By Lauren Estlinbaum
If you give a girl a bouquet of flowers, she’ll want to be your valentine. If you give a girl nothing, she’ll want to be your worst nightmare. Okay, maybe this isn’t the exact science of how one acquires a valentine, but after talking to a few Tech students there was a definite consensus about what gifts are appropriate to get one’s significant other.
Dan Richardson, a sophomore history major, told The Hub that if you’re just starting to talk to someone around this holiday. You shouldn’t feel obligated to get the person you’re talking to anything at all. Richardson said he personally enjoys Valentine’s Day, but also would consider it a Hallmark holiday.
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Unlike Richardson, Ali Childers, a senior public relations major, said she thinks you should definitely get someone you’re just getting to know something for Valentine’s Day. Childers said one should make the person they are pursuing even more interested in them by showing that they care.
“For the girl probably a little candy and flowers,” said Childers. “Flowers go a long way. Don’t give them jewelry – that’s weird.”
“That would be too much too soon. For the boy, I would get them candy and a shirt that I think they would like.”
Childers said she has always been a fan of Valentine’s Day regardless if she has had a boyfriend or not. Childers said she loves seeing boys gives girls flowers. She said it’s nice to see that chivalry still exists — even if it’s only for this special occasion. Childers said she and her boyfriend have been together for more than a year and she plans on getting him shirts from his favorite brand and candy.
Madi Sanders, a senior biological science major, does not seem to agree with either Richardson or Childers on their holiday standpoints.
“I hate Valentine’s Day. I think it’s really stupid. People are celebrating what? A saint?
I have no idea who he was. I don’t like pink. I don’t like hearts or glitter. And that’s what all of that day is about.”
Sanders said even though she’s not a major fan of the day, she does have plans on that day. She said she currently has a boyfriend and their one-year anniversary falls on Valentine’s Day. She said because it’s so many special dates, one day she plans to get him something big. Sanders said she is getting him a record player. She said he likes vinyls and he has nothing to play them on, so she wanted to give him a gift that would be personable and one that he would really enjoy.
For the people who don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, Richardson said he thinks they should go out and have fun anyway. Kate DeWolfe, a senior human sciences major, said she and a bunch of her girlfriends are all getting together and doing a pre-Valentine’s Day party. She said they plan on getting sushi and baking sweets at her house. She said that way, for her and her friends that have plans on the actual Valentine’s Day, they can still celebrate the holiday with their single friends.
Overall, the general consensus is that depending on everyone’s individual relationship, only they can decide what to get their valentine. Still lost? Check out this Valentine’s Day gift guide on Refinery 29. And if you’re a fan of the word “free” look no further than Kendra Scott’s current Valentine’s Day giveaway contest.
Think the holiday is still overrated? Touché. Learn the history of how the holiday came to be via the History Channel. You might learn something new.
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