About 2 in 10 U.S. adults say “outdated” describes the holiday extremely or very well, while about 3 in 10 say it describes Valentine’s Day “somewhat” well. Fewer — around 1 in 10 — Americans say “stressful” is an extremely or very good descriptor, and about 3 in 10 say it’s “somewhat” good.

My freshman year of high school, my father died in early February. His wake was on Valentine’s Day. At its conclusion, a funeral attendant who closed his casket handed me a single rose from the bouquet adorning its cover. It seemed like a macabre twist on a day that wouldn’t feel happy again for years.

NEW YORK — Here’s something that might surprise the greeting card companies: most Americans aren’t buying into the Valentine’s Day hype. A new survey shows that nearly two-thirds of us (64%) think the holiday is overrated.