Im not sure what to think as ive never been in love or had friends, im only 20 and this it somewhat uncommon i think?

Ive been lonely my whole life and valetimes day is just another cruel reminder.

What do you think of this holiday?

  • chunes@lemmy.world
    241·
    3 个月前

    It’s a fake holiday created by corporations to sell people things they don’t need.

    • Kristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol
      6·
      3 个月前

      Ehh, it’s a Christian holiday that got commercialized to sell shit. Much like with Christmas (though that has roots in… Just about every religion that came before it, and early Christians didn’t celebrate birthdays anyway). AFAIK Valentine’s day is an original Christian holiday to commemorate St. Valentino.

  • Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 个月前

    Spent most of my 20s single and lonely. I typically would get fed up seeing all the ads and hearts and stuff, felt like it was getting rubbed in my face. Started using it as an excuse to go hang with my other single friends and grab some drinks for “anti-V day”. We didnt really sit around and hate on it, just would hang out like any other night. All in all it was a great solution, it didnt solve me being single but it wasnt lonely and we would all have fun.

    Eventually I met someone good for me. Been together awhile now, and the funny thing is Vday has less meaning than ever. We do things for each other throughout the year because we want to. Going out for a nice dinner on Valentine’s actually sucks, so I usually just cook something decent and we chill on the couch. If we do decide to go out we do it two weeks before or after when its actually calm in a restaurant. Thats about it.

  • cRazi_man@europe.pub
    9·
    3 个月前

    Im not sure what to think as ive never been in love or had friends, im only 20 and this it somewhat uncommon i think?

    That’s not uncommon. It’s not good if you’re not happy with your situation. Good luck and hope that gets better.

    Valentines day is pushed in everyone’s face because it’s ultra-commercialised and there’s money to be made. “Buy her diamonds this Valentines day”… WTF. It’s overhyped. People can celebrate as they like. People can ignore it as they please.

  • LordMayor@piefed.socialEnglish
    9·
    3 个月前

    There are happily married people that don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. It’s a Hallmark holiday—i.e. it was invented by a greeting card company. Its only meaning is the one you give it. Why give it the power to make you feel bad?

    • abbadon420@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      3 个月前

      Maried for 12 years. Don’t recognize the existence of valentines day.

      It only has three purposes:

      • Corporations can pressure you into spending money you don’t want to spend om stuff nobody wants to have.
      • Make lonely people feel sad and guilty about feeling lonely.
      • Justify the existence of “romcom” as a movie genre.
  • susi7802@sopuli.xyz
    6·
    3 个月前

    What’s in a day? Eg Christmas is just another day, go for walk, enjoy yourself read a book.

  • SamB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 个月前

    Me: what’s with all these dumbasses in line to buy flower? Ooohh….

  • Ascend910@lemmy.mlEnglish
    61·
    3 个月前

    The day is one which the bourgeois class used to capitalise on basic human emotions, I have no interest in it

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    51·
    3 个月前

    1. ValentiNes

    2. Use punctuation and capitalization if you want people to read your scrawl

    • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 个月前

      ValentiNes

      lmao when I was a kid, I used to think its Valen times like its someone name Valen that was deeply in love so this holiday was named after her because it’s “her time” when she fell in love which is why its Valen’s Time… Valentimes…

      Use punctuation and capitalization of you want people to read your scrawl

      👀🤣

  • Bricked@feddit.org
    4·
    3 个月前

    Don’t worry about it, this holiday isn’t for everyone. I simply spent it with some singles I know. And tomorrow is the Singles Awareness Day for the rest of us :D

  • Send Pics of Sandwiches@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 个月前

    I saw a ton of people getting pulled over on the highway (because for some reason holidays where I live seem to require more speed traps) and I went “oh yeah that’s today”. Which was basically all the thought I gave it lol.

    Also for the love of god it’s Valentine’s Day

  • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    3 个月前

    Didn’t know that was today until I read this lol. No biggy to me. I’m just the kind of person that likes to be alone.