Sigh... the dreaded holiday of single and taken people alike: Valentine's Day. Personally, as a perpetually single woman, the holiday has never really bothered me because it just didn't seem as important to me as other more important holidays in a relationship, such as anniversary dates. And as this lovely heart filled holiday will soon be upon us yet again I wanted to take time to really examine if it is such a big deal as people seem to make it.
As previously mentioned, being single my whole life has its pluses- one of which includes never really concerning myself with what I originally saw as a ridiculous holiday. I mean do people in love seriously need another excuse to rub their relationships in everyone else's faces? I was the Negative Nancy who saw it as an excuse for retailers to jack up the prices of flowers and chocolates as couples determine how to show their appreciation to their significant others. Flowers die and as much as I love chocolate- these things don't last. Besides shouldn't couples show their appreciation throughout the relationship and not only on one to two days a year?
However, as I transition from school to the real world, part of me sees the positive side of this holiday. Last year, I spent my Valentine's Day working at a restaurant (one of my many college jobs). It was honestly the most depressing thing I'd experienced- being surrounded by happy couples while I waited on them. I wasn't bitter, but I wondered when my time would come to be a happy couple enjoying a romantic dinner. I still don't know the answer to that, but I do know that a part of me desires to be with someone who understands me in all the mixed up corners of my mind. I blame it on all the romantic comedies I continue to watch as guilty pleasures. Does life really have all those happy endings? Who knows. What I know is I want a happy ending.
What will I do this year? Well at work I'll have to battle question after question from curious coworkers about my love life (one of the perks of being a new employee). Then I'll come home and enjoy a huge bowl of ice cream and watch a romantic comedy on Netflix. I'm definitely not sorry for deciding to spend this night in after last year. So overall, in this rambling post I guess I figured out that Valentine's day brings to light my desire to be in a relationship with someone who gets me so I also have the chance to be that happy couple enjoying a romantic dinner regardless of what day it is. I know it'll happen some day, but now more than ever I'm hoping some day comes sooner rather than later.
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