Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you know what that means! Teddy Bears, candy and flowers, oh my!

Feb. 14 can be the worst or best day of the year. For people who are single and have been single on this day for pretty much their entire life, it would probably go under the category of "Worst Day Ever." Along with the day you slipped on ice in front of a million people while waiting for the bus or spilled Starbucks on your laptop. (If that has actually happened to you, my deepest apologies for your loss.) Most of us get our hopes up, and sadly, are let down because we didn’t get asked out by the person we’re in a “thing” with.

Being single on this day for the past 19 years has probably made me bitter, but there’s other reasons why it's just ridiculous. After elementary school, when bringing gifts for everyone in your class was a thing, this holiday’s enjoyability rating took a sharp dive off a cliff. Puberty hit and everyone got boy crazy, me included, and the whole theme of this day changed. It became more about having extravagant plans for an evening with a cute guy instead of making everyone feel loved. Now, getting a gigantic teddy bear (that you struggle to find a place for) with a box of chocolates has become the goal of so many girls. Guys feel obligated to buy these gifts instead of coming up with something cute and creative to show a girl how much they mean to them. There’s so much pressure for this 24 hour span of your life to make you feel like your in this perfect romantic comedy that ends with you getting a lil smooch at the end of it.

This holiday has become so generic and tacky that the true purpose is being diminished. I personally blame Twitter because of all the pictures I see with extravagant gifts or stuff coming from an account called Perfect Couples.

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The whole point of this holiday is to show the people you love that you love them. In a way, it’s lost its meaning, kind of like Christmas has. Everything is so commercialized that everyone forgets the whole purpose. I’m not saying you shouldn’t ask for a little somethin’ somethin’ this Valentine’s Day, but don’t get super upset because your boyfriend didn’t want to drop $250 on a 6-foot-tall teddy bear. If you’re single, it’s okay to stay in and watch Nicholas Sparks movies and eat Ben & Jerry’s until you drop, but make sure you let someone you care about know that you love them. A simple phone call to your mom, dad or your best friend will probably mean a lot more to them than you think.