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Valentine’s Day: Expectations vs. Reality

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UGA chapter.

Whether we love Valentine’s Day or loathe it, we all have to experience it.

 

Waking up on Valentine’s Day

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Receiving a text from your Valentine

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Your bestie begins telling you about her Valentine’s plans

Their expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Your Valentine surprises you with a gift

Expectation:

 

Reality:

Trying to look cute in front of your Valentine

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Wanting a sweet love like Allie and Noah’s

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Trying to accept the fact that you don’t need a Valentine

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Embracing the fact that you have no plans on Valentine’s Day

Expectation:

 

Reality:

 

Then you realize it’s a Friday night and it really doesn’t matter

 

A student journalist at the University of Georgia, Brittini Ray has been writing for HCUGA since fall 2011. This past spring, she became the president of Her Campus UGA. Brittini also interns for zpolitics.com. She hopes to learn more about news and the journalsim industry.   Follow Brittini on Twitter