Blog 31 - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Valentine's Day is on Sunday, February 14.
What are your feelings about Valentine's Day?
Should there be a single day devoted to showing LOVE towards another person?
Are romantic gestures more important on Valentine's Day?
Do teenagers like romantic movies?
How should a single people spend Valentine's Day?
Explain.
Personally, I don't like valentines day because it's overrated and the only good thing about it is the chocolate and the cherry suckers. Yes it is nice to be devoting love towards another person but you could do that almost every other day. I guess romantic gestures are important on Valentine's day but like I said before, you could do that every other day. Yes I do think teenagers like romantic movies because they make us feel happy. A single person should spend Valentine's day by hanging out with your other friends and eating lots of chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point of view. Great blog!
DeleteI agree, it's overrated. Great blog!
DeleteI agree, romantic movies make us feel happy. Great blog
DeleteI don't care much about Valentine's Day. its just there. I'm happy we have a day off from school the next day though. I don't think there should be a single day devoted to showing love towards another person because you can show your appreciation for them everyday. Valentine's Day is just an excuse to do so which is fine too. Single people could spend Valentine's Day with their friends because it's not that big of a deal.
ReplyDeleteI do like having a day off of school as well, good blog!
DeleteI agree, at least there is a day off because of this holiday. Great Blog!
DeleteI agree that there shouldn't be a single day devoted to showing love towards another person. Great blog!
DeleteThank god for the day off, great blog!
DeleteI actually really like valentines day, I think it's fun, even though I don't really see the point in dedicating one day to showing love because that's something you can do anytime. I enjoy taking part in the activities on valentine's day. I don't think romantic gestures are more important on valentines day because it is expected that you do that for your significant other. I think romantic movies are for everyone, I don't see why teenagers wouldn't like them, it just depends on what type of movies you like. Single people can still have fun on valentine's day by showing appreciation and love to their family and friends.
ReplyDeleteI like Valentine day's day too! Great blog.
DeletePersonally I don't care for valentines day, its just a day for cheap heart lollipops and differently wrapped chocolates. For people that have a date, good job, but you don't have to show that person so much love on a single day, love them a lot everyday. I personally believe that there shouldn't be a single day just to show another person love because, as Elyse said in her blog, you should be be caring for people and showing them love everyday. Honestly, i guess romantic gestures may be more special on Valentines Day because it's a day dedicated towards love. To be completely honest I don't really like romantic movies but they are for everyone not specifically teenagers.
ReplyDeleteI agree you should show someone love everyday if you care for them. Great blog!
DeleteI don’t really do anything on Valentine’s day because love is something that is very strict in my family and religion. I don’t think one day should be to love someone but everyday should be that you show your compassion and feelings towards them. I guess romantic gestures are more important on Valentine’s Day because it is the day where we should show the most love between one and another. Only some teenagers like romantic movies but the majority don’t, as some aren’t as mature as others especially in our society. A single person should spend their time on Valentine’s Day by loving your family and appreciating everyone that has been there for you in your life.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if you really love somebody, you showed show it everyday not just for one day.
DeleteI don’t like valentines day. It’s overrated. It’s too commercialized, I don’t have to buy you chocolate and other things to show you I love you. It’s cool when you're in elementary school and the class gives each other cards, but now it’s just whatever. If you wait to do a romantic gesture so you can do it on valentine, you're corny. If I do a romantic gesture on any day it’s the same thing to me. Me personally, and I am probably talking for a lot of teenage boys, romantic movies are trash. No disrespect to anyone who loves them but they're bad. The acting is bad and most of the movies have the same storyline. Some of them are good but the romance can’t be the main storyline. But when it’s just romance it's not that good. Single people should spend valentine's day like any other day. If you’re not trying to improve yourself every day, you're doing something wrong, even if you're in a relationship, you should always try to improve yourself. So don’t feel bad about not being in a relationship or not having a valentine because at the end of the who cares.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, I find Valentine's Day overrated. Great blog.
DeleteI think Valentine’s is a great holiday but I don’t really celebrate it. My mom just usually buys my family a bunch of chocolate. I don’t think it’s necessary to devote a day to show your love towards another person. You should be showing them that you love them every single day. I do think that romantic gestures on Valentine's day are more important because the whole world has devoted the whole day to love. Personally, I love romantic movies because they are cute and make people feel good but not everyone likes them. If you're single you can celebrate Valentine’s day with friends and family that you love and eat a bunch of chocolate!
ReplyDeletei agree you shouldn't just show someone you love them one day out of the year, great blog!
DeleteYeah, when your single on valentine's day, the best thing to do is eat a bunch of chocolate.
DeleteI dont like or dislike valentine's day, for me its just there. Its just a way for companies to make more money by selling over priced chocolates and candy. I think that you shouldn't only show your love for someone on one day, but everyday. Romantic gestures are definitely more important on valentines day just because that's what the whole day is about. i personally love romantic movies, i could watch them everyday but i think it depends on the person because everyone has different tastes in movies. A single person should spend it like they spend every other day.
ReplyDeleteI agree companies make a lot of money off of valentines day, great blog!
DeleteI agree, Valentine's Day is too commercialized. Great blog!
DeleteI agree, love should be not just on one day if you actually love someone
DeleteI think Valentine's day is scam for money. You should be showing the people/person you love that you love them every day. Not everyone can afford to spoil their significant other especially right after christmas. A Lot of people fall into a loneliness state around this holiday. People that are single should be doing whatever makes them happy and makes them feel loved.
ReplyDeleteI personally have no strong opinions for Valentine's Day. It is not something I love nor hate, for me it really is just another normal day like any other. I don't think there should be one day devoted to showing your significant other love, that should be something that you do everyday. I also find that romantic movies are a bit cheesy and boring because I feel that every romance movie has the exact same plot. Whereas action movies and comedies has completely different plots depending on the movie you choose to watch.
ReplyDeleteI agree, romance movies always end the same, and I can predict what happens every time. Good Blog!
DeleteI agree, romance movies are cheesy. Great blog, Anthony!
DeletePersonally I like Valentines day’s because it’s just another excuse to celebrate another Holiday. I don't disagree with having a full day to show your love but i feel you can do it anytime you want. To be honest, I like watching romantic movies. I don't think it really matter if your single on Valentines day because you don't have to show your love to your significant other but also towards the people who you love and care about like your parents, friends and family.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Valentine's Day also to show love to your family and friends!
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ReplyDeletePersonally I don't think my opinion on Valentines day is valid, I'm only 15. I don't have much of an opinion on it any ways though. I think for couples that's great, it gives you more time to spend with them and is nice. For single people, I don't see any point of getting upset about being single, after all, half the population is single. If anything it's a great night to go and try to spark a relationship. Love is in the air. I don't care if there is one day devoted to loving something, obviously you do it everyday, but someone could say the same thing about mothers day. I think romantic gestures are important on valentines day because it's expected, and to not do something romantic and thoughtful would give most people the impression that their significant other doesn't think about them. For romantic movies, generally I won't watch a movie or a show because of the love story, but having one definitely enhances the depth of the film.
ReplyDeleteI do not very care much about Valentines day, as you can devote your love any day. Although it does specialize a day for it, I believe it does not need to be its own special day, but having it keeps many people happy. I really like though that we have a day off. You can show your affection everyday, so I do not believe there should be a singles day. I do not like romantic movies, I prefer comedies, although I know many people who like them. I believe Singles should spend time with their friends as it would make them happier.
ReplyDeleteComedies are a good movie preferance, good blog.
DeleteI've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. I always thought that it was stupid holiday that someone made up because they were bored. I don't think that there should be a specific day which purpose is to only show your partner your love towards them. If you really loved them as much as much as you do, you would show your love to them everyday, not just on one day. When I say this, I don't mean some grand event everyday, just a gesture of your appreciation towards them. I think it would be nice get something from your significant other, but I don't think it should be more important on Valentine's Day than any other day. I don't know about other teenagers, but I like romance movies because I find them too sappy. I think single people should just spend their valentine's eating chocolate and spending time with there other single friends and just be themselves.
ReplyDeletei think valentine's day is sweet, although i've never really celebrated it i always appreciate that one friend who always brings heart shaped candy. it's not really a big deal but it's a nice way to spend a day with someone you love, i agree that you should be showing affection to your loved ones everyday but the sentiment of getting your valentine a gift on that one day is really nice. if you're not in a relationship you could always just spend the day with your friends because in elementary i'm pretty sure they called it friendship day too. in my opinion some romance movies are nice but sometimes they can be really corny too.
ReplyDeletei completly agree. nice blog!
DeletePersonally I don't care too much about valentines day because its not like I have anything to do on that day. I find it also a bit cringe or another way to spend money on someone you will see everyday. Like the other day I saw a box of like ten small chocolates for 30 dollars. You could buy so many socks or something for that much. I do however enjoy the candy. I don't think there should be a specific day for showing you care because you should do that everyday if you have someone like that, also i'm pretty sure valentines day is because of a saint that got bludgeoned to death in a public area. Thats probably why valentines is red colour. So maybe we should celebrate that instead, I don't know. Romance movies arent my favourite, but i'm willing to watch if it has a well written plot. I would spend my valentine day just like any normal day, except with more candy.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I have never taken Valentine’s day pretty seriously. I feel like it’s very overrated and people exaggerate it a lot. I feel like you can devote any day to show love towards someone, it doesn’t only have to be one day in a year. The only thing that’s good about Valentine’s day is the chocolate and the cherry lollipops. I do not enjoy watching romantic movies. I’ve actually never been a big fan of any movies. They’re mostly pretty bad and get annoying. I think single people should just enjoy the chocolates and treat it like any other day.
ReplyDeleteReally I've never even celebrated it until high school cause my friends encouraged me too try it out and play a part in it's lovely aroma which secretly devours inflames peoples hearts with actions of love.People like me just don't do that so we just hangout with friends,cry in sadness of loneliness or just watch movies enjoy family to get our minds off it or we just pretend it never really exists.
DeletePersonally I find it as an excuse to give others something. I don't take it that seriously. I just try to be as selfless as possible and do what others want. I feel like if we didn't have this holiday, some people would never show their selflessness. I think it is a good reminder day. I think romantic gestures are more noticeable on this holiday but i don't think they are more important. I personally never really watched any romantic movies but i think it depends on who you are if you like romantic movies. I think that if someone is single that they should show how much their family and friends mean to them.
ReplyDeleteI think that Valentines day isn't that important and that's not cause I hate romance or anything it's because everyday should be the day were you show your love to a person. I don't know how other teens fell about romance but I personally really do enjoy even though normally I'm not confident enough to do anything. I think that single people should spend Valentines day watching movies or hanging out with friends instead of just lying at home feeling lonely.
ReplyDeleteI also think Valentines Day isn't as important as people think. Also, I agree that hanging out with friends on this day is a good idea to spend your time.
DeleteCompletely agree with you on this great point mate
DeleteOverall, I find Valentines day is so overrated and that people take it too seriously. Unless you can spend it with someone, then it is a fun occasion to celebrate but otherwise, I treat it as a normal day. I don't think that there should be a single day to devote your love to someone else because one day is nothing compared a month or a year. I do think that people treat romantic gestures more seriously on this day because of what it represents and I do support that. I don't think most teenagers like romantic movies, nowadays, teenagers like movies with a lot of action of adventure. If you are single on Valentines Day, I suggest doing something that will make you happy and not think about how you are single on that day.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree Valentines should be spent with another person
DeleteNot fair that everyone else but me gets to appreciate the people they love to spend time with. I think it's time to... eliminate.
DeleteTo be honest I've never gotten the chance to experience valentines day but I find that it's just a over excessive way to show compassion and love on one single day when usually it happens every day. I really think it's not necessary for one day to be entirely devoted to love for every day people fall in love with another, I find that it's just an extra push towards people ton show there emotions if there afraid to or just a sham full holiday that can hurt people because they haven't found love yet. People are morally encouraged to demonstrate romantic gestures on valentines day because they find that if they don't it put's them in the spot of having no affection or that they don't care about there relationship. I wouldn't say all teenagers like romantic movies,some actually find them repulsing. Everyone can have there own interest in movies and shouldn't really be pushed to have to like them but some still endure for the sake of impression or just caring for the one they love. On Valentines day many either don't have the guts to inform the ones they have feelings for or they just haven't found that one person in there life. I am really a perfect example of this situation because I am single and I don't intend on really doing anything very special on valentines day, just continue on with my daily habits. For those who are single and still want to do something to fill there hearts on that day I suggest hanging out with friends, watching a movie with your family or just going out cause Valentines day is there truly for when your ready to show your emotions.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I don't really care much about Valentine's Day. For me, it's just another normal day. I think now the holiday is too commercialized. It's more about companies making money off of it than people actually celebrating love. I think it's unnecessary to have a single day devoted to show love towards another person because you should do that every day. Romantic gestures are more important on Valentine's Day since that's what the day is all about. I'm not a fan of romantic movies, but everyone has different tastes. I think a single person should spend Valentine's Day by hanging out with family and friends and eating lots of chocolates.
ReplyDeleteI think valentines day is a useless holiday, and that it is over commercialized. Students don't even get to miss school on said "holiday". I think kids my age over exaggerate on the topic of "love", seen as none have experienced it towards a person. I find it very hard to believe that one could truly love a person who they have met only once in real life. Back on the subject of st. Valentine day, I don't think I Will ever find time for this holiday, because first, if I ever do find someone that I truly love, even more so than hockey, I know they wont be the type to expect more love on a particular day, just because the ads say so, and any girl that I will love in the future (hopefully my first ) will see that while other people expect one single day of Valentines, I am quite capable of providing love everyday of the year, and they wont need weird valentines day gifts.
ReplyDeleteI think that Valentine's day is only fun if you're in a relationship. For the single people, it makes them feel lonely. I personally don't mind there being a day devoted for love, because even if I'm single, I normally still get chocolate anyways. I think that romantic gestures are important on Valentine's day because the society expects you to. I personally don't watch romantic movies, but I like movies with a little bit of romance. I think that single people should spend Valentine's day by hanging out with friends because that would be fun.
ReplyDeleteI think Valentine’s Day is unnecessary. I don't really see the point in having one day where you're supposed to show love to someone because if you actually love them you wouldn't need a day to tell you to show it. I don't think romantic gestures are more important on valentines day compared to any other day. I don't know about other teenagers but i don't like romantic movies, i'm not really sure why but there's something about them that seems overly fake/exaggerated. A single person should spend valentines day doing whatever they want, they should just treat it like any other day.
ReplyDeleteAs many others, I think that Valentine's day is entirely not worth it. It is a day where all the happy couples get to gloat about being in "the perfect relationship" while the vast majority spend the day wallowing in self-pity. Some people use the day as an excuse to make regular romantic gestures even more special, somehow, and everyone else drinks their loneliness away. Plus, we are at an age where "love" should not be our number one priority. We have things like schoolwork, or mental health, to worry about more that relationships. This holiday is overrated, but that's only because I am part of the percentage that is indeed lonely on Valentine's day. They named it after a guy who killed a lot of people. Why? Teens do not usually like romantic movies. For me, they are basically out of the picture. I won't even consider a romantic-comedy, because it isn't comedy, it's cringe. Being a teenager myself, I can judge that most of us do not like them. A single person should treat Valentine's day as- huh. I don't have any advice. I don't have any way to really go about it, other than to treat it like a normal day. I certainly don't do anything special. Sure, you can go out of your way to make people uncomfortable, because you have an excuse, but that takes effort.
ReplyDeleteValentine's day is basically just a way to make other people feel worse about their situations.
DeleteI don't really have any feelings on Valentine's day. I mean I definitely wouldn't say that it's a great holiday, but then again it's pretty hard to experience what it's all about when you're still 14. I'm not sure about most people, but I can't imagine that it's more important to show romantic gestures on one day of the year. Actually I could see it as being insulting to some. It's like "well I've been neglecting this relationship for the past year and I haven't really been trying at all, but for this one day I think I'll do something special". It's like if you were to treat your significant other especially well on this day it would kind of be like you weren't treating them as good as you could have been before, but again I still don't know how hard it is to maintain a relationship. I hate romantic movies. They're about my least favorite type of film other than documentaries about how aliens formed the earth or cats. I think I'd rather be stuck in a sensory deprivation tank for a day then have to suffer through 2 hours of a romance. If your single on Valentine's day then just treat it like a normal day. In movies they really play up how terrible and awful it is to be alone on Valentine's but realistically it's just another day. I mean you shouldn't be feeling anymore lonely on Valentine's than any other day. If you feel envious about someone else and sad that your not in a relationship, then here's an idea: mind your own business! It's this revolutionary technique where instead of envying or pitying the people around you, you just worry about yourself! Genius right.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm a little late, but I don't really care much about Valentine's day. I think having a day to show love to others is important, but that already exists in other holidays like Christmas. Nevertheless, it's nice to have something interesting in February. It's become customary to perform a romantic gesture on Valentine's day, which makes it a lot more important. However, since people already expect it, it isn't as special as catching someone off guard on another day. I'm not really a fan of romantic movies because they're usually very cheesy and when given the opportunity to watch one, I usually don't. A single person should spend Valentine's Day by reflecting on him/herself and learn to appreciate themselves for who they are, not focusing on how to treat others. You can't make others happy if you, yourself, are not happy.
ReplyDeleteMy family hates valentines day. My dad has always said that its just a reason to buy more junk. If you love someone then you should show it everyday, no need to have a day dedicated to it. A day dedicated for single people would be just as unnecessary. As I said if you love someone then a romantic gesture should be valid everyday of the year and not any more special on valentines day. I personally love romantic movies even though most of them are terribly written, although I'm not sure about other kids my age. A single person should treat valentines day like every other day, I don't understand why people make such a big deal. If you are unhappy with yourself every other day of the year then you aren't going to be happier in a relationship. Because if you aren't internally happy and content then you are going to depend on your significant other to make you happy.
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