Alright people. So just because I am single does not mean I have a reason to not like Valentine's day. Actually, I've never been a huge fan of it. Not even when I am dating someone. In fact, its WAY worse when I'm dating someone. Why, you ask? It's a day to celebrate love, Shayna! Do you hate? Would you rather have a day of blackness and woe? Well, yes, actually. It would be the Halloween of February. That's why February doesn't have 31 days like October--they wanted to avoid Hallow-tines...
Actually, I am NOT against love. In fact, I am very much FOR love. Maybe that's why I dislike a day that I perceive as a day construed by some woman that was not feeling appreciated enough and expected more attention than her lover was giving. (Or perhaps a very needy guy....) You see, to me, love means simple day-to-day acts, thoughtfulness daily, frequent expressions of "I love you" and "You are appreciated." If someone does something big and grand, well, it just seems like there must be an imbalance in the relationship somewhere. It isn't temperate--its passionate on some days, and cold on other days. Of course, it also creates more expectation problems between guys and girls--The man buys flowers for his mom, for example, and then doesn't buy the flowers for his wife (who obviously gets offended--dang, I would be too, what a jerk.....and THAT is a true story I heard on Valentine's) It's all commercialized, insincere, and create this massive anxiety....
Anyways, maybe I am wrong, but that is the way I feel about it at this moment in my life.
The end.
