Yet another Valentines Day comes along. I'm single.
It is the strangest of all holidays, on this day we celebrate love by excluding people. I'm also not planning on moping – at all. I'm glad I'm not going to be exposed to happy couples at The Modern. I also have reason for this happiness, because well … I’ve learned a lot and I don’t mind waiting for the right Valentine to come into my life.
It's sort of good having a day to remember a special someone. Yet there's just so much pressure to get today perfect. To be surrounded by perfection and romance. I’m left to wonder about the 364 days out of the year that aren’t romance centered.
Singles are tortured, simply because of demands we put on ourselves. The validation we seek from other people. I’m trying to move away from this struggle myself.
So today I'm happy to be single. I'm planning on cooking a good meal for myself and watching some TV; maybe even renting an unromantic movie on In-Demand. In essence I'm starting a new tradition for myself. A date with myself on every Valentines I don't have a beau.
congratulations on singularity, hope you had a great day.
Posted by: marc | February 15, 2006 at 06:48 AM
Good for you! Before my boyfriend, I used to do the same thing. It's very empowering. You go boy!
Posted by: Anonymous | February 15, 2006 at 12:33 PM
"I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands...I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone...I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned..."
--Savage Garden in Affirmation
Posted by: cluelessness | March 08, 2006 at 12:49 AM