Is Valentines day OVERRATED ?

Over-rated? That is an understatement, it's all commercialized now, Christmas, Easter and Valentines Day, it's just an ordinary day for me, and no special than yesterday or tomorrow. If lovers want to express their true feelings for each other why wait till today, why can't they do it any other day. It's just an excuse for the businesses to make a fortune, florists, card shops, supermarkets they all make money out of other people's emotions. Paying over the odds for flowers and cards when they'll be thrown away and forgotten by next week! Happy Wednesday 14th to you!

Thanks my sweet friend and Im hopeing you have a nice one too. I do agree with you about being to commercial. I find that just a simple wish to someone means alot more then anything else. My sister just called me to wish me happy valentines day because she lives far away from me she is in another state Florida, and Im in NJ. But that meant so much to me by just calling me.

I actually think Valentine's Day is over-rated and I am in a relationship. I think it's a horrible day that puts alot of pressure on guys to be romantic and I mean this time of year you see all the commercials for diamonds, I don't want a diamond because of a holiday.

Well, first I am glad that you are happy, and have had such a great day. Pesonally, I am one of those who finds the whole thing overrrated. I do love my partner very much, but I would rather he did something special for me wehn he wanted to, not just on a commercial day in the calendar! I guess it is a case of "different strokes for different folks" though - if you are happy - go for it - and have a good evening-))

Yes! It is! I look foward to Valentines Day, because I know my husband always goes nuts trying to get something special. I think it's funny. He knows I love him, and I know he loves me, yet because of all the buzz people put on love this one day a year~ he feels compelled to keep up. I have told him i appreciate his gifts, but they are not needed. I would appreciate a hand-made card, or letter, an hour in the bathtub without the kids screaming at the door, a home cooked meal ( he's an awsome cook) rather than a dinner out.......these are things i'd prefer from him. Yes i do think it is overrated and commercialized. Love should be displayed with everyday effort. Not just once a year.

Every single holiday has become too commercial. President's Day sales, Valentine's Day, New Year's, Christmas (OMG), even Thanksgiving and Memorial/Labor day have become a mecca for us to shop... I think Valentine's Day is a GOOD thing. It is a time for you and your loved one to remember what it is that you have and usually take for granted in each other. It doesn't take a fancy dinner or a box of Swiss chocolate, it takes a kiss and a "I love you".

I really wish that it was just kept for the immeadiate family. I have 5 day care kids to buy for, two of my own, a husband, and five teachers. That is WAY out of our budget. A simple Valentine card is enough to make me feel appreciated.

i believe that Valentine's Day is highly overrated and commercialized. a relation which requires a special day to celebrate or gifts & flowers to express itself, isn't surviving only on love. pure, unalloyed love is beautiful in itself, without any embellishments. to fall in love and be reciprocated, is one of the purests joys of life. a day well-spent with your lover/boyfriend/husband is a reward in itself. and ofcourse, if you want to gift anything, any day would do just fine. you don't need occassions to just say "I love you".

As long as two people are in love with each other wether Valentine is being commercilize, i think they dont care. This is a day for two people in love, and even it is not V-Day we must think of Love, love for our country, love for other people who need help. Have a nice day, Belated Happy Valentine! We just celebrated our v=Day with our family.

For me Valentine's day is a day to express you'r love to everyone . I don't really do anything for Valentine's day but I love it ... but then again I love any occassion . I think that every occassion has it's own special meaning, and Valentine's day is just one of those days where I can't wait for it to come!

Wishing you a very happy velentines day

Honestly i had a feel of its thrill yet i think the whole concept is not only overrated but overbloated.Valentine;s day would have been a day for sober reflection rather than being seen as a period of frivolities falsehood and deceit by both men and women Valentines day has been commercialised and thus has lost its essence and meaning Young floosies and casanovas has seen it as a period of making quick fortune from willing persons that needed genuine relationship.Even most of the gifts exchanged during this period is given from the eyes and not from the heart

I think it is a holiday made up by Halmark. I mean probably 99% of people have no idea how this holiday even became to be. They just see it as a day your suppose to buy things for everyone you love. I was raised to love EVERYDAY, and we dont need a holiday to remind us to do so.

hi... I think it is true that valentine days is very commercial and overated, when it comes people are busy to buy something special for others... Whereas in my opinion we don't have a valentine's day because In my opinion every day is for sharing and giving our loves to others. for our family,our friends, our relation etc. but i think it is ok when every people have different opinion, becase different make ourlife more colourful...right. take care... be my friend...:)

even if my boyfriend lives in another country, we still made valentine special for us. he gave a surprise wake up call at 5.30 in the morning. then, we chatted online for another 2 hours. and he gave me another good night call before i went to bed. i sent him a card and a letter which arrived to sweden a day before feb.14. he sent me a small package which hasn't arrived yet. well, philippine postal system is really unpredictable sometimes. but still, i am excited to receive the package. it's not overrated i guess. atleast, if we do it with simplicity and yet find happiness in it.

Valentines day: It all relates to Market. In India it was not so popular even couple of years ago. In your Childhood we have never heard of this very love-making festival. But now, with globalisation and Market Economy, even Indian news channels are giving much attention to this festival. This year, particularly in Metros - it was nearly a holiday. More so in College Campus. It was hard to believe, as I've said already, nobody would know much about Valentines day even couple of years back. So, you can say it has been over-rated a lot.

I think it has become way too comercialised. And the fact that you cant go out to the shops without seeing it everywhere. For singles it is a bitter reminder that they are alone and dont have someone special. I got the best gift this year....a gorgeous necklace made of plastic drinking straws and a paper heart on it saying I love mum. My 2 year old made it for me and is the best gift. Better than any flowers etc.

Well I don't hate Valentine's Day, and I've never celebrated it, I don't have no one to celebrate it with. But I do think it has become too commercialnalized. Everyone is buying things for everyone and oh crap sepnding money here and there. Right?

Yes Valentine day is become very commercial the business people just take advantage of the young crowd and show them that they care and make them spend simply on costly gifts which are not worth it, if anyone really loves someone they can show that they care by their behavior, acceptance and loving ways, no need only to think of special days to express their feelings, It is okay just to show the person that you love and express your love and gratitude to the person on the Valentine's day.

Yes, i think we have completely forgotten that Valentines is not just a man and woman love for each other. I has gone so commercial that people without any romantic affiliations feel that they are deprived and very lonely during this occassion. Let us all be reminded that before other people can love us, we should love ourselves first. Also, there is the love of your family, your love for your parents and siblings, your friends, your neighbors, your pets... You are never too lonely for Valentines because you are also loved by those around you.