Valentine's Day...

Happy Valentine's Day, ya'll!
Or, for those of you who aren't very fond of the holiday, I hope you make it through 'Single Awareness Day' with "as little pain to trouble you as God sees fit to send".

I'm afraid I'm among the Valentine's Day cynics. I don't particularly care for all this "lovey-dovey nonsense". I guess part of it comes from my school days (the one's spent in an actually school building, that is). It was always difficult to watch the other girls get special gifts and whatnot while I, well, didn't. All I got was a bag full of candy that I didn't like and a bunch of little corny Valentines with random pictures on them. >.< If it was bad then, I can't imagine what it would be like now if I was still in school. I'd prolly go completely bonkers XD

Of course, my aversion to Valentine's Day would probably be significantly lessened if not completely reversed if I happened to have a significant other to share it with. =P Which brings me to something I've been wondering for some time... Do girls give their boyfriends stuff on Valentine's Day? And if they do, what are they supposed to get? Because I seriously can't see this happening:
JILL: *is hiding something behind her back* Okay, Bill, close your eyes! I've got a surprise for you!
BILL: *claps hands* Ooooh, I love surprises! *obediently closes eyes*
JILL places GIFT in BILL'S hands: *giggles* Alright, you can open them now!
BILL opens his eyes and examines GIFT: Oh my gosh! A fluffy plush teddy bear holding a heart! How adorable! I love it to pieces! Wherever did you find such a darling stuffed animal?! *hugs JILL*

Instead, it would probably happen more like this:
JILL: *is hiding something behind her back* Okay, Bill, close your eyes! I've got a surprise for you!
BILL: Um, ookaaaay... *apprehensively closes eyes*
JILL places GIFT in BILL'S hands: *giggles* Alright, you can open them now!
BILL slowly opens his eyes and examines GIFT: Um, a teddy bear...with a heart... Thanks, JILL.*tries to look appreciative*
JILL gets teary-eyed: Don't you like it? *lower lip trembles*
BILL: Uh, yeah. I mean, it's the thought that counts, right?
JILL bursts into tears: You hate it, don't you?
BILL tries to comfort JILL: No, no, no! That's not it...exactly...
JILL sniffs: Exactly? Exactly?! I shop around for weeks and weeks to find the perfect Valentine's gift, and all I get is an 'I don't exactly hate it'?! *runs away sobbing*
(two days later, BILL and JILL have broken up)

So, if you can't get a guy a cute bear, what do you get him? I mean, there's nothing else to be found in Hallmark...

*deeply ponders the weighty matter before becoming distracted by something else*