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I hate Valentine's day. CMV

So I am a Valentine's day Grinch, and no, I am not single. I don't like the idea that you have to show someone you love them on this specific day, because it is what is expected of us to do. Despite the pagan history, I really think it's just filler between Christmas and Easter and it's a giant cash grab.

I don't see the appeal of sitting in a restauraunt that is swamped with people (when other random nights, it would be empty). Nor do I see the appeal of cooking dinner (or having dinner cooked for you) at home, again, only reason being that you have to do SOMETHING on this day otherwise, you're a jerk of a partner. I just think if you really loved someone, you don't need someone to tell you which day you should show them that. You would do so on random days, throughout the year.

I guess the same could be said for other holidays though this one, more than the others for me seems to like to guilt one person into feeling they have to buy things for the other. I do celebrate other holidays though and can't really explain my way out of that, so CMV!
gpt
It isn't Valentine's Day. It is **St.** Valentine's Day. It is a minor feast on the traditional Roman Catholic Calendar to celebrate the feast of St. Valentine.

Valentine assisted the martyrs during the persecution they suffered under the rule of Claudius II. The Emperor was also involved in a bloody war and thought that gaining recruits was difficult due to attachment to family, so the Emperor put a ban on marriage. St. Valentine continued to marry couples in secret. He was killed for doing this.

How you choose to celebrate St. Valentine's Day is up to you. But we should at least appreciate it for being the day in honor for a man who died for others to enjoy marriage.