attacking me in my sleep tonight.

2. The fact that there are no cards for "friends with benefits" or "we are just talking."

Exactly my point, you aren't even together yet. I hate how when February comes around and everyone feels like they need to jump into a relationship because there is no card or balloon that says, "I'm just using you for sexual benefit but Happy Valentine's Day!"

3. The price of flowers and chocolate gets jacked up times 10 for no reason.

Flowers die; there is really no point to getting them. Sorry, I'm not dropping 30 plus dollars on 12 roses that are going to be shriveled up like a prune and dead tomorrow morning. The worst thing is the price of chocolate going up. I'm a single girl on a budget, I'm not trying to be overcharged for diabetes.

4. Public Display Of Affection.

The PDA never ends on V-Day. I could go all my life without seeing you and your significant other sucking faces in the middle of the street as you walk or without seeing a game of tonsil hockey while I'm waiting in line to check out. It is gross and uncomfortable. No one wants to see that. Seriously, no one.

5. Everything is so cheesy, pink and filled with red hearts. It is rather uncomfortable.

Everything from the movies to the quirky saying in the cards are super cheesy and not cute. You cannot walk into a store without being surrounded by pink accents and red hearts galore. It's almost as if you are suffocating in a sea of love. The cheesiness and display of love cannot be escaped.

6. Crazy girlfriends on social media.

No one cares what your boyfriend bought you or did for you. We really do not care. There truly is nothing more annoying than girls bragging about their boyfriends. Keep your personal life to yourself. #bestboyfriendaward #mybaeisbetterthanyours

7. Seeing your ex enjoying the holiday more than you.

So maybe bitterness does exist, but there is nothing worse than seeing your ex lover madly in love on a holiday that is completely made up.

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