why does valentines day suck??????????
93244
Cause it had became a marketing tool of the retail business.  Valentines day won't suck if you could express your love to those you should love.  Not limited to lovers!  Could be your parents, friends, and the poor.  Expensive presents is just a show off of wealth rather than show off of love :)
888251
The Origins of St. Valentine's Day\n\nA quick quiz: St. Valentine was:\n\na)  a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II, was thrown in jail and later beheaded on Feb. 14.\n\nb)  a Catholic bishop of Terni who was beheaded, also during the reign of Claudius II.\n\nc)  someone who secretly married couples when marriage was forbidden, or suffered in Africa, or wrote letters to his jailer's daughter, and was probably beheaded.\n\nd)  all, some, or possibly none of the above.\n\nIf you guessed d), give yourself a box of chocolates. Although the mid-February holiday celebrating love and lovers remains wildly popular, the confusion over its origins led the Catholic Church, in 1969, to drop St. Valentine's Day from the Roman calendar of official, worldwide Catholic feasts. (Those highly sought-after days are reserved for saints with more clear historical record. After all, the saints are real individuals for us to imitate.) Some parishes, however, observe the feast of St. Valentine.\n\nThe roots of St. Valentine's Day lie in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. 15. For 800 years the Romans had dedicated this day to the god Lupercus. On Lupercalia, a young man would draw the name of a young woman in a lottery and would then keep the woman as a sexual companion for the year.\n\nPope Gelasius I was, understandably, less than thrilled with this custom. So he changed the lottery to have both young men and women draw the names of saints whom they would then emulate for the year (a change that no doubt disappointed a few young men). Instead of Lupercus, the patron of the feast became Valentine. For Roman men, the day continued to be an occasion to seek the affections of women, and it became a tradition to give out handwritten messages of admiration that included Valentine's name.\n\nThere was also a conventional belief in Europe during the Middle Ages that birds chose their partners in the middle of February. Thus the day was dedicated to love, and people observed it by writing love letters and sending small gifts to their beloved. Legend has it that Charles, duke of Orleans, sent the first real Valentine card to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. (He, however, was not beheaded, and died a half-century later of old age
133180
the chance to have a special day to tell your love ones how much they mean to you...\nmost people dont tell their love ones how important they are and how their presence makes a difference in their life...and vday is just the perfect occasssion to do that...
133495
Could be that dreaded Valentine virus that is supposed to strike at midnight tonite.  Do a virus check on your computer and get rid of all unwanted garbage, then restart your computer and try a few more e-mails.  If that doesn't work, go to a higher authority.
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I absolutely agree! I celebrate them because there sort of forced on.  My family just sort of shows up every freak'n Holiday & my dad's always calling and asking "so what are we going to do for...?"  I swear they do it out of spite because they know I hate holidays.  \n\nLike you said, every day is worth celebrating, not just some designated, commercialized day.  They cost to much too celebrate, I'm a tight a** and I hate spending my money on crap i.e., easter baskets, candy, table clothes, it's all sh**.\n\nI don't mind Christmas though, not for the religious associations, I just love that time of year, the cold weather, the warm food, and the fireplace.  But that's what I do during the winter anyhow.  \n\nThe most disturbing to me though, has to be Valentine's Day.  Good lord, I despise that day!  "Oh, honey, I love you so much today.  Here's some flowers and a box of chocolates I pickup at the grocery store." F*** all that!\n\nIf you love someone so much why wait until fr'kn Feb 14 to show it.  Bring them chocolate, flowers, love notes, sing them a song, cook them dinner, every day.\n\nMan I hear you!
142513
you dont have to give a man anything he already has his valentine gift 365 days a year and its you women out there. its the guy who has to give the women a gift because you men out there know your guilty of not paying attention to women thats why they made valentines day for men to make up for the bad crap they did thru out the year! you know your guilty ! so just fork over the bucks and buy your woman something as long as it comes from the heart thats all that matters, if your rich then even better for you. you might get lucky and get a BJ like the guy said up top!
106078
They're just flowers. It's the thought that counts anyway.....don't let flowers ruin your Valentines Day!
926577
CHRISTMAS SUCKS................
116557
Actually the valentines day is an idea for commercial businesses related with gifts, greeting cards(both online and offline), chocolates, flowers etc. and most of the other special days like fathers day, mothers day, teachers day etc. are same.\nThough I arrange something special for me & my fiance in this day. have u ever listen the word "extra care". It's a day [14 feb] to take an extra care for your beloved one... nothing so special.\nThanks.
53045
The people who break up on Valentines day over a gift(or lack there of) are destined to break up anyway....Valentines is just an excuse.
957217
Some guys do and they are complete jerks. Mature women understand when a man cannot afford a lavish gift for the holidays. I graduate on 12/10, Christmas is 12/25, my birthday is 1/26 and Valentine's Day is 2/14.  Thats a lot of freaking gifts in a short period! I have already explained to my boyfriend that I do not expect gifts for all those days and that him just being there is enough.
462615
Because they sucked!! : x
86714
Spending time with the ones that matter most (family, boyfriend, best friends, etc) is what V-day is to me... I prefer to get creative with gifts. Its better than going broke trying to purchase things that will eventually be forgotten... not to mention leave higher expectations for the next gift.
122991
I have got no valentine.\n\nSo, as ususal, I would just sigh looking at those couples having a wonderful time, and I would again ask God - "Why me is alone?"\n\nOn getting no answer as alwaya, just come back from there, try to concentrate on studies, and get unhappy...telling myself - "Tommorrow is going to be great.."\n\nSo, its better to look at those people having good time, and hope that someday even I will be happy..but dosent make much of difference.
146113
me and my single friends are all gonna hang together.  one year me and two of my female friends chose each others name outta hat and found that person a blind date.  it was kinda interesting.  its probably to late for that now though.  but who says u HAVE TO do something anyway.  i feel like if ur in love v-day should be everyday.  if your single its just another day.  or maybe ur young and thats why u feel like u should have a date because of peer pressure.
33499
Just go through it like any other day... No big deal. Chill out. You probably feel bad not because you need your friends that much but because you haven't found that special someone. But I see no reason why this has to be the accent on Valentine's day. Until you find your other half, it's just a day in February. Go chat online, you'll find a lot of people like you and perhaps you could even meet The One. Hugs!!
136634
I think that there should be a day of the year made for men.  I mean it's rather unfair for us to have to deal with Valentine's without any day set aside for us.  I say we get "Steak & BJ day" put onto every calendar in the U.S.  Trust me, the men would finally be grateful, and we may even be a little more enthusiastic when Valentine's rolls around.