Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that you either love or abhor. Some people live for the holiday and go to great extents to pull out all of the stops. They shower their love with gifts, candy, and romantic gestures – and expect the same in return. Others consider Valentine's Day a “Hallmark” holiday, contrived by retailers in an attempt to equate the amount of money you spend to how much you love your significant other. In fact, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that U.S. consumers spend an average $143.56 on Valentine's Day, with total spending expected to reach $19.6 billion in 2018.
Just seven weeks after Christmas, the pressure to spend and to come up with a social media worthy date night can put a lot of strain on a relationship. It's no wonder that so many of us have a Valentine's Day horror story. Here are some of the worst Valentine's Day experiences as told by Redditors.
"She broke down and left school crying."
"Junior year of high school I met this girl Julie in my ceramics class. I thought we really hit it off. We would talk and flirt all class. So on Valentine's Day I came into school late with flowers and had one of the hall moms deliver them to her in class. She got them and was ecstatic. She immediately texted her boyfriend (I had no idea she had a bf) who was on the football team 'OMG I love you. Thank you so much for the flowers.'
"He had no idea what she was talking about and said 'What flowers?' My friend in her class then told her they were from me. She broke down and left school crying. I never went back to that class" - Redditor guest_list
"I was technically brain dead"
"February 14th 2014, I passed out and was technically brain dead twice for eight minutes, and paramedics couldn't find a pulse either. I spent the next five days in a medically-induced coma in the ICU. So really, it wasn't that bad for me, because I was out of it, but for my loved ones." - Redditor RJB1337
"She didn't want to break her promise."
"Booked the fireside table months in advance in the wife's favorite restaurant only to have the hostess give it to another couple in right in front of us saying they asked five minutes before and she didn't want to break her promise to them." - Redditor trooper843
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