At least once in our lives we have been alone around the dreaded time of year: ‘Valentine’s Day’. We all see it coming around the corner, and it’s always right after we are coming down from a New Year season high, when we are at our most vulnerable. The first signs start showing up in all the department stores with decoration hearts in red and pink, and then every commercial on TV is encouraging you to buy your significant other jewelry. (This year the big thing selling point is Chocolate diamonds, Chocolate + Diamonds= I NEED.) Every single girl can attest to the different emotions we go through on the ghastly of all days:
Pessimism: It should be noted that you stayed out till 2:30 am the night before with your best friend as your last attempt to find love with any remains of Any single guys with a pulse, but sadly failed. You both went home more single than when you left, drank wine and ate popcorn while watching reruns of Olivia Pope on ‘Scandal’ drinking wine and eating popcorn. All three of you sitting together in your mutual sullen pessimism for the day to come.
Denial: Its around 2:00 in the afternoon, the day of Valentine’s Day. You are currently rocking a mild hangover and a nasty case of refusing to get out of bed in utter denial, that when you lift your head, there will be no sign of anyone past, present, or future sleeping beside you.
Anger: At around 4:00 pm you are pacing your apartment trying to find something to occupy your time. (Reason creeps in your head: Work? Me: This is no time to be focusing on work.) Restless and on the verge of full agitation, you need some music motivation and realize that all Spotify is advertising today is disgusting ‘Love’ playlists. These are for all of the pitiful, delusional humans who have been brain washed by our society. All feeling the need to get their self worth from exchanging tokens of admiration and affection with one another.
Depression: At about 6:00 pm you are out having to pick up your Chinese take out, because the delivery boy took off work for the ‘Holiday.’ You find this extremely upsetting, confiding in the cashier, but all you really want to do is get your food and go home before you see a swarm of couples on the street. You can see your apartment, you’re almost in the clear when suddenly a couple turns the corner walking hand in hand. This obviously sets you off into a flood of emotions, running up to your apartment to call your mom.
Understanding: You are laying on your couch at 8:00, watching ‘Valentine’s Day’.(Attire: no pants, big t-shirt, and eating self made for self chocolate covered strawberries.) On the screen, Jessica Biel’s character ‘Kara’ is sitting alone at her Anti-Valentine’s Day party waiting for her friends to show up, and you feel this deep connection with her, wanting to tell her that you understand exactly how she feels.
Acceptance: Around 10:00 pm you are relaxing in a bubble bath, with just you, yourself and one of Anthropologies candles. As you are deep in thought, it dawns on you that for almost every previous Valentine’s Day, you have done perfectly fine without being smothered with affection. Doing exactly what you want, with no one tell you what to do, and now you should just enjoy being single while it lasts.
Moving On: About to go to sleep at Midnight, you get everything situated for work the next day. You are starting to feel like you have your entire life put together again as you lay down your head for bed. You scroll through the numerous Instagram and Facebook couple pictures, and think to yourself ‘Hey I still have 356 days to find a boyfriend for next year, Right?’ and off to sleep you go.
(No one was actually emotional hurt in the making of this Article.)
