I know I am supposed to post something related to Valentine's Day.
I have spent plenty of Valentine's Days with a significant other and never had the desire to get dressed up fancy, go out to eat at a place other than Applebees for once and give a look of shock and awe when I receive a dozen red roses and a diamond heart pendant. *Gasp* Originality! I saw the Zales commercial, you got that for $59 and it came with a coupon for flowers, didn't it?
I would certainly consider myself a romantic at heart. Sure, I'll get all schmoopy for the right person. However, I am not going to be sitting here single and bitter because of the fact that I don't have someone special to have a romantic weekend with and there is no one to give me flowers. Please, for the love of God, do not ever give me flowers. I don't know why the flower gesture irks me as bad as it does, but... it does. A dozen roses is not a panty dropper for me. Buy me a beer, make me a sandwich, buy me some cute, trendy legwarmers that match my nail polish. But for all that is akin to my sanity, please do not buy me flowers.
Whether I have a significant other or not, my Mom always buys me chocolate and that makes me happy. (I bet she didn't this year. How hilarious would that be). This year I am single, and this is how I'm going to look at it: people who are in a relationship can use it to do their relationship-y things. They can go to dinner, go dancing, buy presents, yell at each other for leaving the shower curtain open, unclog the toilet for one another, whatever it is they do that says to the other person "I love you."
I don't dwell over finding a man any other day of the year, and February 14th is going to be no different. I'll sit here in my mismatched striped pajamas and try to convince every other single woman to do the same, I'll go to yoga with some of my favorite girls, I'll take a nap, I'll drink chocolate wine, I'll leave my junk on the floor if I feel like it, and the entire time I will not give a crap about Valentine's Day. I can eat just as many chocolates as those of you who have a partner, so I don't think I'm missing out.
Instead of doing what single girls everywhere are expected to do today, I will spend the day praising myself for being super awesome and beaming over the fact that I can leave my shoes sprawled across the floor without any poor chap tripping and crying. I think you should too.
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Thank you. As a 26-yr old, hopeless romantic male, this is comforting and inspiring to hear. Now forgive me, but I must return to my wallowing and re-runs.
Ha! Awesome article, I couldn't of said it better myself.
Exactly.
While people in relationships were arguing about dinner reservations and movie picks, I enjoyed all the texts & phone calls I got from friends and spent the day with my favorite people in the world. Sooo much better than a cliche V day.
Right on, sistah!
Since I spent 80% of my Valentine's as a single girl, I have important Valentine's traditions, but none of them involve around my bf. Yeah, he and I went to dinner, but I told him he didn't have to get anything, and guess what? I MEANT IT. (Also, we go to dinner every weekend, soooo... not that special.)
What mattered more to me was buying silly scratch n' sniff valentine's and some candy and writing little notes to each of my coworkers. Sending notes to friends. That sort of thing is what Valentine's means to me.
Agreed. This is why I try to downplay the "holiday" now that I'm married - I remember that feeling. Bunch o' silliness, it is!
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