February is the love
month and now it's Valentine's Day!
There is a different kind of sweetness in the
air. It’s romance everywhere. People tend to be more romantic, and more
generous in February. It’s that time of the year when men don’t mind splurging
on their “amore” and the women go crazy obsessing on which shoes would match
her red strapless dress. Everywhere I go, I see couples either snuggling
close to each other, or dreamily looking into each other’s eyes like lovesick
puppies. At every turn, I see hearts, hearts, and more hearts, as if it is the
only shape that existed. I'm amazed at how men become the most romantic
person in the world for a day.
Photo: buzzle.com
I am just one of those
unlucky women who never got anything for V-day when I was younger, much more
being asked on a date. Only when I reached 23 that my Valentine was exciting as
someone who has won the sweepstakes.
It’ s been years since
I celebrated Valentine’s Day in a special way, meaning, with a date. For years,
it has been like any ordinary day. But two years ago, it became Single’s
Awareness Day ( this is a nice way of calling dateless on Valentine’s), and it
has become like a curse that keeps on recurring year after year. But believe it
or not, I don’t really mind.
And I guess, the curse
still followed me this year, so it’s gonna be Single’s Awareness Day for me
still, and I’ll celebrate it with a lot of self-love, time to pamper myself.
Going dateless on a V-day can also be fun, you get to have some well-deserved
“me-time” or you can celebrate it with family and friends. Love is universal
anyway, it doesn’t always have to be romantic.
Photo: 987theriver.com Good thing I saw this
photo with the two movies I love.
Meanwhile, if you still find yourself dateless on Valentine’s day, and you still spend it at home tasting every flavor of Magnum, or a tub of Häagen-Dazs and crying over movies like Sleepless in Seattle or You’ve Got Mail (sorry, I’m a Tom Hanks and a Meg Ryan fan), although this is a very tempting thing to do, let me remind you that we are now in the year 2014. Gone are the days that we have to spend the day sulking. If you’re on a tight budget, try Cornetto . :)
Girl, it’s Single’s
Awareness Day! Celebrate being single, because believe me, once you get
married, you’d miss it a lot. Go out, have a relaxing massage, get that hair
color you’ve always wanted but too afraid to try, put on a red lipstick and
paint the town red! Guys would be ogling at you and wonder why they didn’t ask
you out in the first place.
Being dateless on
Valentines does not define our whole love life. It is merely a chance to
experience and enjoy our awesomeness without relying on a man for happiness. Of
course, it would be a different experience to have one, but then let’s not
stress ourselves with things that we do not have control over. So what if your
office crush chose your office mate even though you think you are better
looking than her, he is probably blind. You don’t want to date someone who does
not have taste in women, do you?
Early Valentine roses
But, I digress, even
though I have been in two big failed relationships, I am still not giving up on
love. I will forever be a romantic at heart, even though there were
really times when my heart was crushed to the ground, stomped on and left me
broken , I still believe in its magic. I know that someday, my heart will open
up its door once more to the one who deserves me. I can’t really tell when, as
I don’t have control over God’s will , but I have a strong gut-feel that it’s
going to be soon.
Until then, I still
have time to enjoy Valentine without having to obsess which clothes to wear,
red or black. Now, pass me the ice cream, with a cherry on top. So what's the
point in Valentine? There is no point.
Keep the faith,
Mei
Mei
0 comments