Valentine’s Day is nothing special

The average Midwesterner will spend $119 on Valentine’s Day, according to USA Today.Valentine’s Day is one day a year when significant others feel obligated to get and go out. If it’s an obligation – it
means nothing.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice that they took the time to get flowers and whatnot, but why on Feb.
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14 instead of a random day in April? It’s a kinder gesture to do something spontaneous, and trust me, I’m going to remember that more than Valentine’s Day.

Valentine was a priest who married young lovers against the Emperor’s wishes. Because of this, he was killed. So we celebrate a bogus “holiday” based on a guy who married
young people.Not only that, but there was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in which seven men were shot to death in a mob-related murder. So congratulations, we’re actually celebrating eight deaths by giving
folks flowers.

I’ve always brushed this holiday off. Don’t get me wrong here, it’s nice that someone likes you enough to do something, but why just one day a year? It makes no sense.My friend Justin calls Valentine’s Day “unattached
drifter Christmas.”

But I just think it’s absolutely silly that this country celebrates the people we love by giving them flowers and things like that.This life is too short to be celebrating the people we love once a year (twice counting anniversaries).We should be celebrating our partners every day, regardless of the societal trends.

Myers is a member of College Democrats, Coyote Crazies and CRU.