Roses, chocolates or maybe a personalized gift are classic ways to show affection for your significant other on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. The culinary department also helped out by selling homemade Valentine’s Day-themed candies. What do we spend money on? Are these candies really worth buying, or will the buyer consider them to be a waste of their money later on?

In my opinion, they really are not a waste at all. Even if a couple breaks up soon afterwards, it’s still a fun event that may have prolonged the break-up for a little while, at least. It’s not like everyone in the school gets to join in on Valentine’s Day.

First of all, the candy you buy for Valentine’s Day really isn’t that expensive if you don’t go crazy buying some momentous, chocolate colosseum for the other person. A small $3 chocolate heart isn’t going to put you in debt. Nobody needs to buy a huge mound of candy for the other person to show that you care about them. Even just buying that one small $3 candy heart is enough to express your feelings to the other person, or at least, I’d be just as happy with something as small as that rather than some huge gift.

Besides, buying gifts for each other isn’t even a requirement. There’s always the option of creating a gift with your own two hands. This might even be a better idea than buying chocolate, depending on how much time you have and what the type of relationship you’ve gotten yourself into. The gift may feel more genuine or personalized this way. Writing a heartfelt card doesn’t cost a thing, and could be a more priceless gift.

Lastly, Valentine’s Day is a time to have fun and toss candy around the school, if you want to look at it that way. Even if you know the relationship won’t last much longer, participating may strengthen your bond with your significant other, possibly repairing some of the things you’ve lost in your relationship. It’s worth a try, anyways.

Instead of looking at Valentine’s Day as the day we spend money on pointless candy for a relationship that’ll end up dry soon enough, look at it as the day you showed affection for that special person that influenced your life. And if you’re not in a relationship, Valentine’s Day isn’t the day everyone pities you for being alone; it’s the day you saved $3 and a little bit of stress.

In conclusion, Valentine’s Day isn’t going to kill you. The gifts that are bought aren’t wasteful at all, if you can think about Feb. 14 the way I can.