Pembroke: God, I hate Valentine’s Day. I hated it when I was single and made to feel like I was worthless because I didn’t have anyone to love, and I even hate it now that I’m married because all it does is dredge up horrible memories of being single and feeling worthless… that and I have to buy the misses something expensive and treat her to an overpriced night on the town… but I get presents too… so that’s something. Doesn’t keep me from hating the “holiday”, though. I mean I get presents on my birthday and I hate it too.
My main problem about with Valentine’s Day is it does kinda’ goes out of it’s way to make you feel bad if you don’t have a significant other, and that honestly isn’t fair. If you truly love someone you shouldn’t have a special day to show that, you should show it all the time. Furthermore there shouldn’t be a day that makes single people feel miserable for being single. Trust me, most of them can do that any other day too, they don’t need a day to remind them of it. 
In short, Valentine’s is BULLSHIT. Now here’s a word from Chris.
Chris: Believe it or not, I agree completely with Pemmy. I HATE VALENTINE’S DAY! Always have! Partly because growing up and going to school, I didn’t have a girlfriend, nor could I get a girl to go out with me. No one wanted to date an artist…ok, I take that back, there was on girl. She was a cheerleader, but I didn’t want to bring her popularity down by having her being seen with a reject like myself, which I found out later, she wouldn’t have minded…thanks. Anyway, when I was even younger, I used to draw a picture every year for Valentine’s Day where I was brutally murdering St. Valentine, stabbing him repeatedly in his oh so precious heart. I hated seeing people all lovey dovey. Actually, it still bothers me to see people in love, and ESPECIALLY on Valentine’s day. Doesn’t matter if I’m in a relationship or not, seeing people kiss and grope each other makes me sick to my stomach. I can’t stand to see it on tv or movies either. Maybe I’m just a bitter old man, but hey, that’s just how I’ve always been. Then, years of working in retail can kill any holiday for you as well..at least for me. So yeah, Pemmy is reminding me of myself in this comic…though cyanide’s a bit too fur…er, far.
Pembroke: Damn… and I thought I was bitter…
PS. This is potentially the most bitter strip I’ve ever done.
I love you too, Robbie.
too true
and the gifts only show how much you DON’T know your valentine
I prefer being single anyway. It just means I don’t have to blow money on chocolate.
Also means that on February 15th, you can easily and entirely without guilt take advantage of the fact that said inexplicably heart-themed chocolate gets vicious discounts.
It especially sucks when everyone you know is in a happy relationship and telling you about all of their soppy plans for Valentines Day… I’m currently the only single person I know.
Pretty much right in one, Pembroke. Right in one…
If you think about it, Valentine’s day is celebrating a day that Roman priests were tortured or murdered for disbelieving their religion. How the hell did something like that lead to something “romantic”. If you ask me, V-day is just a day that makes a normal date considered special just because it’s Valentine’s day.
I don’t mind the chocolate because the stuff can be enjoyed any day of the year, but I still hate Valentine’s day(and not just because I agree with Pembroke or the fact that I’m the only single guy out of all my friends and family).
V-Day, another holiday deserving the infamous “Bah! Humbug!” tag.
Mmm, bitter like coffee laced with hate. Can I get that flavor at Starbuck’s?
Also, just to share the love: finally colored up that pic ya sent me. http://calbeck.deviantart.com/art/Roy-Does-Pembroke-154009742
Awesome! Though… just so you know… I’m not Poinko.
For some reason, that name stuck in my brain. Who am I thinking of then? EDIT TIEM!
*facepalms* OH RIGHT. nvm
I don’t celeberate Valentines Day… not because I hate it, but I fail to see the idea of celebrating love on a days that wasn’t celebrated here a decade ago, and only have become the rage now because all the shops and malls promotes it, remembering the poor male specie “that they must buy unless they want to let their love down”… my wife is of the same agreement, she rather wants to be celebrated the remaining 364 days because I want to, than one day where I am forced to do so…
that’s why I made a holiday for single people acronymed S.A.D.= Single Awareness Day. A day where you can just hang out with your friends instead of that lovey dovery crap.
S.A.D. ftw
Ugh…the cynicism…it’s like a miasma.
I don’t celebrate valentine’s day at all