Is Valentine's Day too commercial? ...Why should I care?

I have never had a problem with the holiday, other than the fact that I'd spent every single one from the time I was born till now alone. Do I care? ...Not as much as I used to.

People always argue that, much like other holidays, Valentine's Day is becoming too commercial. I've never really had a firm stance on this. Why? ...Because I never cared.

I never once thought about how companies force the holiday upon us through advertising and selling "romantic" products. You get that sort of thing with every holiday. It's nothing new. Valentine's Day, to me, was just another random, slightly less important holiday. Oh, but one that meant getting chocolates...paid for either from my own pocket or my mom's.

But the main reason I never cared about those aspects of V Day is because something more important overshadows it all. V Day...is my birthday. That automatically shifts my focus away from the mushiness to the fact that I'm getting a year older. And then there's the presents. And cake. And general family celebration.

For me, V Day will always be birthday first, holiday second. And, in a sense, it also means I can indulge in eating chocolate for BOTH occasions. I think I'm starting to like getting old...