Why, it's practically Christmas!
Now don't pfft pfft me...you'll hear that from me 10 more times until you KNOW it's Christmas!
It is the month of love! It is the month when guys can get away with anything cheesy and be appreciated. The ladies' eyes are a-twinkle as they anticipate what Valentine gimmick their special ones are planning! Flowers, chocolates, stuffed toys, sweet cards, romantic getaways, candlelit dinners, diamonds... the lucky ones will get something one way or the other and they will tingle for days! They will gush to their friends about how thoughtful and oh so unbelievably imaginative their boyfriends are. Oh, how cute! Oh, how original! How Youtube-able! There will be some who not be so lucky. They will downplay their disappointment in their unromantic, unimaginative boyfriends and concentrate on practical aspects like how they are so reliable and dependable, etc. Sweet!
Those without lovers will come up with a gimmick with family or friends and pretend that Valentine is not important and they do not wish for some romantic gesture.
Still others will just stay home with family or friends or alone and pretend that Valentine is not important and they do not wish for some romantic gesture.
There will be people like me who will smile and enjoy the Valentine atmosphere and know that even if I am loved, there will not be a special Valentine gimmick simply because it cannot be done. It should not be done. I'll think, "Never mind, every other day is mine" and pretend that Valentine is not important and I do not wish for some romantic gesture.
Ah, Valentine, sweet Valentine...
"...Thy love is such I can no way repay.
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever
That when we live no more, we may live ever." - Anne Bradstreet
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