I think I should speak my mind on this.
Valentines day is one of the most screwed up holidays ever. Not for the reasons you think either.
It's not a hallmark holiday but hallmark pimped the shit out of it. It started out with a shit ton of pagan traditions and then it got Christianized with st. valentine. I'm talking zombie werewolves kind of crazy. I think the card industry and the chocolate industry and the heart shaped card board box manufacturers have yet to fully explore the whole zombie werewolf angle.
Hearing about Valentines day is tedious. If you're single, it's not worth complaining because a) you don't have any responsibilities. All the couples have extra stuff on their plate and b) there's a crowd of people out there willing to celebrate being single with you. If you're in a relationship, don't complain please. I've never gotten laid by buying a card, a box of chocolates, and dinner for anyone.* Valentines Day for couples is the relationship Olympics. You have to qualify for it and once your there you have to do your best to qualify for it and then you get a shot at a medal. If you do everything right, afterwards you stand on the tallest podium with the national anthem playing because that's what valentines day is about: you get to annoy everyone else with how good you got it.
well, I'm off to go to the gym. Because that's how I do valentines day. Single. At the gym.
*Drinks included. But I think my hermit coming off the mountain sparkling personality might have something to do with it.