February 14th. The day of love, magic and romance.

Every Valentine’s Day, flowers are bought, kisses are blown and restaurants are booked throughout the night for candlelit dinners between two loved ones.

However, for those who do not have that significant other, the overkill of red, the nauseating public display of affection and the thought of eating alone causes some students to want to shoot cupid with an arrow.

According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion Valentine’s cards are sent each year. St. Valentine was not aware of the pain he would eventually cause some people.

True stories

“My date picked me up and took me on a date to a nice dinner, got me roses and did the whole nine yards. Then when he dropped me off after the date he said, ‘oh by the way, I don’t think this is going to work.’ That’s probably why I don’t like valentines day anymore.”

Danielle Bartlett
Sophomore psychology major

“Valentines is overrated. It’s only for the girls and the guys get nothing out of it except a bill. If you do not have a girlfriend then you are stuck with nothing to do. Then while you are sittinig there with nothing to do, you are depressed that you do not have a girlfriend.”

Gerry Cumpiano
Sophomore education major

“When I was in fifth grade, I had a girlfriend named Lindsey. I got sick on Valentine’s Day and so I sent my mom to give her a present because I had to get her something. I got her a beanie baby. It was sweet. But the next time I saw her, she broke up with me. I really don’t know why she broke up with me.”

Cody Cotten
Junior finance major

“I don’t hate Valentines Day but I have never had a valentine. I have never ever gone out to dinner on valentines or gotten a valentine from a girl. I would have to say, the closest I have felt with a girl on Valentines Day was in elementary school when I was paired up with girl and we had to give each other gifts. It feels like I swallowed a bottle of epikak every time I see a sappy couple on Valentines Day. “

Chris Ayers
sophomore Ad/PR major

“This may sound stupid but I had this girlfriend in the sixth grade – I bought her some chocolate. When I showed up to school to give it to her she had written on her hand: I love Richard. My name is not Richard. For that reason, Valentines Day has not been the same since. Besides that, if you have a girlfriend, you have to keep trying to out do yourself every year on gifts. That just gets old and annoying.”

Aaron Walker
Sophomore history and Spanish major

“There should not be one day where you are supposed to show love to people or to your significant other. People should show love to everyone every day. Valentines day is great but one day of just buying someone gifts does not signify love.”

Megan Harlow
Junior interior design major

“I’m alone every valentines day and always end up sick. And people always get stuff. I never have a boyfriend on valentines day because no one meets my standards. Not many guys have enough potential for this hopeless romantic.”

Kala Elam
Junior Speech Pathology

“It’s ultimately meaningless as a holiday. You shouldn’t have a day to tell someone you care for them, you should do it whenever you want.”

Mischa Astroff
Sophomore Ad/PR major