{"id":1461,"date":"2018-02-13T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T02:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:50:37","slug":"expectations-on-valentines-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/expectations-on-valentines-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Expectations on Valentine&#8217;s Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valentine&#8217;s Day is coming up, and whether you are single or in a relationship, teenagers are already anticipating their plans for Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. As times are changing, so are teens\u2019 expectations for Valentines\u2019 Day, as the meaning of the holiday for the teens of today has changed from what it may have been in the past. While some hold significance to the day, others are indifferent. To find out the views of our generation\u2019s teens, I asked a bunch of single and committed teens about their expectations for the Valentines Day coming up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1463\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3444930_Gardner_Chase-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3444930_Gardner_Chase-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3444930_Gardner_Chase.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Chase Gardner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Obviously I think that I will get a lot on Valentine\u2019s Day, both at home and at school, and get a lot of chocolate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1464\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4356859_Wilkins_Jeremiah-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4356859_Wilkins_Jeremiah-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4356859_Wilkins_Jeremiah.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Jeremiah Wilkins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: My expectations are that hopefully I will be with a woman that I will ask to be my valentine. If that doesn\u2019t work out, then I always have Jack Posner, and him and I can have a nice dinner and talk about how the world has failed us many times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1465\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119160_Borthwick_Brett-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119160_Borthwick_Brett-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119160_Borthwick_Brett.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Brett Borthwick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I don\u2019t really have expectations. It\u2019s better not to expect things and then you can just be pleasantly surprised. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1466\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592090_duPont_Ava-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592090_duPont_Ava-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592090_duPont_Ava.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Ava Dupont<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I don\u2019t really have any expectations, I think me and my friends are just gonna go out to dinner on Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1467\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119156_Aijala_Ainar-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119156_Aijala_Ainar-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119156_Aijala_Ainar.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Jamie Aijala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I\u2019m probably just gonna go spend the day with my girlfriend and take her out to dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sasha Q<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I think it\u2019s gonna be pretty good, my girlfriend and I will probably go to my house and hang out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119172_DiMenna_Tess-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119172_DiMenna_Tess-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119172_DiMenna_Tess.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Tess Dimenna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I don\u2019t really have any\u2026 it\u2019s on a Thursday or a Wednesday, so I\u2019m doing something on the weekend instead, like dinner\u2026 also my anniversary with my boyfriend is right before Valentine\u2019s Day so we\u2019re doing stuff for that instead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4719210_Payne_George-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4719210_Payne_George-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4719210_Payne_George.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>George Payne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I hope to have a very good time and to give many kind Valentine\u2019s and eat lots of Valentine candy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1471\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119213_Seitz_Emma-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119213_Seitz_Emma-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4119213_Seitz_Emma.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Emma Seitz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Me and my friend are getting each other heart-shaped chocolates and roses and we\u2019re gonna bring it to each other on Valentine\u2019s Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592138_Novak_Millicent-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592138_Novak_Millicent-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/3592138_Novak_Millicent.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Millie Novak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I\u2019m gonna buy myself a candy gram, I\u2019m gonna be happy for everyone who has the day to share with someone, and I\u2019m just gonna spend time with my friends.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is coming up, and whether you are single or in a relationship, teenagers are already anticipating their plans for Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. 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