Top 10 Worst About Things Valentine's Day

Ah, yes. Nothing like a little irony in the day that is all about love being a breakup hotspot. This is usually caused by people being overly idealistic about what a good Valentine's Day is supposed to be. When the individual's "perfect Valentine's Day" is not what happens, they get angry with whoever didn't meet the high expectations and decide, "If you can't make this the perfect Valentine's Day, I'll have to find someone who can!"

Yeah, love is in the air, but so are hate and idealism.

That's kind of ironic, in my opinion, since I thought this day was all about love and bringing couples together. I definitely didn't know the disturbing origins of this day.

We all know that those who don't actually have a Valentine on the big day beat themselves up over the matter and tend to act extra miserable, given they don't exactly fit in on Valentine's Day. But it's even worse for those who are already depressed. Suicides on Valentine's Day are not unheard of.

Being single on Valentine's Day sucks. There's no sugarcoating it. I was there at one point and it's not a fun place to be. My best advice is to stay off social media and to just focus on you. If you don't have anyone else, then treat yourself.

A fancy, expensive dinner is a popular idea for Valentine's Day, but that also makes booking a date for a restaurant much more difficult and strenuous. Given just about everyone is trying to do dinner, it's harder to get actual seats and a huge wait, which anyone would agree is burdensome. Waiters and waitresses are busier than usual on Valentine's Day, so it's more likely that they will screw up your orders.

Valentine's Day is perhaps the most popular day of the year for someone to ask the four-word question: "Will you marry me?" Most people ask it in public, which can appear cute, but it also adds pressure not only to the singles out there to get the ball rolling, but also for the person being asked to say "Yes" even if they actually want to say "No." Not to mention this becomes a competition on Valentine's Day, due to the increase in commercialism in recent years.

Just take things at your own speed. Just because other people are doing it doesn't mean you have to. Only do it when you're ready.

Honestly, you do you. Whatever makes people happy, let them be. Don't bother them if they aren't bothering you. Discrimination is unnecessary, especially nowadays. Just no.

Considering the weird competitiveness that Valentine's Day has established in the past twenty years, give or take a few, the pressure to get into your relationship quickly is so drastic that even if you're in a relationship, you'd more than likely try your first date on any of the remaining 364 days of the year.

Especially given you'd be rushing into the relationship at a rapid speed, which is more likely to cause the relationship to fail if you actually had your first date on Valentine's Day.

From February 13th to February 15th, the Romans celebrated "the feast of Lupercalia." Sounds weird to begin with, but men sacrificed goats and dogs during the feast, then proceeded to beat women with the hides of the dogs and goats they killed. The weird part is the women would actually get in line for this abuse, as it was thought to make them more fertile. But the weirdest part is how Valentine's Day got its name: the Roman Emperor, Claudius VII, executed two men named Valentine on February 14th. So, how did it get to be all about love?

Okay, sure, there are more impressive things you can do with your special someone. However, given everyone is headed to fancy restaurants like moths to a flame, sometimes this is your best option.

Instead of boring romance movies, I would much rather see an exciting action movie.

Am I seriously the only person who thinks this way? I know it's a dark way of putting it, but the only difference is that people, especially females, gush over having a secret admirer but are understandably creeped out by having a stalker. Secret admirers follow the person they are admiring as secretly as possible (hence they are "secret admirers"). They are typically those clingy guys who have set their eyes on a certain girl, although five or six percent of men have stalkers. On Valentine's Day, these creeps get free passes. Disgusting.

If you think about it, it's not much of a surprise. If it's a holiday with peculiar mascots like Christmas, Halloween, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day (duh), and Easter, they're all overly commercial. Valentine's Day is the third most corrupt national holiday out there, being beaten only by Halloween and Christmas.

I'm one of those, I'm sure you heard before, that thinks I shouldn't be told I need to express my love on a certain day. I try to express my love for my wife one way or another every single day. Now with that being said, I do celebrate it so I don't end up "in the doghouse."

The Titanic weighed 115.3 million pounds, which is quite an impressive vessel, especially for its time. The amount of chocolate bought for Valentine's Day is roughly 58 million pounds per year. While this is an impressive accomplishment for Americans, even if it's not something we're aware of, the issue with this incredible amount of chocolate is not only that it's not exactly a healthy diet, but most of it won't be consumed. Waste of time and money.

I mean, that's kind of subjective. Most people I know hate dark chocolate, but some don't.

Especially when you learn the miserable revelation that this is only done in elementary school.