RELATED: 5 Reasons You Need A Man Like Dwight Schrute This Valentine's Day. 11. "You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That's common sense leaving your body "I don't really think of Valentine's Day as much of a holiday, you should show love for people you care about every day." - John O'Callaghan "Valentine's Day is for couples. Us singles have the other 364 days of the year to enjoy ourselves!" - Unknown "You don't have to wait until valentine's day to show someone how much they mean to you 5 REASONS WHY PEOPLE ACTUALLY HATE VALENTINE'S DAY: Valentine’s Day is an every year love fair. It comes, excites the love-struck brain and leaves with a hole in most pockets. But, somewhere Also read: 50+ Non romantic valentine’s day quotes. Best Anti Valentine’s day quotes. Here are some of the best anti valentine’s day quotes: 1. “I don’t need a special day to remind me that I’m single and alone.” -Happy anti valentines day. 2. “I’m not a fan of roses and chocolates. I’m a fan of freedom and independence.” 3. Notably, Valentine's Day isn't the only holiday that fills people with angst over obligatory gift-giving. A 2013 Pew Research survey about Christmas found that the top things Americans dislike Don't get me wrong: Just because I am not down with Valentine's Day, doesn't mean I don't love, well, love. I really do. But I believe in loving on my own terms and in my own way. Similar to New Year's Eve, you don't have to succumb to the pressure of Valentine's Day. It's not only OK, but it can also be empowering to completely boycott this forced day of love. 3. If you keep your chin up, you'll find a love that you can celebrate every day of the year. Advertisement RELATED: 6 Embarrassing Valentine's Day Blunders Men Make (That Women Hate) If you feel like Valentine's Day is a snooze-fest, well, let it be one. We love the idea of embracing the art of napping as a way to celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day as a couple. And we're not talking about a little lie-down. Really commit here. We're talking room-darkening shades, white noise, and maybe even a naptime story. Don’t fret if you’re spending Valentine’s Day solo. As a date on the calendar, an aisle in the Hallmark store, and a theme for candy makers, our social environment makes us feel like we are You can still celebrate the love of your family, your friends, and even yourself. If you feel sad and lonely on Valentine's Day, treat yourself. You love yourself, and you deserve some recognition for that. In conclusion, Valentine's Day (and every other holiday for that matter) is all on the eyes of the beholder. You get out of it what you Just don't go shouting "ugh it's just a Monday when I'm single" and other assorted toxic stuff because they can't see past the "relationship" part of Valentine's Day, like the people I'm referring to in the post. Why don't we say forget Mother's Day and the 4th of July and Thanksgiving while we're at it? Those are all commercialized more than they should be. It doesn't take much extra effort to observe Valentine's Day (like I said before, you don't need expensive chocolate to have a nice night). Counterpoint: A lot of the options for fun stuff to eat or do with your partner don't really exist outside of Valentine's day, so you don't really have the option of just doing them whenever. In particular, the vegan high-quality chocolates I like best are really only available a handful of times a year (Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day I really don’t like that if I don’t buy her something nice on Valentine’s Day then all of the sudden I am not good enough, by society’s standards. There are a lot of people who treat their partners like crap all year long but are going to be labeled as a “good and romantic boyfriend/husband” because they bought something nice. Valentine's Day for a guy is what I like to call a trap holiday. Sure, you're special someone will tell you, Don't worry about me, I don't want anything; but that's a gigantic lie. The statement For that when it comes to couples, they don't have to feel pressured to celebrate it and for most cases love day turns into fight day. As for single people they wouldn't feel quite sad that day. Valentine's day need to be a day where new love is created. Like organizing an event, a festival, where all single people go and meet each other. A poem is a very complicated piece of writing that, if done wrong, you just look like a creep. However, one thing that I love about Valentine’s Day is the gift giving, mainly giving the gifts. I agree with you. I don't like Valentine's day either but I don't think it's inherently a bad thing. My thoughts and feelings extend to all celebrations though. I don't celebrate most holidays because I agree with them; I celebrate them because even if I don't agree with them, other people value them and I value other people. Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for 2025. 17 Valentine’s Day fragrance gifts that’ll have you smelling like roses this year; 21 last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts you can still get delivered from
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