By Deborah Gardner
Imagine on Valentine’s Day walking around and seeing nothing different about any one’s mood and no gifts or PDA. That would be awkward and unexpected because Valentine’s Day is one of the only days that it would be expected to create happy feelings and moods.
Valentine’s Day usually stirs up feelings of love and romance but it also brings up questions of its importance. With commercials advertising Valentine’s Day, people begin to think Valentine’s Day is becoming too commercialized. But according to aboutflowers.com, flowers help to lower your stress when received. When people receive flowers on Valentine’s Day, what they do not realize is that they are immediately impacting their mood by increasing their happiness.
I believe Valentine’s Day is important because even if you have a significant other or not, there are other ways to spend Valentine’s Day, whether it is to go out shopping for the sales on candy, hanging out with friends or family, or even going out to dinner with someone.
Seventy-eight students responded to a survey about Valentine’s Day with 25 saying that they did not celebrate Valentine’s Day because they were single. Out of the 45 students who do, 38 of the students said they celebrated Valentine’s Day for the quality time while only 12 said they celebrated Valentine’s Day for the gifts.
Valentine’s Day is not only for students and young couples but also a day that long time relationships have to be able to spend time together. Some couples even chose Valentine’s Day as the day they believe to be most suitable for proposing or getting married. According to biblestudy.org, doves symbolize loyalty and love which is why it is common for doves to be released at weddings. Also, often when someone gives out flowers or any other type of gift, they are usually pink and red because red symbolizes strong feelings.
I enjoy spending time with my family on Valentine’s Day because of all of the food. I also love spending time with my friends on Valentine’s Day because no matter what your relationship status is, they always will be there for you and bring such a positive mood throughout the day. To me, being single on Valentine’s Day with your friends is like going to dances with your friends as dates because no matter what the situation, you know you will always have fun when you are around the people you love.