The dreaded day is fast approaching: Saint Valentine’s Day. Many see it as a loving day to show appreciation to your loved one, while others see it as another day that reminds them that they might die alone. A lot of people have different views on the holiday, which should be expected since it is the day about the most controversial topic known to society: love. On February 14, people will be hugging, kissing, and showing their love for their significant others. Women are more known to be attached to this holiday than their partners. So as an experiment, I decided to move the audience from the typical ladies to the mainly unheard from gentlemens, and ask them their opinions on the holiday.
8 different males were asked two main questions about the holiday, to see how they really felt towards it.
Question #1: How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?
Boy #1: “I never celebrate it.”
Boy #2: “I think it’s a cute holiday, but I have never celebrated it.”
Boy #3:”It only matters to people in relationships, since I’m not in one it doesn’t matter to me.”
Boy #4: “I’m indifferent to it? It’s a cute holiday. Not a necessary holiday though.”
Boy #5: “The holiday feels fake, everything is expensive. There shouldn’t be one day where you show someone you care about them, it should be every day throughout the year that you show it.”
Boy #6: It’s cool if you have a significant other to show appreciation if not then it doesn’t matter.”
Boy #7: “I always thought it was a pretty sweet one day a year where couples are all about each other my parents would always get each other cards and stuff so thought that was pretty cool.”
Boy #8 “I like it, you can show love to close ones if not an intimate one. A day for people to love each other.”
Question #2: If you had a significant other, would your views on valentine’s change?
Boy #1: “Yea.”
Boy #2: “Yea probably.”
Boy #3: ”Not really.”
Boy #4: “No? never had one so I wouldn’t know?”
Boy #5: “No it sucks and it’s dumb.”
Boy #6: “ Definitely changes the approach.”
Boy #7: “I would feel the same way.”
Boy #8 “Yes I would like it even more.”
This little experiment gave me a little more insight on the holiday and how different people react to the holiday. Especially from the ones who tend to just suck it up and stay quiet about it. So hope you have a great St. Valentine’s day with your partner!