Bah! Luv-bug!
Cartoon by Macy Linton
February 12, 2010 • written by Margaret Cross
Filed under Opinions
A room the color of the reddest roses. Candles sputtering faintly in the dimming twilight. A table for two decked out with beautiful china and mouthwatering food and delicacies. The perfect setting for a romantic Valentine’s Day meal. Only guess what? It’s not for you!
Many people fail to realize that Valentine’s Day can be complete and utter torture for people who have committed the unpardonable sin of having no significant other. The romantic atmosphere often triggers the gag reflex for people who want to stay single and draws tears from those who still haven’t found “the one.” The first group feels suffocated with the open, overemotional displays of affection and remain convinced that love is an onerous curse. But for the second group, loneliness and isolation permeate the air, along with poisonous thoughts such as, “Will I stay single forever?”
However, for some single people, Valentine’s Day can be an enjoyable, amusing experience. All the singles out there need other options for enjoying this day of love.
First of all, they need to get their heads out of the dirt! Valentine’s Day is never all it’s cracked up to be! Its main purpose is to sell, sell, sell: candy, chocolate, flowers, stuffed animals–if you can name it, then it’s probably sold on Lovers’ Day!
Also, there are other single people in the world. (I know…shocking, right?) Single people just need to take the initiative to round up some fellow single friends and do something fun together: go see a movie, play a game, or even just sit around and talk. The more, the merrier. And when more single people get together, they can be merrier about Valentine’s Day. Who knows? They can even end up laughing about all those couples out there who have to put up with each other for the whole day.
Some of these suggestions may not appeal to those who actually wish to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, though. What are they to do? Every time they get gloomy about their relationship status, they should list at least five advantages to being single. Some examples may be, “I don’t have to worry about the melodrama,” or “I can focus more on getting myself ahead in school.” After all, being single can never bring about the end of the world.
But perhaps the best remedy for Valentine’s Day blues is to quit moping and open up to an all-new experience. V-Day may even be a good time to work on flirting skills and end up with a potential boyfriend or girlfriend.
The Day of Lovers does not have to be gloom-and-doom day for all the single people in the world. The choice is yours: wallow in self-pity and regret not having a date, or throw off the bedsheets and recognize that February 14 is just another day on the calendar. The world does not revolve around your relationship status, even on Valentine’s Day!
H0W FUNNY….AND G00D. GREAT ARTICLE!