Okay, so to start out: yes. Yes, I am single. But that is not where my hatred for Valentines day spouts.
Valentines day is probably the most commercial holiday of the year. It is awkward all around. If you are single, you feel like crap. Even if you have a life, friends, a career and a sense of humour, you are made to feel like you are nothing because you don't have "another half".
If you are in a new relationship, it's awkward. You've only been going out for awhile, so you have no idea what to get the other person. Also, you have no idea how long this relationship will last, so you may end up spending a bunch of money on somebody that could be gone in a month.
If you are in a committed relationship, it's still weird! You've known each other for a long time, and Valetines day should just be like any other day, because you love each other ANYWAY. So you struggle with the idea of getting a gift to show you care, or not getting a gift to show that you care anyway, and it's just another day.
And then there are the gifts. They are over priced, and will never last. Flowers die, chocolate gets eaten and goes right to your thighs, hips, etc. Cards get thrown out, jewlery is way to expensive and tacky, stuffed animals are gaudy and the "original" idea of taking him/her out for dinner is over played, over priced and over rated.
IF you really love someone, then Valentines Day, and gifts shouldn't matter. You shoud be comfortable with the other person, and know that you don't need just one day to show that you love them, because you love them all the time.
Also, Valentines day is used to make us scared. Scared that we are going to die alone, never find love, etc. It is yet again another example of the scare tacticts that are used to suck you into buying a bunch of stuff you DON'T need.
Valentines Day is a stupid holiday all in all, that I ultimatly refuse to take part it. Love is supposed to be a many slpendord thing, not something you can buy with cards and candy.
