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

In our state the individual counties banded this years ago because of the very thing you are referring to here. Our state is not the richest in the US and so many kids parents have a hard time making ends meet at home the way it is and to make the Valentine giving a fair and equal opportunity for all students to receive it was mandatory to have a card for each student in the class. When the schools segregated the class rooms went from 20 students to 40 per class room and the practice of having Valentine parties per classroom ceased. Not only was it an expense parents could not afford but there were students that had religions that forbade celebrating parties and administration felt it wasn't right to allow parties in the schools. I would have felt horrible if I gone to school and not a single object was given to me on Valentines Day

Answer 2

i think what you should do is just tell the dude that its not from you . You know some people like others and make you in the position to hook them up with the person so what i think is that they or your friends are trying to use you as a catalyst

Answer 3

I've never agreed with these kind of programs in school. It's just a popularity contest that the school profits off of ...

Answer 4

I think people should do that on their own time. It can lead to hurt feelings, confusion, and some people may not want to participate.