A surprising number of Morton East students feel stressed about Valentine’s Day.
In a random survey of 100 students, 41 students said yes to feeling stress on or around Valentine’s Day; 59 students said they don’t feel stress.
According to the article “Psychology Today” from the website Dreading Valentine’s Day? | Psychology Today, Valentine’s Day does tend to cause stress and anxiety, the publisher stated. A study by the online dating site Plenty of Fish (2020), involving 2,000 singles, revealed that 51 percent of the sample felt pressure to be romantic, 43 percent to be in a relationship, 42 percent to go on a date, and 41 percent to act like the holiday is meaningful. Even more strikingly, 43 percent of respondents thought it was the most pressure-filled holiday.
“What causes me stress is trying to figure out a gift for my boyfriend because he is very picky about specific things,” senior Emily Herrera said.
And, it can be even more difficult to buy for that picky person if they’ve gotten great gifts in the past.
“Sometimes you feel like your gifts are not as good as others. You feel like you have to get creative,” junior Santiago Garcias said.
Basically, expectations are high in today’s society to get the right gift.
“Society raises prices a lot, so buying the right gift for a loved one can add stress – especially when you start comparing your gift to what others are buying,” security Carlos Murillo said.
Sometimes people cannot afford the right gift for their loved ones.
