7 Bitter Rivals Who Should Share a Hug on Valentine's Day

Love is in the air and cupid's damn arrows are flying all over the place.

Here is to hoping the following rivals can squash what's ailing them this Valentine's Day. 

Today is a magical day where women are delighted with chocolates, and men are forced to kick the dog after they realize they forgot to make reservations last week. 

Well, it's time for most of you to make a home-cooked meal and pass it off as a genuine idea, and not the last-ditch effort of a desperate man. Until you start boiling the noodles for the dinner she will see right through, here is a slideshow to warm the cockles of your heart. 

We can all use a cockle or two warmed. With that thought, we take on some of the biggest one-on-one rivalries and implore the two parties to make like kids on the playground and squash it.

Life is too short to continue incessant bickering. I should know. I almost lost my best friend over a debate on which show had far more classic appeal: Hey Dude! or Salute Your Shorts.  

Like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, that is the kind of ish that will cause decades to be lost and a huge rift to be created among friends. 

Today is about love, peace and those little hearts that are made of chalk. You can stop looking for recipes and calling for reservations. 

It is too late for you and your woman on Valentine's. So cozy up to this slideshow and dive into the world of hopeful hugs. 

When your old lady is ready to toss that kicked dog at your head later, you can show her this slideshow, and that should smooth it all out. 

Also, we may need to get that poor dog a new home. You have some anger issues. 

7. Sasha Vujacic vs. Goran Dragic

Oh, yeah. We are going European with this list as well. 

This rivalry may have escaped your mind since Sasha Vujacic is now throwing up bricks on another continent, but it's important to note that the two hate each other. 

It was always a joy to watch two fringe players go after each other like teenagers in the backseat of the car.

I always expected Phil Jackson to intervene and say, "Sasha, stop touching Goran. Goran, please give Sasha his scrunchie back."

6. Terrell Owens and Donovan McNabb

Terrell Owens called out McNabb for not being in shape for their Super Bowl run.

Perhaps it was all the damn Chunky soup he was eating. 

Either way, both players are old, and we couldn't be bothered to see them on the field. It's time they hug things out. 

Wait—they are both really bad at football now. Actually, I don't care if they like one another anymore.

5. Mark Sanchez and Santonio Holmes

The New York Jets flamed out this season in delicious fashion. Well, you Jets fans may think otherwise. 

Amid the brouhaha, a chemistry breakdown between Mark Sanchez and Santonio Holmes became public.

I could understand Holmes' dilemma if it revolves around Sanchez not being able to throw the ball near receivers. 

I could also understand Sanchez if his qualm centers around Holmes pouting like a four-year-old on the floor of some Target.

Either way, these guys need to bro it out soon. 

4. Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield

Mike Tyson may have changed his image from crazy boxer to insane teddy bear, but he needs to hug out his differences with Evander Holyfield. 

Although, something tells me Holyfield may be a bit skittish about Tyson getting near his tasty earlobes. 

3. Tiger Woods and Steve Williams

At some point, Tiger Woods thought it would fix his issues if he changed his swing, emptied his bag and fired his caddy. 

Steve Williams responded like a lover scorned and later used a racial slur to refer to his former employer.

The two made nice with a handshake later on the course, but we want more. 

Woods needs to make amends with every last piece of his past if he wants to move on.

This may mean dating every Hooters waitress in the nation again. That seemed to have worked out for him before. 

2. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal

Look how happy these two men are.

They have the future before them, and nothing could possibly go wrong. 

Fast-forward a few years, and Shaquille O'Neal is on a plane to Miami and Kobe Bryant is getting blamed for starting fires. 

Now I know these guys have made goo-goo eyes at each other through interviews and such, but it's the day to make such reunions official. We fans who had to sit through their stupid spat demand recompense.

We need a long, awkward hug, possibly at the All-Star game—we will take outside of a Starbucks as well. 

1. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather

Money May has been ducking Pac-Man for years, and now Pacquiao is doing the ducking.

Both call each other out on the way to their twilight years in their career. 

Forget hugs, I want these guys to beat each other's faces in. 

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