I have never been a Valentines Day grinch.
Well, maybe in grade 11, when I was single, and Brett Collins sent Jocelyn roses and a teddy bear!
It may be because I have managed to be single only one Valentines Day over the last 6 years, but I think that those who got cranky last Monday, and think that it's just a lame, girly, greeting card holiday, are those who refuse to take advantage!
And I don't mean take advantage as in, get drunk and find a bar full of equally drunk females, desperate not to be alone that night. I mean taking advantage of the more LOVEly oppertunities that this day brings each year.
I have, likely, THE most wonderful boyfriend imaginable (because how many boys out there would still love you after 3 years of panic-prone, and toilet-bound?), but for me, that's not where Valentines Day stops! OF COURSE I appreciate all the sexy and silly gifts we exchange, and the extra deep I love yous, but on this special day I like to take the chance to really spread it around.
(Pervs.)
On Valentines Day, romance with a significant other is pretty expected, because we're wonderful and madly in love. lol But the cutest little Valentines cake from my dad wasn't expected. And my dad tells me he loves me every day, but he knew that a little unexpected something would make me smile! And all my loved ones who found a little love in their mailboxes, they didn't expect that! Even though they know how much I adore them.
And I could have been a little selfish, and held their Valentines hostage until they were able to come visit me, but the whole point of a special and specific love day is to have an excuse to go above and beyond, to express how you feel. I think, anyways! I could send my girl friends flowers, or bring them secret candy any other Monday, and they could love it! They could also see it as a little excessive, lol and creepy. As could that unsuspecting girl in the cubical next to yours whom you've adored since the day she was hired. But on Valentines Day, you see, anything goes!
My one single-girl Valentines Day? I spent it with two of my best looking girl friends! Pizza Hut and a movie date, and chocolates and mushy heart cards! And I loved it! We'd been out together 50 times before that, but since it happened to be Valentines Day we chose to make that date of ours a special one. We could have JUST as easily (maybe even easier) decided to stay home with a bag of bagels and a tub of ice cream and My Best Friend's Wedding..but why not get out and celebrate the love that we had for each other instead?
It's a choice! It's a choice to celebrate Valentines Day (just like some people choose to never dress up and trickertreat on October 31st, or refuse to wear all green and get drunk on March..whatever day St. Patricks Day is), and I don;t know why anyone would choose NOT to love.
I'm sure Hallmark does cash in on February 14th (my boyfriend has proven to be a brilliant card-picker/writer!), but if we all choose to put a little EXTRA love out there..whether we're dating the love of your life, or married with kids, divorced, recently broken-up-with and cranky, or contently single..I think we'd all cash in pretty nicely too.
I mean, don't we all love at least someone? And don't they deserve an extra special expression of that, on this specific day?
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