Hello, Friends!

As you know, or if you don't, Valentine's day is next week! Valentine's day is always introduced to kids as a super cute and fun holiday. I remember the days exchanging silly little SpongeBob valentines with the candies and getting those cute, but gross tasting, chalky hearts from that one fifth grade crush. Those were the days am I right? But as you get older, you think of singles clubs, being forever alone, and drinking lots of wine on this day. In college, I feel like people hide from the fact that it's valentines day. It's weird, everyone has these expectations that they believe won't happen because in this day and age we don't think people appreciate love. They build themselves up knowing nothing will happen. This idea makes my heart sad. I think a lot more people appreciate love then we realize, they just don't show it.

Valentine's day in college is funny. You see recent hookup pairs awkwardly squirm because they don't really have feelings towards each other and if they do it's probably one sided. Or you see the one girl that gets flowers delivered from her boyfriend of 3 years. It's very funny seeing each different type of relationship because I feel that, especially in college, there are so many different ways to define a relationship. With this said, a way to not feel crushed this valentines day is know where you and said other are. Like, are you just hookup buds, or do you guys talk as well as suck face, kind of define it in your head. Also don't create expectations of getting anything out of this day, because odds are he's still the same frat boy that he was on Friday night... you feel?

ALSO, THIS DAY IS ABOUT LOVE! Tell your friends you love them!!! They make fab valentines! Also, you can use corny pick-up lines with them without losing them because hopefully, they won't run from your weirdness.

Anyways, I don't know smack about celebrating Valentine's Day in a serious way, But I do know that it's not worth pouting over!

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