Today is Valentine’s Day—a great excuse to spend a romantic evening with your significant other(s), and a pretty cool time to work on commission at a jewelry store. But for every couple or polyamorous gaggle sharing swigs of cheap wine, there are plenty of single people just trying to forget about the sickening level of PDA they’re bound to have rubbed in their sad, lonely faces.
Even the romantically entangled among us have all had their fair share of horrifying misadventures in Sexville: The ex who lied about a bunch of shit, the ex who grew in a different direction, the ex who was actually a cop and spent four long years of matrimony investigating your possible connections to an anarchist group that really, in the scheme of things, didn’t do all that much to smash the state. We’ve all been there.
But if you forgot—perhaps even tried to forget—Facebook’s helpful On This Day feature is here to remind you. That’s the fun little widget that shows you a post from this date in years past. On Valentine’s Day, it’s only slightly less alarming than the time Facebook told a bunch of users they had died.
Sure, you can block On This Day from showing this stuff, but clearly these people didn’t:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831473478029234176
One ex wishes me a happy Valentine's Day and facebook reminds me of my other shitty ex. I just want pizza and to get some sleep.
— Jasmine Hurst (@OneandOnlyJAZ1) February 14, 2017
That awkward moment when Facebook shows you memories with your ex from Valentine's day past…I don't want to see that face. #whatwasidoing
— Sarah Cope (@sarahmarie596) February 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831516489333297153
No Facebook I don't want to see what my ex got me for Valentine's Day last year😂🙄
— Emily Nichole (@flowerqueen1223) February 14, 2017
Just remember.. if you post sappy love posts on Valentine's Day..
Facebook will remind you of your ex that you… https://t.co/dl7qtT2ht3— Chris Volkenant (@ChrisVolkenant) February 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831498159700504577
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831466472446816256
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831528739330805760
thx facebook for reminding me i'm single by sharing a memory of last valentines day w/ my ex 🙃
— Maddie. (@madiseidell) February 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831499982733770752
https://twitter.com/embed/status/831388903659671552
As an early Valentine's Day gift, Facebook decided that I should see pics of me and my ex from the past two years. So sweet.
— Not Stacy-a (@maria_stacia) February 14, 2017
Facebook's people you may know decided to ask me to add my Ex….on Valentine's Day…..go fuck yourself facebook.
— findlayh.eth (@FindlayH) February 14, 2017
My memory on Facebook today was a picture of me holding a bouquet of flowers my ex gave me for Valentine's Day 2 years ago, thanks Facebook.
— 🤸🏽♀️ (@byepumpkin_) February 14, 2017
I really do not need reminding from Facebook about a Valentine's Day post to my ex 2 years ago 😴🙃
— Rachel (@racheldriverx) February 14, 2017
that memory thing on facebook regarding the valentine vid i made for my ex boyf ohhhhh its been a year and i am so over it. SO LIT❤❤❤❤❤
— rr (@pikaaang) February 14, 2017
That awkward moment when @facebook will show a memory of last year's Valentine's Day with yur ex.. pic.twitter.com/iS1dpXTQep
— Logan (@uesrnametaken) February 14, 2017
Tell us below what sorts of exes Facebook dredged up today, and Happy Valentine’s day to all. And remember: Tomorrow there will be a lot of chocolate on sale.
