Candy hearts on Instagram: Pretty pastel pieces of joy.
Candy hearts in real life: Mostly blank/irrelevant pieces of chalk:
Valentine's Day cookies on Instagram: Perfect Pinterest creations.
Valentine's Day cookies in real life: No one actually knows what they are supposed to resemble.
Receiving Valentine's Day flowers on Instagram: Stunning bouquet of fresh flowers.
Receiving Valentine's Day flowers in real life: The delivery guy doesn't have any for you.
Valentine's Day party on Instagram: Fun V-Day themed snacks and drinks.
Valentine's Day party in real life: A V-Day themed movie on Netflix.
A Valentine card exchange on Instagram: Beautiful, classy cards handpicked from Etsy.
A Valentine card exchange in real life: Something you made in Microsoft Word five minutes ago.
Love notes on Instagram: Sweet words that will make you melt.
Love notes in real life: Something you struggled to come up with in the last few hours before V-Day dinner.
Receiving a giant teddy bear on Valentine's Day on Instagram: A magical bonding between you and your giant cuddle friend.
Receiving a giant teddy bear on Valentine's Day in real life: A joke gone wrong that your parents will inevitably see before you can remedy.
Having a reservation for Valentine's Day dinner on Instagram: A nice, fancy restaurant that might require a dress.
Having a reservation for Valentine's Day dinner in real life: Running out of time to make reservations and settling for fast food.
Doing your nails for Valentine's Day on Instagram: Pink, red, SPARKLES!
Doing your nails for Valentine's Day in real life: A complete disaster than you end up having to redo four times.
A box of chocolates for Valentine's Day on Instagram: A beautiful display before you devour the chocolatey sweetness.
A box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in real life: Chicken nuggets that you bought yourself.
Valentine's Day stuffed animal on Instagram: A cute animal that shows how much someone cares.
Valentine's Day stuffed animal in real life: A sweet animal with a not-so-subtle message.
Valentine's Day dinner on Instagram: Only the best foods.
Valentine's Day dinner in real life: Fast food for one.
Couples hanging out on Valentine's Day on Instagram: All hugs, kisses, and smiles!
Couples hanging out on Valentine's Day in real life: Chilling, barely talking to one another.
Valentine's Day dessert on Instagram: A sweet creation that looks even better with a filter.
Valentine's Day dessert in real life: Something that is barely edible that no filter can fix.
Valentine's Day texts from your love on Instagram: Declarations of love and admiration.
Valentine's Day texts from your love in real life: Declarations of love and admiration to yourself.
