What is the point of Valentine's day?

What is the point? The holiday is malfunctioning false love and making single people feel bad that they are not in a relationship. What are all your thoughts? Do you know the point of it?

The point is capitalism. Knowing what products to push and when is great for business. I wouldn't say it's false love though, not anymore so that what people practice the rest of the year anyway, but it can be a nice excuse for people to have someone to go all out with their loved ones.

Its a day where people celebrate can celebrate their love freely and do things they do usually since its a special day For single they can decide to get depress and hate the whole world for being alone or they gather with other single to party or hope to find the special someone

rOBSCENE-pie, you give people stuff who gave you something. What's not to understand about White day? The problem isn't with 'men' because it clearly works fine for the 'men' in japan, it's a western culture issue really. From a business standpoint it makes sense to have two days rather than one, so it's a bit weird we don't have the same system in the US. But I guess because western relationships have such a heavy focus on men buying tons of expensive crap to impress women that most people(women) probably wouldn't want to have it any other way. That and I guess the corporations probably figure the average American is too lazy to make chocolate, or even just melt the stuff down to reshape it.

No date? No problem. Buy yourself dinner and a movie and eat all the popcorn. If there's no one to love then love yourself. ;)

St. Valentines day has its roots in the middle ages. It was named after two, possibly three St. Valentines. The early medieval texts do not relate St. Valentines to romance at all. And it was not until about the 14th century that the day was linked to romance and lost its distinction between Saint Valentines of Rome and Saint Valentines of Turney, and just became St. Valentine. St Valentine of Rome was persecuted by Claudius the second for not converting to paganism. And for his attempt to counter convert Claudius to christianity, he was executed. But while he was in jail, the jail keeper had a daughter who was blind. Allegedly, the night before his execution, Valentine of Rome cured her blindness. There's a second theory on why he was executed by Claudius II. At the time, it was believed that men who marry became weaker, and did not want to take as many risks, so they could protect their families. So Claudius II outlawed marriages for any men of a certain age, so they would be fit for the army. Of course St Valentine continued to secretly marry these men after the outlawing. He was discovered, arrested, and thrown in jail, and then executed. The consistent detail that earned him sainthood in these two stories is that he befriended the jailer's daughter, and cured her blindness. I personally have trouble believing this, considering the church didn't actually become involved in marriage until late into the medieval ages. Up until the middle ages, the day was linked in sacrifice as opposed to romance. Until around the 14th century, when good old Chaucer wrote a poem called the parliament of fowls, or the assembly of fowls which linked the day to romance. Behold, medieval poetry. Prepare for the snore fest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_ztmu1FxE This poem was written in honor of Richard II's engagement to Anne of Bohemia. And in the 15th century, they established the high court of love on Valentines Day. The first Valentine that was sent was also in the 15th century. After one of the most famous or infamous battles in the middle ages, the battle of Agincourt (Huzzah! A documentary! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woq2oj7mwkc ), Charles the duke of Orleans was captured and held prisoner in the Tower of London. He sent his wife a valentine while he was a prisoner in the tower. And he signed it "My very sweet valentine." And from that day forward, the day has been linked utterly and completely with love and romance. Personally, I think a day celebrating romance is beautiful, though if you're single, you should instead celebrate your friends. Corporations will of course try to milk every holiday for all they can, and since many corporations tend to have a business model of making men and women feel sexually inadequate without their products, of course you're going to get many of the negative opinions you already have about the day. Those are of course valid, but I don't believe they should become the total sum.

It's a hallmark holiday in my mind, but it's there to celebrate your relationship and love for your significant other as well as other people. If you're not fortunate to have a relationship on that day, do what you can to make it better for others who are single. I saw a story on a local newscast that a young male student literally saved up his own money and bought every girl in his grade a flower and gave it to them the Friday before VD. To me, those are the kinds of things the holiday should really be about in my opinion.

Oh to be one of the lucky woman that just receives gifts on Valentine's Day... Valentine's Day has never been that way for me. My mother's birthday happens to be on this date, so even when I'm not smitten with someone I'm still the one giving gifts on it, and not just to my mother.