Every year on Valentine’s Day, people get all lovey-dovey and waste their money on gifts for people they love. They buy sentimental Hallmark cards and chocolate. Stores and retail businesses spend a great deal preparing for this holiday simply because they can make so much money off of it.

But I have a question. Why do people feel the need to appreciate the people they love on this day that is determined by businesses? Aren’t we supposed to appreciate others every day? Why does it have to be on a certain day?

Don’t get me wrong, I get all happy inside when a person gives me a flower on Valentine’s Day, but what is the point of this holiday?

If you are appreciating others on this day, you should be doing that every day you wake up and breathe. If you are buying gifts for your special someone, you should be doing that everyday. Some people act all nice on this day but are always cranky and unappreciative on other days. It doesn’t make any sense.

I feel like this “holiday”, which is more like a Hallmark holiday, is only set to make businesses richer. Don’t let your appreciation be determined by businesses. It is enough that everything else is. Why does our love have to be too?