Okay, before you get all, "Whoa, calm down, single girl!" on me, I'm just going to let you know that I'm not a bitter Valentine's Day loner or anything. I just kind of think VD is lame (both Valentine's Day and Venereal Disease, for the record).
There's a lot of pressure involved.
If you're in a relationship there's pressure to be super romantic. Or even if you're not going big, you probably have to at least make dinner reservations or cook a fancypants dinner and that can be a pain. You also have to get/make a gift, which can also be super stressful (Unless you're my mom, who got my stepdad a card... and then turned to her friend and gave her a card AND a stuffed animal. That had to burn for my stepdad).
If you're starting out a new relationship (or something along those lines) VD is mostly awkward. (OMG, what does it all mean?! Does he actually like me or is he just being nice? He got me jewelry... I got him a card. Does this mean I should sleep with him? STRESS!)
If you're a single girl, there's the obligatory "we're single girls and don't need valentines" dinner. Which can be fun. But also feels a little contrived at times.
In defense of VD, here are some things that I love about it:
- At Obligatory Single Girls Dinner, someone usually shares some good dirt (fine, usually it's me. Whatever).
- It's a great excuse to wear pink. And red. AT THE SAME TIME.
- All of those cheesy gifts/stuffed animals are pretty cute.
- Back in the good old days, I used to make my own Valentines and VD cookies, which was pretty fun (Ah, I used to be so artsy and domestic).
- I'm totally fascinated by quasi-scientific articles like "The Science Behind Kissing"
On that note, HVD! Whether you hate it or love it, at least you don't have to worry about it for another year :)
