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All holidays are just an extra excuse to celebrate. Sometimes people get busy and it helps to have a designated day where you are reminded to make time or sacrifice some money for pleasure. But otherwise, unless you do so for religious reasons, all holidays are consumerist and have no inherent meaning.
Any holiday can be overrated if you just decide its overrated. 
Valentines day? Sure, kinda overrated. 
St Patricks? Overrated as hell. 
Christmas? Yep, you guessed it, very overrated. Its not even Santa's birthday. >

Halloween? Underrated and ageist. >

Ageist? Ive dressed up and ate candy almost every single year and go to a Halloween themed music festival. If you think Halloween is for kids you're not trying hard enough >

people just like having an excuse to pamper and be pampered, I think that's fine. >

Saying things are overrated is overrated. If it's not for you, fine, but it's rated as highly as each individual wants to 'rate' it. >

I do valentine's day because i love hearts and restaurants offer promotions and are extra nice to you. Consumerism can suck my ass but I'm decorating my house with hearts all year so its a good time to stock up on heart shaped egg cups. >

Literally one of the most popular opinions on here.
Both me and my partner haven't done valentines day in over 8 years because it's pointless to us after the first year.
The first valentines day between a couple is nice, its fresh and its new. But once you've done it. Why dont you just treat each other like this more often than once a year? >

It’s just a nice reason to go on a date and het eachother something small >

Holiday's are intended to break up the monotony of life. Why do you think it's in February? It's not because people aren't being romantic the rest of the year. It gives people something to look forward to more than just their days off from work >

A lot of money in holidays. >

A lot of holidays if you have enough money
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Predictably someone always says this about one or the other holidays for karma farming >

My first question would be are you man or woman tbh >

I'm a dude >

Second question, are you single or coupled? You're not wrong, it's blown out of proportion by the lovey dovey/happy people. I find it a good time to go sit at the bar and talk to othe single people, or just people watch. Some of those people at tables are forcing it and you can sometimes tell. Not everybody is as happy as they pretend. >

Happy Love Day Everyone! >

It's not even a holiday where I'm from >

I just like it because it's an excuse to eat fancy chocolate. >

That's why I celebrate the day *after* Valentine's day hehe >

Valentine's day was the shit when we were kids. Remember when all of us got something in class on valentine's day? >

Maybe if you had someone of your own, you could be bitching about this with them instead. But yea.....that shit sucks ass. >

Valentine's Day is my day to be happy and spread joy to friends and my sweetheart alike. I always make decorated cookies and homemade valentines to pass out.  It's just to have fun and nothing to get upset over.
My sweetheart and I always Exchange something. Doesn't have to be big and expensive. Just cards, flowers, candy is plenty