It seems to me that people either LOVE Valentines Day or DESPISE it. You can't say that people only hate it if they are single either as there are friends I have that don't like it and have a significant other to share it with. I'm pretty sure I know someone who absolutely loves it and is single. So what is it that gives the day for expressing love a bad reputation? When you're a child it's a wonderful day of chocolate and cartoon cards...how can it go wrong? Ill tell you where: the awkward teen years. You know, when you bought a rose a few days before and they would be given out during class. All the girls would be on the edge of their seats waiting to see if someone (that guy they've been crushing on forever)had finally gotten them a rose for the whole class to see. I would guess a lot of teen girls start turning a little sour to the idea when they would never receive one.
Me, I never received a rose in class, but that was probably because I was a bit of an awkward girl and my awesomeness didn't fully bloom until I left school. That being said, I've never really had a Valentine. No matter what I've always been single on Valentines day. Well except for one year....but it was a total downer.
So, here you go:
CREEPY McCREEPSTER - VALENTINES EDITION
So before Creepy became McCreepster I actually liked the guy and we dated on and off for...well....it depends who you ask. I was much younger at the time and having a boyfriend for Valentines was SO EXCITING for me. It would be the first time as my relationships would always end before it reared it's ugly little head (which is how you see it when you are a single girl in her late teen's/early 20's). I also never hid the fact that I was excited from Creepy at all. I made cutesy little comments and asked what he was going to get me in which he said nothing. As in he wasn't going to get me anything because he hated Valentines Day. Of course I was all like "But it's Valentines and we are together and I've never had a boyfriend for Valentines before and we are together and it's fricken Valentines".
So after I talked about it for about a week ( I could be exaggerating, it was a long time ago but I know I was SUPER excited about it so a week wouldn't be a long stretch)the day had arrived. We worked together (word of advice: don't date your manager it never ends well) and I don't exactly remember what I had gotten him but I know it was something special. I asked him what he had gotten me. He said 'Nothing'. I of course thought he was joking in which he told me again he got me NOTHING. (note to managers dating employee's: you should probably get them something on Valentines if you have to work with them all day). I had a couple friends come by and they asked what I had gotten...which was nothing. They promptly gave him the stink eye on the way out.
It took the little girl from a shop down the mall who came by to drop off Valentines cards to us to finally convince him that he needed to get me something. Nothing like a 6 year old girl to shame your boyfriend into getting you a.....card. It wasn't even a Valentines card. He also addressed it to the way the six year old pronounced my name because he thought it would be funny. Then after work he didn't even take me out for dinner. We went to his place and watched WWF wrestling in which he thought was my favorite because of the fact that I watched it with him. I'm pretty sure this spiraled into a fight and another one of our 'off' times as well.
Lesson to be learned: If you don't like Valentines and your significant other does...just amuse them and do 'something'. Even if it's something small it's better than nothing, as long as it's from the heart and not a guilt card.
So, after this one would think I am one of the HATERS...in which I have been in some years past, especially when you get dumped right before hand because then this day is like a big slap in the face after you've just started to pick yourself back up. I can't say I'm a LOVER of it either because I've never gotten to spend a proper one with a significant other. I'm indifferent this year. Except for the chocolate, I'm going to LOVE that when it's 1/2 off on the 15th!
