Valentine's Day

I have been curious as to what different people have to say about Valentine's Day. I know that this year my boyfriend had to work during the holiday and I found myself sitting in my room watching the Olympic Luge competition by myself. Every time a Valentine's day commercial came on I got really annoyed. It seems that Valentine's day isn't about celebrating the love that you have with an individual, but that it's simply an excuse for Hallmark to make money and for women to ask for materialistic things. I wanted my Valentine's Day to be a day when I spent time with the person I love to celebrate being with each other. I told him that all I really wanted was to know that he loves me and that we have each other, and that if he did get me a gift that it was something from the heart and not something he was pressured into buying due to commercials.

Please leave a comment and answer the poll, because I'm very interested in what other people have to say about the holiday.