I am here to tell you some reasons why I believe Valentine's Day is an overrated "holiday". Yes, I am a girl and I believe in all of this. There is no reason that only once a year, someone is supposed to think about you. They should be thinking about you all the time, all year long. I want to be important all the time, not just for one day.
1. Flowers
More importantly red roses. You should be brought flowers because someone thought about you on a Tuesday, not because its Valentine's Day and it is expected.
2. Candy and Chocolate
Besides myself not being able to eat it, you can get this kind of stuff all year long. Just because it is in the shape of a heart does not mean it is romantic.
3. Poetry
I'm sorry, but no one is into this shit. Unless it is funny or stupid like those Valentine's meme cards, I don't want to hear it.
4. The colors
Red and pink should not have this stigma of Valentines attached to it, they're just colors.
5. Love and Romance
Unfortunately, not all love works out the way we want it to. Your partner should love you regardless of the day and treat you with respect all the time.
6. Single Girls
Now listen, I have been in your spot before but Jesus, please shut up. You do not need a man to keep you happy or to buy you things. And by the way, all the candy goes on sale the next day so I don't know why you are complaining.
7. Proposals
Do you really want the anniversary of your proposal to be on a holiday? Because, that definitely doesn't take anything away from the meaning of the day. It isn't romantic and its kind of stupid.
To end this off, yes, Valentine's Day might be a day that your partner splurges on you, but I would rather have someone surprise me another day instead of basically being forced to buy me something romantic, something that is going to die within 2 weeks or something that will go bad if you don't eat it.
You may read this and think that I am ungrateful, but like I said, you should be with someone who respects you, loves you and cares for you all days of the year, not just for one. If you can't get behind that then you need to reevaluate yourself and your standards. It is your choice whether you want to be in that type of relationship, but if you do not respect yourself, then who will?