The 2010 movie Valentine’s Day was a pretty accurate representation of what Valentine’s Day is really like: an over-exaggerated holiday that’s only fun if you’re movie star attractive or are with someone that’s weirdly invested in a “holiday” that no one even gets time off for. It was also a really hyped-up movie filled with disappointment, despite Ashton Kutcher’s beautiful face, and Valentine’s Day is a really hyped up holiday also filled with unnecessary disappointment.

Valentine’s Day has filled a lot of otherwise smart people with false hope that it’s OK for them to make reckless decisions regarding love. The movie industry has overindulged in storylines that involve unappealing guys getting a girl because they have a leap of courage on Valentine’s Day. That’s not how real life works 99 percent of the time.

There are some creepy people that thrive off the opportunities Feb. 14 provides them. As flattering as getting an anonymous love poem and flowers sounds, there are many occasions in which it mocks stalking.

Valentine’s gifts are not practical whatsoever. While you may be jealous of the person sitting next to you that got the world’s biggest box of chocolates, put things in perspective; half those chocolates are probably filled with an unidentifiable nougat filling that makes your tongue itch, while the others will just go stale.

Valentine’s Day has gotten to a point where it’s become more of a hassle than something to look forward to. It’s OK to use it as an excuse to go out for a nice dinner. Just don’t get hung up on gifts or pleasing anyone, because you are almost always guaranteed to disappoint.