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The Capitalist holiday is single days.
Valentine's is great. Half priced chocolate the day after >

I keep hearing about this and it's just not a thing here. It all just vanishes >

It isn’t any less capitalist either. Upvote for admitting your a schill for the day. >

Mf called him a shill 😂 >

Yeah. People are just louder on the internet about not liking it bc they have no one to spend it with anyways >

I have a girlfriend, we’ve been together 10 years and I think valentines is bullshit. >

Good job buddy >

So any other theories besides everyone on the internet is lonely? >

Uhh everyone on the internet thinks one example  means it’s the rule not the exception. 
Everyone on the internet is personally offended by anything they read
Everyone on the internet doesn’t know when to just let something go. 
These are just a few that come to mind for some reason idk why lmao >

Everyone on the internet thinks they are the only cool one on the internet and everyone else must be a loser >

Yeah sounds like someone I know >

You're right.  Valentine's Day is not a made up, Hallmark holiday.  Its roots go back to ancient Rome.  Yes, capitalist companies capitalize on it, but they capitalize on every holiday.  
The people who complain about Valentine's Day fall into two groups:  People who are unhappy that they don't have a partner, and people who are cheap. >

I’m not cheap, I’ll gladly spoil my girlfriend, but I don’t like the expectation or obligation. 
I know my girlfriend loves being given flowers, but I know she loves being surprised by flowers even more. That means I’m not going to do it on the ‘buy your partner flowers day’. 
I’d rather surprise her throughout the year with little gifts and experiences than do it on the day the card companies say to. >

I kind of like, it's a bit of an excuse to spoil ourselves. 
The rest of the time our expenses and activities are pretty pragmatic and responsible cause we don't want to lead an overly consumerist and gluttonous life. So a dedicated day gives something to look forwards to and plan ahead for. >

To me I don’t see the need for the excuse, or I’d rather find a different one. I’d much rather spontaneously take my girl out for dinner than wait for the day I’m supposed to do it. 
We also try our best not to lead a consumerist lifestyle, but we also want to make the most of our time together on weekends or whenever and make memories whilst we can, so we’re happy to treat ourselves. Although the treating is usually food related >

Do you not celebrate anniversaries either? It's essentially same thing. Except valentines is more societal/cultural so there might be special discounts or whatever. >

I'll celebrate an anniversary because it's a milestone for us, it's personal to our relationship so it's an actual reason to celebrate. >

Hot take but Christmas is the exact same capitalistic BS as Vday. The so called "holiday magic" is all manufactured by very persuasive people in TV/movies, advertising and retail stores banked on years of nostalgia and brainwashing to give us all a certain reaction. >

Christmas is older than capitalism >

I actually am religious but I can’t really bring myself to ‘celebrate’ Christmas anymore. The hundred of thousands people are pretty much required spend in the weeks/days coming up to it makes me actually feel sick. At the end of the day Christmas is just a regular weekday with about a million strings attached. >

You should treat your mom well every day. My sisters and I used to at least once a week show up with flowers for ours. Just because. She's been gone 18 years, or we'd still be popping by just to give her flowers and a hug. And that's a wicked commercial mess of a holiday
I don't care if someone likes Valentine's day. The issue is when people expect something from someone just because they like the holiday. You seem to be one of those, in fact, from what you wrote. You say people 'should' do something. I think it's rude of you to expect people to agree with you in that. If you expect something from people that they don't agree on, do you really wonder why they 'shit on' you about it? >

Flowers are such a waste tbh. Cost a lot and you throw them away is a couple of day at most >

To each their own. She loved flowers, and those last few years when she was getting sicker having a fresh vase made her feel just a pinch better, so it was very worth it to us. I don't think she ever exactly threw them out, though. Some she dried and made into decor, I think some got thrown in her compost, and some I know she made into some sort of natural pest repellant concoction for her garden. >

But I already have a day to celebrate my relationship, our anniversary. That’s a day that’s actually significant to us. 
Valentines just seems commercial and full of cheap tat. Stuff no one needs that’s just destined for landfill. That’s not unique to valentines sure, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a criticism >

bah humbug