Results: Valentine's Day Depression?
Published on 02/11/2016
I know couples like celebrating Valentine's Day but I find it depressing since I am single. What about you?
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1.
If you are single, do you get depressed around Valentine's Day? Yes
10%
215 votes
No
35%
736 votes
Undecided
4%
93 votes
Not Applicable
50%
1058 votes
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2.
If you get depressed around Valentine's Day, how long before Valentine's Day do you get depressed? About 1 month before Valentine's Day
4%
82 votes
About 2 weeks before Valentine's Day
4%
88 votes
About 1 week before Valentine's Day
7%
141 votes
N/A, I'm not single
49%
1030 votes
N/A, I'm single but I don't get depressed about Valentine's Day
35%
729 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
32 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.19% | 4 | |
| na | 0.14% | 3 |
| N/A | 0.14% | 3 |
| Only that day | 0.10% | 2 |
| Not Applicable I'm Married | 0.05% | 1 |
| I never really noticed. | 0.05% | 1 |
| So many problems with my guy, that I don't even know if we're in a relationship or not | 0.05% | 1 |
| I get depressed on Feb 6 because that's my anniversary and my wife is no longer alive. I stay depressed through VDay, sometimes a week or so longer. Feb not a good month for me. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm married, but married late; I didn't get depressed when single. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Married | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'd rather be single and happy than in a miserable relationship. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I sometimes feel blue on Valentine's Day and other times I don't. If I do it is usually a couple days before and the actual day. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont get depressed at valentines | 0.05% | 1 |
| I didnt see - Not single, but still get depressed | 0.05% | 1 |
| n/a single but like myself without or with others | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am depressed all year | 0.05% | 1 |
| that day and the next | 0.05% | 1 |
| Married, but incompatible relationship | 0.05% | 1 |
| the day of | 0.05% | 1 |
| None | 0.05% | 1 |
| married but don't celebrate | 0.05% | 1 |
| this is mt first single valentines day. so i have no experiences yet | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| My hubby died, but memories keep me from getting depresssed. | 0.05% | 1 |
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3.
Do you think that having Valentine's Day as a holiday does more good or bad? More good
27%
573 votes
More bad
17%
367 votes
I am undecided
52%
1096 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
66 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| na | 0.48% | 10 |
| 0.43% | 9 | |
| n/a | 0.38% | 8 |
| neither | 0.24% | 5 |
| People are responsible to their own reactions to the holidays. I like pink and white colors. Valentines supplies an excuse to use them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Its not a holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| Just another day to buy gifts | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't care one way or the other | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's not a holiday. | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't really care | 0.05% | 1 |
| None | 0.05% | 1 |
| doesnt matter | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares? | 0.05% | 1 |
| dumb holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| Good for those who enjoy it; if you don't enjoy, try to ignore it if possible. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't think it does either | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not into any commercial holidays... | 0.05% | 1 |
| Valentine's Day is a "holiday" You mean it's a day you get off from work? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Didn't know it was a holiday! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't celebrate; don't care. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is not a holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| DOES NOT MATTER TO ME | 0.05% | 1 |
| indifferent | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is St. Valentine's Day | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't care. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Neither, suck it up!!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| good for chocolaitiers, florists, and jewelers | 0.05% | 1 |
| Valentine's day is not a holiday, it's just a celebration | 0.05% | 1 |
| l little of both | 0.05% | 1 |
| was not aware it was a holiday. thought it was a celebration | 0.05% | 1 |
| no matter | 0.05% | 1 |
| where is it a holiday? | 0.05% | 1 |
| NEITHER IT JUST ANOTHER DAY | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a holiday around here. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's not a "holiday" | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares to each his own | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
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4.
Do you think Valentine's Day should be kept a holiday or should it not be a holiday? I think Valentine's Day should be kept a holiday
38%
808 votes
I think Valentine's Day should not be a holiday
28%
586 votes
I am undecided
31%
649 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
59 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.43% | 9 | |
| NA | 0.29% | 6 |
| Valentine's Day is not a holiday | 0.10% | 2 |
| n/a | 0.10% | 2 |
| It's not a holiday | 0.10% | 2 |
| It is not a holiday | 0.10% | 2 |
| dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
| Valentines day is not a real holiday. | 0.05% | 1 |
| D | 0.05% | 1 |
| consumerism sucks | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm always GLAD when I'm single on Valentine's day | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't believe it to be a holiday in the first place,. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I was not aware that it was any sort of a 'holiday'. Who gets the day off when it falls on a week day? | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares? | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure it's a 'real' holiday, but it's commercialized to seeming like one. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is not a legal holiday but a Saints Day | 0.05% | 1 |
| Is Valentine's Day really a holiday? | 0.05% | 1 |
| valenties day is ot an official holiday--it is just a commercial holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| Just a way for big business to take money from our pockets - all of them could disappear | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is not a holiday in the traditional sense no-one gets the day off. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Didn't know it was a holiday! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Its not really a holiday. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't celebrate; don't care. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Still not a holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| does it really matter....... | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is not a holiday. | 0.05% | 1 |
| hey love holidays but it is a little silly for valentines day | 0.05% | 1 |
| where is it a holiday? | 0.05% | 1 |
| LEAVE IT ALONE | 0.05% | 1 |
| One does not have to celebrate any holiday if they don't want to, but those that do can | 0.05% | 1 |
| It isnt an official holiday. Its just a marketing gimmick | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.05% | 1 |
| Valentine`s Day is not a holiday | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dont care | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's a holiday where I live | 0.05% | 1 |
| its not a holiday? | 0.05% | 1 |
| who cares---do what you want | 0.05% | 1 |
| Valentine's Day is not a holiday, it's just a day | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is not an official holiday. Just a calandar fun day. Participate or not. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't care | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't really care | 0.05% | 1 |
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