Every year around Valentine's Day, a lot of people start putting some serious thought into their relationship status. Those who are currently with a partner do their best to show their love and appreciation for their significant other (or prepare to face some wrath once they realise they've forgotten to buy them a card), while the singletons either take it in their stride or turn the holiday into one of extreme self-pity.
Even for those who say they don't mind being on their own, though, Valentine's Day can't be the happiest day of the year - so it's understandable that some individuals might put out a sort of personals advert in order to find that special someone.
When one guy on Facebook tried to do this, though, it all ended up with him getting roasted.
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In a now-deleted post, an anonymous man decided that he would write a list of demands for what he wanted from a girlfriend. Unfortunately for him, the open love letter had the opposite effect to what he'd intended, and instead he ended up getting wrecked by thousands of women online.
"I'm just a 35yo soul looking for love," the post began. Not a bad start, right? Well, get ready for this rollercoaster...
"If you're between 19-23, no taller than 5'1, 43-47kg, Caucasian or maybe halfcast something exotic, have a job, license, reasonably modest car, regularly gym (no skinny-fat girls thanks), have an "innie" vagina, C cup breasts, no cheap tattoos, no face piercings, have no ex-f**k buddies or ex-boyfriends who I know or know of and also willing to move to Canberra to be my girl, have a good personality and a sense of humour, never get bratty or start arguments over nothing, and not be insecure when I don't come home all weekend, then please... hit me up [sic]."
... Wow.
Honestly, there's so much to unpack here it's tempting to just throw away the whole suitcase. But, for entertainment's sake, let's have a good look through.
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First of all, he's incredibly particular over what body type he wants from a woman (though his specification of an "innie" vagina suggests he might not have ever seen one naked before). Also, quite why a "reasonably modest car" would be preferable is anyone's guess, but compared to the rest of the demands it seems relatively vanilla.
Obviously, plenty of women were left in absolute dismay at his long list of bizarre requests, weren't at all keen on his attitude towards women, and were even less willing to "hit him up" and move to Canberra.
And, quite rightfully, a bunch of women decided to tell him as much.
"What a racist and misogynistic f**kwad," wrote one person.
"I was distracted by his casual racism and his blatant misogyny, and his bizarrely specific list of requirements. A 40kg weight range?! Weirdo," added another.
"This is unbelievably creepy. I feel like I need to take a shower after reading this," commented a third.
Needless to say, the guy didn't get any offers of romance or companionship. He did, however, get a few messages from people volunteering to smack him straight back to the misogynistic era he'd somehow crawled out from.
And if you're reading this as a single person on Valentine's Day, and you're feeling a little sorry for yourself, you can take comfort in one thing: at least you're not dating this guy.
In our modern era, there still exist some relationship tragedies worth telling. The classic case of the 'cuck', the alt-right's premier insult in defense of Donald Trump, has caught on culturally. The concept of a man whose girlfriend is sleeping with other men drives stakes of fear into the hearts of millions - it's the worst fate possible. That is, unless you enjoy it, which is where the term comes from - a preference for watching your significant other sleep with other men.
At any rate, one doughy poor bloke faced up to this sad fact on a YouTube show called To Catch a Cheater. It starts off comically enough, with the man complaining that "She's like stopped giving me bl*wjobs, she started doing all this feminist shit, like cut off her hair, like she just stopped shaving." It's a pretty hilarious opener. Sounds like you guys are growing apart.
So, they set up an actor to come by his girlfriend while she's studying - women's studies, to be exact. The attractive actor says "I love women" in response, which, let's be honest here, is complete cringe. His looks are all that are saving him at this point.
But, from that point on is where it gets good.
The actor asks her if she wants to model, and says that he's starting a law firm. He claims he went to Harvard (lol) and covers sexual harassment law, saying Harvey Weinstein is "not a good guy", hitting all the right but predictable notes. It's pretty much a generic attempt to 4-d chess a women's studies major into liking you. It probably won't work unless you look handsome, have a law firm, and claim you went to Harvard. Finally, he asks her if she has a boyfriend, to which she replies: "It's an open relationship." Ouch.
At this point, the actor is pretty much stealing the original guy's girlfriend. It looks like they've been drifting apart for a while, and honestly, how could they not? Once you're on a show called To Catch a Cheater, it's pretty clear that something's gonna go down. She starts poking the actor's muscles, and agrees to give him her number.
He asks her if she wants to work out after some drinks, to which she says that she likes a guy who is pretty forward. She says she likes a guy who is aggressive and takes what he wants, which honestly, pretty much shows that being a passive male feminist is a stupid dating strategy and nobody likes it, not even feminists.
Then, it gets weird. A lady walks by who says she's with the mafia, and says that she knows the actor has a girlfriend. It gets awkward, so the actor leaves. And then the original dude starts crying. Oh, he cries.
The dude cries, saying:
"That was quick. I just can’t f*cking believe it man. She’s like a totally different person man. She shouldn’t let him sit down, like, f*cking talking like that. ‘She told me she was a f*cking virgin when I met her. Stop filming me please dude.’"
Well, I guess when you feel like your relationship isn't working, you should just call it quits instead of going on To Catch a Cheater.
I'm off the opinion that people should be taught dating etiquette in school, because frankly there are a hell of a lot of people out there who just don't seem to get it. They don't have a clue about how to behave, and exhibit the kind of behaviour that would be spoilt and obnoxious even in a four-year-old-child, let alone a fully grown adult.
Something about dating just seems to bring out the worst in people, and I'm sure we can all remember a date that we went on with good intentions that turned out to be a total car crash. But if you want an example of some serious entitlement, then look no further.
Recently, a young woman named Amanda Burnett, a nurse who hails from Chicago, Illinois, took to Twitter to share her story of a cringeworthy encounter with a guy who was either very offended or else, just super-stingy. Amanda had been on a dinner date with this dude a few days previously, but unfortunately for her, the sparks just weren't flying.
However, rather than reject him straight away, Amanda elected to simply ghost him instead. She stopped answering his calls, and hoped that he would take a hint and cease with the unwarranted advances. Big mistake.
On April 3. Amanda received an invoice (that's right, an invoice: you read that correctly) from the dude in the mail, which charged her in full for her portion of the meal. As you can see from the image above, which she posted to Twitter, the letter did indeed look very official, and all told, he believed that Amanda owed him around $40.
Yup, I think this guy thinks he's entitled to sex, and that now he's missing out on it he wants his money back. Sorry man; I'm afraid it doesn't work that way.
In her initial tweet, Amanda stated: "I’m posting this on Twitter bc it can prob go viral honestly. Got this in the mail from a guy I went on a date with a few weeks back because I didn’t text him back." But that wasn't the end of the story.
The hapless suitor then texted Amanda, and like some kind of loan shark, asked her to pay him back immediately so she would incur "penalty fines." Wow; way to make yourself look even less attractive. As you can see below, Amanda was having none of it, and told him exactly where he could stick his invoice.
However, I think there is a lesson to be learned here, which is that being ghosted sucks for everyone involved. I'm not saying that it excuses this kind of behaviour, but maybe Amanda should have thought about letting her amorous date down gently, instead of giving him the cold shoulder. Still, I'm pretty confident that she's never going to fork over that $40. I'm not sure I would either.
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Ah, dating. That nightmarish experience where we try as hard as possible to hide who we really are from someone in the hopes of coming across really cool and not seeming like a goofy idiot. Then one day you meet someone who, right from the off, makes you feel able to indulge in all your worst, stupidest, goofiest habits right from the off, even if it means staging ridiculous pranks that would annoy most people.
The best relationships start when you've finally found someone with the same sense of humor as you, who accepts you even when you're at your stupidest. These 30 boyfriends have staged ridiculous stunts that, yes, could be seen as irritating or attention-seeking or just plain dumb from a certain light, but also show that these must be some really fun relationships to be in!
[post_page_title]#1 This Bit Of Misdirected DIY[/post_page_title]
The girlfriend who took this picture was very excited at first because her boyfriend had said he was going to make a bed frame. She naturally assumed it was so they could sleep together in a handmade bed.
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Credit - Reddit @julcarls[/caption]
Turns out he just wanted the cat to have somewhere nice to lie down.
[post_page_title]#2 This Big Night In With The Dog[/post_page_title]
This guy was left looking after the dog for the weekend and told to send his girlfriend updates on how it was going. This was the first picture he sent.
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Credit - Reddit @eric72goblue[/caption]
I sure hope he allowed for at least an afternoon to tidy up before she got back. It looks like it was one hell of a party.
[post_page_title]#3 This Guy Photobombing His Own Wedding Photo[/post_page_title]
Wedding photos can be very formal, serious things, and that's understandable - a lot of money and planning goes into weddings, and you want the photos to be just right. This guy isn't bothered and has decided to just be himself.
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Credit - Reddit @Thatguy9211[/caption]
Personally, I think all wedding photos should have this much silliness in them. I think this is great.
[post_page_title]#4 This Unusual Christmas Lights Display[/post_page_title]
This guy's wife had been getting upset that their house didn't look very festive and saying they should put some lights up. This is what he decided to install on the front of their house.
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Credit - Reddit @OpticDream[/caption]
To be fair, it's hard to get around every single chimney in the world without stopping for a toilet break at some point.
[post_page_title]#5 This Inventive Use Of Candles[/post_page_title]
This guy obviously put so much time into making a tasty-looking birthday cake that he forgot to check if they had the right candles to mark his girlfriend's 39th birthday.
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Credit - Reddit @Kwantumflux[/caption]
His quick-thinking maths is impressive, though, as he manages to find a solution just with what he has to hand.
[post_page_title]#6 This Baby's Facial Adornments[/post_page_title]
This guy was left in charge of the baby while his wife was away and was asked to send a picture of him to show he was ok.
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Credit - Reddit @damnItIan[/caption]
The baby had finally fallen asleep by the time he took the picture, but he wanted to give an impression of what he'd been like up until that point.
[post_page_title]#7 This Tinder-Chat Blanket[/post_page_title]
This guy has come up with one of the most over-the-top, and one of the sweetest, anniversary presents ever. To celebrate one year of marriage to his wife, he gets their first-ever conversation on Tinder printed onto a big blanket.
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Credit - Reddit @TeenageTeenwolf[/caption]
There's just hope there's nothing too X-rated in there that any guests or visiting family members would object to seeing!
[post_page_title]#8 This Guy Posing With His Cat[/post_page_title]
This guy has such a close bond with his girlfriend's cat that they're able to mimic one another's expressions and do synchronized photoshoots together.
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I just hope he's also this emotionally tuned-in to his girlfriend herself and not just to her cat.
[post_page_title]#9 This Car Seat Replacement[/post_page_title]
This guy had to drive his toddler to the babysitter's house, but he realized too late that his wife had left with the car seat. When she asked how he was going to resolve the problem, he sent her this...
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And then turned his phone off for 4 hours. I hope she saw the funny side of it!
[post_page_title]#10 This Ill-Advised Gag[/post_page_title]
This is certainly a well-written gag and one you've got to appreciate once you get over how mean it is.
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The best relationships are the ones where you know one another well enough to be this mean, I reckon.
[post_page_title]#11 This Dog Burial[/post_page_title]
This guy decided to take his girlfriend's dog to the beach for some quality time together and even went to the effort of sending her photos of all the fun they were having together.
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Credit - Reddit @AlexanderTheGr347[/caption]
My favorite thing about this is how utterly resigned to its fate the poor dog seems to be.
[post_page_title]#12 This Failed Family Photo[/post_page_title]
This guy was taking a family photo of his wife and daughters and told a naff "Dad Joke" to get them to smile, prompting these expressions...
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Obviously, some of his family appreciate his sense of humor more than others!
[post_page_title]#13 This Toast Origami[/post_page_title]
When you're sick, the one thing you want is for someone to just kindly go and fetch you what you want. Even better if they do it and incorporate a high-effort, low-return pun into the proceedings too.
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I'm having trouble working out how those pieces combine to form a whole slice. There are some extra bits unaccounted for, right? Or is it just me?
[post_page_title]#14 This List Of Reasons For Crying[/post_page_title]
Some people are just very tuned into their emotions, and it doesn't take much to set them off. This guy decided to keep a record of everything that made his girlfriend cry, and it's quite the read.
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I'm with her on the videos of dogs thing, to be honest. I'm in bits if I even see a dog. Lovely things.
[post_page_title]#15 This Age-Appropriate Game Of Risk[/post_page_title]
This guy was left alone with the kids for the first time and was asked by his wife to send a picture of them to show how they were doing. This is what he sent...
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Looks like all four teams have fairly equal control of the board at the moment, so the babies are doing very well for their first game.
[post_page_title]#16 This Guy Trying To Get Out Of Shopping[/post_page_title]
Everyone's ended up having to tag along on an unwanted shopping trip at some point, whether with a parent or a partner or whatever. Not everyone has found it so terrible that they've had to resort to outside help to get out of it like this guy, though.
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I wonder if he got picked up by anyone and hitch-hiked his way out of there?
[post_page_title]#17 This Incredible Christmas Outfit[/post_page_title]
This guy was told by his wife to dress up for a professional family Christmas photo shoot. I imagine she was thinking of a general smart-casual vibe with perhaps a festive twist. He was thinking of this...
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It's a strong look, but hey, if you can't wear it for a professional Christmas photoshoot, there's literally no time you can ever wear it, so good on him.
[post_page_title]#18 This Gender Reveal Cake[/post_page_title]
Gender reveal parties are an odd recent fad, but the dad-to-be who went and got this cake made at least seems to understand that they're inherently a bit silly and has certainly gone with that vibe for the message.
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I wonder if there were any more elderly relatives here to celebrate the imminent arrival of their grandchildren who found this less funny than others?
[post_page_title]#19 These Herb Puns[/post_page_title]
This guy decided to be helpful by labeling some of his wife's herbs. But rather than give in to boring tradition by just labeling them with their names, he's decided to incorporate some excellent puns.
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Credit - Reddit @whit1and[/caption]
I'm sure he mint no harm by it.
[post_page_title]#20 This Tree Topper[/post_page_title]
This guy's fiancee was worried their Christmas tree was a bit too serious and drab and told him to find a more fun, festive tree topper to take the edge off. This is what he came up with.
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A total failure, as far as I'm concerned. This bit of King Kong is very dramatic and emotional and not funny or silly at all. What was he thinking?
[post_page_title]#21 This Goat-in-the-Bed[/post_page_title]
This picture was taken by a woman who was woken by her husband late at night texting her and saying: "Wake up or I'm bringing the goats inside!" She ignored the text and went back to sleep and then was woken by this...
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There must be more context to this story that explains it. They must have had a pet goat in the garden, right? Surely. Or did the husband steal a goat? It's an odd one, this.
[post_page_title]#22 This Letter From Santa[/post_page_title]
This dad was charged with writing the letter from Santa that the kids would discover on Christmas morning but realized halfway through that there's not much point in him writing anything that specific.
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A fair point well made.
[post_page_title]#23 This Sabotaged Anniversary Message[/post_page_title]
This guy's wife put the message "We Still Do" on this board to celebrate their 13-year anniversary, and posted a picture of it to Instagram before noticing that he'd added an extra word while she wasn't looking.
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Credit - Reddit @PM_ME_WITH_A_SMILE[/caption]
I hope it was a good long time before she noticed and that this picture was out there on Instagram causing maximum mischief before she realized.
[post_page_title]#24 These Stockings With Ulterior Motives[/post_page_title]
This husband, whose name is Ian, was very insistent that he and his wife's new puppy be given its own stocking on Christmas Day. She thought it was a very sweet idea, until she realized his actual reason for pushing for it.
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I wonder if marrying someone whose name begins with A was simply Stage 1 of his masterplan?
[post_page_title]#25 This Burrito Girlfriend[/post_page_title]
When their classes were canceled due to arctic weather conditions, this guy decided to make a boring day in a bit more interesting by wrapping his girlfriend up like a burrito and feeding her mozzarella sticks.
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She looks happy, but I do hope she was on-board with all of this, otherwise it'd be a horrific thing to be subjected to.
[post_page_title]#26 This Escaped Spider Prank[/post_page_title]
This guy played a prank on his arachnophobe wife by leaving this rather unpleasant surprise for her at the end of the day.
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Fingers crossed it didn't send her into a total panic.
[post_page_title]#27 This Parkinsons Prank[/post_page_title]
This guy, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's, managed to find the funny side of his illness by sending out this as his Christmas letter to his friends.
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Credit - Reddit @akiro27[/caption]
The little sticker from his wife explaining the joke just makes it extra adorable, I reckon.
[post_page_title]#28 This Bug Prank[/post_page_title]
This guy's girlfriend had recently had a bug problem in her apartment. One night, when they were drinking together, and she had got quite drunk, he decided to do this while she had gone to the toilet.
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Credit - Reddit @ketchuppacket[/caption]
This is one of those real "Could be hilarious or could end the relationship" pranks, so fingers crossed it went well for him!
[post_page_title]#29 This Horrific Pie[/post_page_title]
This guy was asked by his wife to cut vents in the turkey pie she was baking to let the air circulate through it. This is what he did...
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Credit - Reddit @FillsYourNiche[/caption]
It's one of the most horrible things I've ever seen. I feel like someone needs to kill the poor thing to put it out of its misery.
[post_page_title]#30 This Photoshoot[/post_page_title]
This guy grew a mustache his girlfriend really hated and was told he had to shave it off. He did, but only after saying goodbye to it with a professional photo shoot with his dog.
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Credit - Reddit @sapperdanman[/caption]
To be fair, in this context the mustache does look pretty good. But it's a fairly specific context, I suppose.
Should a man foot the bill on the first date? Let's hope you're done living in the 1920s and your answer to this question is 'absolutely not'.
Unfortunately, though, not all women are of this mindset - as shown by a recent controversial incident shared to Reddit.
Reddit user u/CuteBananaMuffin thought his first date with an unidentified young woman had gone well - that was, until he realised she expected him to pay for her meal of lobster and €80 ($91.60) wine.
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It all started when u/CuteBananaMuffin messaged the girl to ask if she wanted to go on a second date. He received this response: "After what you did last time you expect me to go out with you again? Wow."
When the confused Redditor asked what exactly he had done wrong, she replied that he had made her pay for her own food and drinks, asking "wtf".
He argued his case, stating his carbonara and beer had cost €17.50 ($20), while her meal added up to an expensive €110 ($126) and adding that he was "a student not your sugar daddy".
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The girl was not impressed, blowing up at him in her next message: "Wow you are so rude!!!! I'm never going out with you ever again, if you can't pay for a girl's food then why accepting the invite... gentlemen ALWAYS pay for girl's food but i guess you are gay".
The conversation ended explosively, with her naming him a "f**king a**hole".
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While the Redditor didn't get a second date, he did kickstart a debate on Reddit as to whether men should be expected to pay for dinner on a date.
Thankfully, most people seemed to agree the girl was in the wrong. "Anyone that expects that royalty treatment is not someone you want in your life [sic]. Good move," wrote one person.
Others agreed, with one girl saying: "I’m a girl and I always go into the mindset tht I pay for my drinks/food with anyone. Guy or girl and if they offer to pay I’ll let them but offer to pay theirs next time we go out. Even when I was single I never assumed a guy would pay for me dating or not [sic]."
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However, another Redditor stated that they believed the person who sets up the date should get their dosh out, writing: "The one who invites another pays for the meal. Doesn't matter if it's a man or woman or whoever. If I invite you, I pay. Isn't this like common sense?"
Speaking to Bored Panda about the dating failure, u/CuteBananaMuffin said: "She was shocked that I let her pay. She didn’t say anything at the time, but from her facial expression I realized she was furious. I usually pay for both sides when it comes to the bill, but I’m a student and I work 60 hours a week to pay for food, books etc. so I obviously couldn’t afford to pay 110 euros for her food. I asked her out again to apologize pretty much for the previous time, hoping we can go to a cheaper place so I could make up for it, but as you can see, the result was really bad…"
It's that time of year again. Couples everywhere are stressing out over booking a table at their favourite restaurant, or rushing to stores to try and find the perfect present even though it hasn't been that long since they blew all their money on their partner's Christmas present.
Then you've got all the single people wondering exactly why they couldn't find someone to the share the day with this year. This day is meant to be good for some people... right?
While it's not an easy task to make Valentine's Day a successful one, there are plenty out there who haven't got a date tonight. One Redditor asked users on the site why exactly they're single for the big day, and some of the responses were hilarious.
1. /u/theguywiththeballoon
"Because my wife works night shift."
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2. /u/Jaco2point0
"Gestures at all of me"
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3. /u/lagoonTNZ
"Im not. Im with my boi jesus"
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4. /u/zerbs47
"It’s my parents fault for making such an ugly child. I got their facial features so don’t blame my singleness on me"
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5. /u/freshredditor
"Lol I’m a piece of s**t"
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6. /u/TaiDavis
"My masturbating skills are too good."
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7. /u/BGgungame
"Valentine's Day is a Catholic celebration so most people in my country don't even give a crap about it. We instead celebrate St. Trifon's Day (also the 14.2) - patron saint of wine making and an excuse to get hammered."
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8. /u/cayceealex
"cause b*****s ain’t s**t but hoes and tricks"
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9. /u/crllk
"Because i'm also single every other day"
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There's no need to mope around on Valentine's if you're single and having a bad time with it - why not hang out with some of your other single friends? And if you're in a relationship, why not wait until the weekend to do something with your significant other and see some mates this evening? Have a Pal-entine's day instead.