Why Some People Hate Valentine's Day

[Angelica of Oasis]

Walang ka date kasi walang love life 

[Voltes 6]

Walang kasing syota. Catholic invented valentines and adapted by some faith, japan is an example.

[diego669]

Its commercialized. Everyday can be one less the overpriced flowers and gifts. 

[franczbob]

For whatever reason, it is making some people hornier 

[iamgablo]

Expectations that led to disappointments

[Bluelantern]

When I was a child in school, we were obligated to give Valentines to all of our classmates. However as I became a teenager, it was no longer a requirement so it became more of a "Watch the couples be all lovey-dovey while the singles sit around feeling lonely and jealous".

It wasn't until I got older that I realized that Valentines Day is strictly a "Marketing holiday" to drive sales just like "Black Friday", and has no real substance besides peer pressure to purchase goods/services. From Wikipedia:

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On the United States mainland, about 190 million Valentine's Day cards are sent each year, not including the hundreds of millions of cards school children exchange.[102]

Valentine's Day is a major source of economic activity, with total expenditures in 2017 topping $18.2 billion in 2017, or over $136 per person.[103] This is an increase from $108 per person in 2010.[87] In 2019, a survey by the National Retail Federation found that over the previous decade, the percentage of people who celebrate Valentine's Day had declined steadily. From their survey results, they found three primary reasons: over-commercialization of the holiday, not having a significant other, and not being interested in celebrating it.

Nowadays, I look forward to Valentine's day because of the big sales on the 15th. That's the best time to enjoy Valentines day because you get to save money when all the stores are trying to get rid of unsold goods and there's an over-availability for services because everyone went the day before.

[Why Not]

Because you don't need to wait for that date to fully express your love.

It is hyped and sensationalized. 

You can celebrate love everyday. 

[courtesanhunter]

kasi hindi maibook ang paboritong attendant dahil nakareserve ang araw na yon para makadate ang boyfriend o asawa?

[Botajun]

Feb 14 2024 is an overacting day filled with overacting people. Isn't it that valentines day was celebrated most of the time?

[Owlman]

I don't. But maybe the memory I have with that date. 

[UncleJones]

Not really hate it but just don’t see the sense of it.

[ImTrey]

I experienced some bullshit and drama during Valentine's with one of my exes. That's why.

[yoshimura]

trapik, puno mga resto, at dami tao sa mots..

[dominickcruise]

it is just one way of FLOWER SHOPS, FANCY RESTOS, MOTELS and other establishments to make a lot of money and scam people to spend their hard earned money, you never see FLOWERS becoming cheap come Valentine's Day..

[Sheldon21]

Tradition