Yes , there are far worse things in the world than being single ,I know that & don't get me wrong 364 days of the year no one even notices ,but dear old Valentines Day ,the day when the whole world is covered in hearts & flowers is nearly upon us & the smug couples come out in full force.
If you were to ask me (go on ask me) , then I will have to admit that deep down I am a romantic , soppy old thing & have nothing against love at all but it's the way that romance is force fed to us in the run up to Valentines Day that bugs me.
Every magazine , every Sunday supplement , every 'Woman' section in the newspapers , not to mention the shops clad in enough red crepe paper to go round the world 10 times, hearts , roses , fluffy bunnies , dinners for 2 , champagne , lingerie ......need I go on ?
Then on the day itself , the Facebook & Twitter posts thanking 'My Darling' for the 'amazing 2 dozen red roses' that were (of course) sent to the office (everyone saw them , yeah !!) , the 'How many cards did you get?' question that every teenager dreads (yes I can remember that far back ,cheeky), the local newspaper messages to 'snuggly piglet' from your 'honey bunny'.
I know what you are thinking , 'bitter , single old cow , bet she'd change her tune if she was with someone' and who knows , maybe I would but I've never really been one for Valentines day even when younger.
First memories of it , being sent a card , which (of course) I had to take into junior school to show everyone , only to find that another girl had received an identical card , exactly the same message , writing everything, yep we then knew who it was & he did apparently love both of us .
As a teenager , one year I got about 4 cards through and was very excited , curious about who these mystery guys were that clearly adored me !! Postcodes from all over the area ,different writing on each of them , but yes in hindsight , my Mum worked in an office with reps that travelled all over the place ,so quite easy for her to arrange really (sad but true) !!!
So on February 14th just remember you might not get a valentines card or a date or your name in the paper but who knows ,you might just find that special someone the very next day & when he buys you flowers on a random day in July , it's because he really wants to , not because he feels he should xxx
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