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Another Valentine’s Day

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February 13, 2007

About This Editor: Karen has enjoyed her many varied experiences in corporate business management, dance education, and preschool assistance. She hopes to write about these past lives-and more-from her home in Pittsburgh, PA, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and 3 cats.

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Are you feeling Valentines-y this year? It’s strange, but some years I get more “into it” than other years, and the reason why escapes me.

This is definitely a woman’s holiday, from the pink and red hearts to the flowers and lace on chocolate candy boxes to the wealth of lingerie and jewelry “for your valentine”. Now, this is one holiday that runs the gamut, as far as I’m concerned-it is great fun to celebrate, but not that big of a deal if you don’t. Then again, that’s coming from a married person…

It’s a lot different when one is single; this day is a test of one’s affections. If your love interest fails to acknowledge this day (or acknowledge you at all) it’s a killer. I’ve had my share of such Valentine’s days, and they were almost as bad as dateless New Year Eves. The odd thing is, we all know in our heads that on this holiday, roses are way overpriced; the candy will be marked half off tomorrow, and most times the guy is only getting it so we don’t get mad, but it still doesn’t matter…If we don’t get some little token of love-albeit a silly little nothing-we feel unloved, unwanted, and unappreciated.

Why that is, I’ve never been able to figure out.

Another thing that is a mystery to me is the fact that, inevitably, non-romantics get hooked up with romantics. The really annoying thing about this, if the non-romantic half is a woman, are her blasé stories of what lengths her romantic partner went to in order to surprise her. It’s enough to make female friends (who are usually romantics) seeing green and wanting to scream at their non-romantic partners. When I was in high school, a friend’s boyfriend paid her little sister to write “I love you” in the snow in their front yard. She laughed about it. Years later, a neighbor’s boyfriend actually dropped rose petals up the steps to her apartment; she thought it cute but it didn’t exactly rave about it. Recently, a friend’s husband planned a weekend getaway for and only told her what kind of clothes to pack; she didn’t know they were going to a dream location until they got to the airport. Strangely, she actually was a little peeved that she didn’t get the chance to enjoy the anticipation.

I tell you, non-romantics simply don’t deserve romantics; ask any romantic who dreams of rose petals, love messages, and being whisked away. As for me, I’ll settle for some chocolate covered caramels. If this snow continues, I guess I’ll have to forget even hoping for that. Oh well, romance isn’t all it’s cracked it to be, is it?

On that note, here’s a Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone who is wishing for a lovely and romantic day, but know that it’s probably not in the cards this year. Have a good day anyway. Remember that love is love, and a friend or relative’s love is still valuable. Even non-romantic or platonic love isn’t half bad. Many people are looking for even a tiny bit of love, so be a bit nicer to everyone you come in contact with today-you could be the difference between their having a fairly nice Valentine’s Day and one that’s forgettable. Play cupid if you can. Enjoy the holiday in a way that makes you happy, and maybe next year you’ll get the kind of Valentine’s Day for which you are hoping!