Writer's Block: Single pride day

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(Lol actually I'm not that bitter, but it's funny).

It's only the second Valentine's Day of my life I will not be single, and, sadly, I am over 5000 miles away from my boyfriend. We'll probably have a Skype *date,* maybe choose a recipe and cook it together over video chat to eat at the same time or something, lol. Since it will be Valentine's Day for me 16 hours before it will be for him, we could technically celebrate Valentine's Day for 40 hours straight O.o

I love holidays and any chance to do something out of the ordinary, and I'm a romantic at heart, but two decades of being single for Valentine's Day has sort of prevented me from really liking it that much. I liked it in elementary school when we threw a party at school, decorated mailboxes, and exchanged valentines and treats with everyone in the class, but from middle school onward, when valentine cards became optional and the holiday became more about couples, it got pretty lame. I ate a lot of conservation hearts and heart-shaped peeps (my mom always sent me packages in college), wore red, pink, and white, and made cards for my friends-- and that was about it. Before I started dating Andrew mid-January of last year, I was making plans to throw a Bitter Singles' Party and invite all my single friends over to wear black and listen to bitter, cynical music. (But I think how the night ended up going down was better, lol).

I think Valentine's Day is kind of a rude holiday, actually, because people who are in relationships can celebrate them any damn time they please and so all an explicit holiday does is make the people who don't have someone feel bad. And it's not even that great for couples because there's so much pressure-- cards, flowers, chocolates, presents, dinner reservations, dressing up, etc. I don't mind having an excuse to spend a special night with my boyfriend that no one would attempt to preempt with other plans, but I think things of specific importance to the relationship, like anniversaries, are a bigger deal-- and you can (and should!) certainly celebrate your relationship outside of scripted holidays! Robert and I have both talked about how our ideal Valentine's Day would be a quiet, low-key night at home, cooking dinner together and curling up with a movie or something, specifically avoiding the madness of trying to reserve a table and putting the pressure on for a *special night.*

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Writer's Block: Single pride day

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(Lol actually I'm not that bitter, but it's funny).

It's only the second Valentine's Day of my life I will not be single, and, sadly, I am over 5000 miles away from my boyfriend. We'll probably have a Skype *date,* maybe choose a recipe and cook it together over video chat to eat at the same time or something, lol. Since it will be Valentine's Day for me 16 hours before it will be for him, we could technically celebrate Valentine's Day for 40 hours straight O.o

I love holidays and any chance to do something out of the ordinary, and I'm a romantic at heart, but two decades of being single for Valentine's Day has sort of prevented me from really liking it that much. I liked it in elementary school when we threw a party at school, decorated mailboxes, and exchanged valentines and treats with everyone in the class, but from middle school onward, when valentine cards became optional and the holiday became more about couples, it got pretty lame. I ate a lot of conservation hearts and heart-shaped peeps (my mom always sent me packages in college), wore red, pink, and white, and made cards for my friends-- and that was about it. Before I started dating Andrew mid-January of last year, I was making plans to throw a Bitter Singles' Party and invite all my single friends over to wear black and listen to bitter, cynical music. (But I think how the night ended up going down was better, lol).

I think Valentine's Day is kind of a rude holiday, actually, because people who are in relationships can celebrate them any damn time they please and so all an explicit holiday does is make the people who don't have someone feel bad. And it's not even that great for couples because there's so much pressure-- cards, flowers, chocolates, presents, dinner reservations, dressing up, etc. I don't mind having an excuse to spend a special night with my boyfriend that no one would attempt to preempt with other plans, but I think things of specific importance to the relationship, like anniversaries, are a bigger deal-- and you can (and should!) certainly celebrate your relationship outside of scripted holidays! Robert and I have both talked about how our ideal Valentine's Day would be a quiet, low-key night at home, cooking dinner together and curling up with a movie or something, specifically avoiding the madness of trying to reserve a table and putting the pressure on for a *special night.*

Conversation Heart Maker can be found here.