Cupid’s day of joyous adulation, an occasion that lives out everyone’s romantic fantasies.

If the above statement is your concept of Valentine’s Day, kindly swipe the left side of your face firmly with your right shoe, and return your soul back to Hallmark.

Valentine’s Day is another holiday that revolves around spending money. That being said, I will admit it provides a nice opportunity to have a great evening, as long as you go about it well.
Valentine’s Day is not necessarily a day warranted for celebrating, not like it was when we were younger. I used to love Valentine’s Day.
I was everybody’s Valentine, and in return I sent out my Ninja Turtle cards with clever quips such as “You’re a totally awesome dude.” At the end of the day you were stocked on candy and ended up with an “I like you” note from the cute girl with the bow in her hair.
That last part never actually happened to me, but I imagine it’s something that goes down a lot in elementary school.

Shoulda gone with the Dr. J collection

But Valentine’s Day changes when you get older, and we develop these pesky things called feelings and emotions.
This day is completely different based on one major detail: status.
Valentine’s Day is far different depending on whether or not you are in a relationship.
If you are in a relationship, the celebration of this day is a must, there’s no way around it. If you’re single you can choose to ignore it, but I doubt there are many girlfriends out there that would be cool with the idea of just skipping it.
Now, the common man isn’t always going out of his way to sweep his lady off her feet 24/7. Sorry ladies, but the sooner you accept this, the better off you’ll be. But luckily there’s Valentine’s Day.
What many call “Single Awareness Day,” is to men in relationships: “Hey idiot! Why don’t you actually do something to show you appreciate her!” Day.

So you want to do something special for her. Maybe even go huge this year? This sounds great in your mind, then you realize it’s Tuesday and Valentine’s Day is Thursday.

We're going to Paris! You think we can get work off for the next week? Also... do you have $900?

So you plan for a nice dinner out instead. Then you realize you have yet to get her a gift. It’s not exactly the biggest gift-giving day, so you can probably get by without getting too much, right?
But what if she goes all in? Nothing would be more awkward than being on the short end of an uneven exchange.

Wow, you got me a Plasma flat screen? I hope you like your season 1 set of All in the Family

So you get her a thoughtful gift, then maybe throw in a bouquet of flowers (roses are nice but not necessary, any flowers will have the same effect).
Finally the big night comes and you end up going to The Olive Garden, because they’re cool with a one-hour call ahead and you forgot to make those reservations at the nice place.

Nothing says romance like filling up on breadsticks and free wine samples at The Olive Garden

On the single side, it is a completely different holiday. Generally, this is one of the least happy days for single people.  What other day do you have to explain why you don’t have a date so many times?

This day is really made for couples in a relationship.  If you are single, do not feel as though the celebration of this holliday is needed.  A first date with a person on Valentine’s Day is not an ideal scenario, it might sound like a romantic concept, but on a day when every women’s romantic intuition is through the roof you hardly want to spend forcing conversation about what they want to do with their major.
The bottom line of Valentine’s Day is women want to be satisfied. Accomplishing this is no easy feat, but spending a little cash helps. Women may deny this, but finding a girl who wouldn’t like a little dough spent on her for Valentine’s Day is about as easy to find as a person named Christian Goldstein.