Saint Valentine's Day
Singles Awareness Day
Demon Day
Crappy-Little-Hearts-That-Taste-Like-Chalk Day
Hopeless Romantics Recognition Day
Oh, how I love thee let me count ways: with flowers (that will soon die) and chocolates (that will make you gain weight). Stuffed bears (that are cheap and will mean nothing to you in a few months once I've moved onto someone else), little sweet nothings (that Hallmark thought of and I don't have the originality to think of anything better) and for the rest of us....Ben&Jerry's, because nothing takes away the sting of being alone like Chunky Monkey.
Oh
Sorry
I forgot
I'm trying to be content with my singleness.
Still, Valentine's day has always rubbed me the wrong way. Yes, Saint Valentine is a super awesome dead guy that, if rumors are correct, embodied the image cupid by marrying couples that were not allowed to get married and thus making this holiday one of love and romance. However, how many people actually know that? Or think about that on V-Day? Not many.
So what is Valentine's Day? Well, as I see it, it is the one day out the of year that forces couples to treat each other like they are the center of their world.
Umm, it might just be me, but shouldn't that be a bit more often than one day out of the year (okay, two if you include anniversaries)?
One girl I was talking to said her husband bought her flowers the other day, "Just because it was a Monday."
That right there is what romancing each other should be!
Not having to do that once a year because of a Hallmark Holiday.
Loving each other because you can. Showing affection at all times. Buying a girl flowers when she seems down. Saying "I love you" in spontaneous and random ways that aren't written on a fluffy pink card. Making each other dinner and lighting candles because the sky is clear and the stars are shining. A continuous romance and journey of love.
I apologize
This holiday makes me vent
Sorry for being such a hopeless romantic
Have a Wonderful St. Valentine's Day
Go Tell Someone They Are Special
You are special.
ReplyDeleteAnd I very much like this post indeed.