1. In the two week period leading up to Valentine’s Day, American sales of gold jewelry lead to 34 million metric tons of waste.
2. The vast majority of roses sold for Valentine’s Day in the U.S. are imported from South America, wasting fossil fuels.
3. The Christian martyr St. Valentine was beheaded on February 14 for performing marriages in secret.
4. Research suggests that 75 percent of suicide attempts are attributable to relationship problems.
5. A recent poll found that one in ten young adults admitted to feeling lonely, insecure, depressed, or unwanted on Valentine’s Day. And that’s just the ones that admitted it.
6. Forty percent of people have negative feelings towards Valentine’s Day.
We are requesting that Valentine's Day be replaced with a second Halloween. It's better.