- Hey, I'm Issa Rae and I play Mae
in the upcoming film, "The Photograph".
You're about to watch 100 people tell us about their best
and worst Valentine's Day.
- [Off-Camera] Valentine's Day is coming up.
- Oh it is.
- Yeah.
- Yes it is.
- Oh yeah, it's February.
- [Off-Camera] What are you gonna do?
- Probably nothing.
- We'll probably get some drinks.
- A dinner, maybe a walk.
- We celebrate each other's love.
- [Off-Camera] Tell me about your best Valentine's Day.
- What my Valentine's Day has been?
- Let's see...
- Oh gosh.
- I got surprised with a trip to Vegas.
- Weekend to New York.
- Puerto Rico.
- [Off-Camera] Woo!
- He made a little scavenger hunt thing--
- Surprised me with roses.
- She covered my entire car in rose petals.
- He was very romantic.
- I just like being treated--
- I do like chocolate.
- Chocolate. - Chocolate.
- Or Candy.
- Anything that has to do with food going in my mouth.
- [Off-Camera] Tell me your best Valentine's Day story.
- We went to dinner--
- Ordered a whole bottle of wine--
- Got drunk, you know--
- Flowers leading from the front door all the way
to the bedroom.
- He popped out of the bedroom closet dressed
up as one of my favorite anime characters.
- [Off-Camera] Did he stay in the costume for sex?
- Yes, yes he did.
- [Off-Camera] Is sex better on Valentine's Day?
(laughs)
- I don't know.
- It was good.
- [Off-Camera] It was good?
- It was good.
- [Off-Camera] What's the best gift you've received
on Valentine's Day?
- He gave me a ruby heart.
- A ruby ring.
- Cologne and a card.
- A ticket, say for example, free massage.
- He brought me a rose and a teddy bear.
- A teddy-- - Teddy--
- Teddy bear.
- Big stuffed animal.
- I had to carry this bear around that was part of the deal.
I was like, "Um, no."
(laughs)
- [Off-Camera] Now what's your worst Valentine's Day story?
(hisses)
- Oh boy.
(laughs)
(groans)
- Worst Valentine's--
- Worst Valentine's day--
- Ooh, guy that I had a crush on came up to me
and handed me a card and asked me to give it
to my best friend.
- [Off-Camera] Oof.
- I had a singing-gram supposed to happen
with the flower and the guy showed up and he was drunk
and it was terrible--
- He brought me chocolates and he said,
"Oh, my mom bought this for you."
He definitely was looking at other women.
I was so pissed off, I couldn't talk the rest of the night.
- We ended up getting in a fight and it just turned
into an epic battle royale on Valentine's Day.
So that was not fun.
- My ex-girlfriend I had broke up with me
on Valentine's Day.
- [Off-Camera] Oof.
- Well, I broke up with
my sweet little fourth grade boyfriend on Valentine's Day.
Even though it turns out that he had mowed a shit ton
of lawns so that he could buy me stuff that I wouldn't wear.
- [Off-Camera] Do you have a worst Valentine's Day?
- You know what?
Last Valentine's Day, we didn't do anything.
- I had expectation of grand insane things happening and--
- My ex-husband just wanted to take me to a food court.
- I think I cried.
- I was like, "We're ordering Chinese food
"and watching a movie, surprise!"
- She spent the whole day telling me
about how the date wasn't up to her standards--
- Three days later, she broke up with me.
- [Off-Camera] Do you have a Valentine's Day horror story?
- Horror stories from Valentine's Day?
- [Off-Camera] Yeah.
- It was a really bad snowstorm--
- The car got stuck and then she had
to go to the bathroom really bad--
- We went to a restaurant.
His ex-girlfriend followed him there.
And she's like, "This is my restaurant."
- I had gotten into almost half of my meal
and I pulled out of my mouth the longest black hair
of my life.
And it was just like this long.
And I was just like
(gags)
- And it instantly made me vomit.
- He thought he had appendicitis and we were at the hospital
for four hours.
But he really was just constipated.
Yeah.
(laughs)
- [Off-Camera] How do you feel about Valentine's Day?
- Oh, don't get me started on that.
- It's overrated.
- Kind of overrated.
- I don't really care.
I can show someone I love them every day.
- I miss the old days of elementary school.
- And then everybody would get Valentine's cards.
- There was this guy that I had a crush on
that I paid strict attention to what card he had given me--
- I think that was the best it got.
Was like a hand-written card.
- I love Valentine's Day.
It's like Christmas but for couples.
- Yeah, it's just a time to be reminded
that some things are special.
- Just the whole idea of love and caring--
- [Off-Camera] What's your ideal Valentine's Day?
- My ideal Valentine's Day.
- You know having fun with someone.
- Flowers are always good.
- I want fondue, I've never tried fondue.
- I just like feeling loved--
- As long as we spend intentional time together--
- I like intimacy.
- [Off-Camera] You with anybody right now?
- No.
- This Valentine's Day I think I'm celebrating
with my friends.
- Galentine's Day!
- And we're just like, "You know what,
"let's just do something for us."
- Getting stuff for my friends.
- Just spend it with the homies.
Less pressure.
And treat ourselves.
Treat each other.
- [Off-Camera] And what are you doing this Valentine's Day?
You got big plans?
- No.
And I totally forgot that it's coming up.
- No plans yet.
- I need to make big plans because I got nothing.
- [Off-Camera] You could go see "The Photograph"
Issa Rae.
- Yes, oh my God, isn't LaKeith Stanfield in that?
- [Off-Camera] Yeah.
- I'm gonna cry the entire time.
- I love Issa Rae so much!
- I will go see her.
'Cause I love her and I will support her.
- This Valentine's Day I'm gonna go see "The Photograph".
What are you about to do on Valentine's Day?
Oh, go see "The Photograph"?
Great, same page.
- I'm wondering if it's not too early tonight to kiss you.
♪ Ooh I wish there was a right way, yeah ♪
♪ I'm caught between your love ♪
- It wasn't too early.
♪ And a hard place ♪
- [Announcer] Rated PG-13.