Am i being too critical abt this Valentine's Day program?

Question

many schools have a Valentine's Day program which involves the student council distributing flowers & chocolates form one student to another(that is,if you did pay for it).but is this,really neceassary?

my school does that too,& today there were a lot of misunderstandings & confusions.my crush apparently thought that I had sent him a "Friendship" rose annoymously,whereas i was never a person to do things in a round-abt manner).

a couple of my guy friends played a joke on my best friend,Anjuli-they sent this guy a rose saying that it's from her.he received the rose,& then it was taken away because she denied sending it.(imagine how he would have felt)
only a couple of girls got roses in my whole grade,compared to the guys.(are traditions being reversed?).some people even send flowers to themselves,so that they can brag abt how many they got.(is it a competition?)& of course,there was also a lot of people who didn't get anything.(i wonder how many broken hearts went home today)

am i being too judgemental & why do you think so?

in addition,some people might think that there's someone who likes them,only to have their hopes destroyed.(isn't that playing with a person's feelings?)

Answer 1

Idea of a special day for sweethearts is cool but retail industry has gone overboard, as it does with every holiday from Halloween to Mother's Day. You almost feel obligated to "show your love" by purchasing something for him/her. I say, I'd rather have a man that goes out and starts my truck to warm it in the morning than to have a guy that spends his nites in bars but remembers Valentine's Day with a dozen roses.

Answer 2

Valentine's Day is/has always been a lot like that, especially in school.

Typically, those types of events are done as fund-raisers for the organization conducting them and that is not a bad thing. What is a bad thing is how some students use it as a method to be mean, how some people get their hopes blown way out of proportion only to be disappointed and some people honestly feel that if they don't get some sort of gift/flower via that route then they are somehow "cheated".

In some ways it is no different that electing a homecoming queen & court - all the "popular girls" are the winners - unless you get an extremely immature group together and vote someone in so they can publicly make fun of them.

In many schools, the same holds true for who makes it onto the cheerleading squad, the pom squad, etc.

It is sad, but it is the way things are when you deal with a human/immaturity factor and that runs pretty rampant in high schools. When all is said and done.....it means pretty darn little when you get past the initial disappointment.

Answer 3

Eh, IMHO, I honestly don't give much of a care about these programs. It's just a little fundraiser for the school. I don't give a crap if no one gives me a Valentine. But maybe that's because I'm so used to not getting one... Hmm... Oh well. I don't send any to myself, so I can show people that I got something. Because I don't care. Anyway, no school today, Illinois was swept by that huge blizzard and snowstorm and stuff. So I guess the teacher that set up my school's V-Day fundraiser will have to deliver them tomorrow. V-Day is just a Hallmark holiday, so it's just a day where people spend their money to buy gifts for people, or a card.

Anyway... Back on topic. I don't think you're being critical. It's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. It's not really necessary, it's just something fun for people to give others.

Answer 4

WOW... I think you are over analyzing this. Some years I would get tons of flowers, and some I wouldnt get any.... I think its just a valentines day tradition.... Why worry so much about something so simple.

Answer 5

I understand the school does it as a fund raiser but i do not agree with it at all.. People who do not get anything feels like crap and like you said the poor guys and gals that get one as a joke.. That's just mean..

Answer 6

while it is a cute fundraiser. It CAN be hurtful. You just have to relaize you dont really remeber it when your grow up ITS ONLY BEEN 4 YEARS FOR ME AND I FORGOT IT ALREADY!


iT WILL ALL BE OKAY. life in the real world is a lot more mean then the roses you get or dont get.

Answer 7

Don't bother yourself with this ****. Things like this will happen all your life. You'll see many broken hearts and strange realtionships. Help those who you can for the rest others are waiting!