Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a day full of love, well except for the people who are single. For single people, it's a day to feel like complete crap. Honestly I don't really understand the point of Valentine's Day. Why does there have to be a day set aside for someone to show someone else that they love them? Shouldn't love be given on a daily basis? To me Valentine's Day is nothing but a marketing scam. Sure its nice to get flowers or chocolates, but it's all about the marketing. Now don't get me wrong, I will never turn down a Valentine's Day present or not celebrate it when I'm in a relationship, but it still just seems like a big marketing scam. In elementary school Valentine's Day was simple; you never had to worry about not getting a valentine. It was required that you brought a valentine for everyone. No one was left out in elementary school. But then you hit middle school, and they sell these fake carnations in different colors to mean different things. For example, red meant love and yellow meant friendship. The carnations were nice and all but not everyone got one. This is what it really is like. Not everyone gets a valentine like in elementary school. Everyone deserves a valentine but not everyone gets it. Then in high school you start to really think you are getting into what Valentine's Day really is. You have a boyfriend or girlfriend and you go out on a date for Valentine's Day and get each other presents. You feel like you are celebrating the way adults do, but the truth is adults don't celebrate Valentine's Day, at least not to the extent that children do. Adults have a nice dinner or something simple like that. But no matter what age, Valentine's Day is just a waste of money. The only ones who truly benefit from Valentine's Day are the marketing companies.