It’s that time of the year where the stores are drowned in red and pink, chocolates cover every extra square foot of space in a store, flowers are in an abundance, stuffed teddy bears are expected to say the things we only wish we could, and everyone keeps thinking of that single four letter word – love.

It’s quite humerous really how one day can send everyone into chaos. Guys try to think of the perfect gift to give their sweetheart while girls create fantasies in their heads of the perfect way to spend the day. An expensive necklace, bouquet of her favorite flowers, jumbo teddy bear, box of Godiva chocolates, it’s never enough. Girls tell guys not to stress when that’s all they do, they tell them not to get anything fantastic yet when they don’t do anything it soon turns into WWIII, it’s a never ending cycle full of doubt and envy. Most girls look at “how much” someone purchases as a correlation to “how much” their significant other loves them.

The ironic thing about Valentine’s Day is that it is supposed to be a day of love, but really shouldn’t every day be like that? Why does it take a special day to do something nice for the person you love? Why do you have to wait to spend thirty dollars on a bouquet of flowers or fix a nice meal. Last time I checked, the local flower store was open with regular business hours and Publix was no different.

Now, you’re probably saying to yourself well the only reason why people hate Valentine’s Day is because they’re single – well, that may be true for some but certainly not for everyone. Sure the single people might find themselves salty at times but if we’re all being honest here, the holiday is completely cliche.

I’m not trying to be a debby downer on the whole idea behind Valentine’s Day contrary to your belief, but I am trying to get people to think about whether or not they are treating their loved one the right way. Are they doing it because a day and society tells them that they have to or because to them, it’s just another ordinary day? Maybe instead of focusing on one single day with their loved one, they should focus on a lifetime of days with them instead.