Feb 14 = Singles Awareness Day.

Enigmatica

I *love* being single! Valentine's Day doesn't mean a thing to me and never really did. People who love each other show it every day. The rest is just a way for merchants to drum up business.

amelia_atlantic

Expectation is killer, and truthfully, no one can love you as well as you love yourself.

Well put! Thank you!

dietitiandanielle

Right on!

dumb_blondes_rock

Hey, cool, another 20-something who feels disappointed that all the men she's met can't live up to a 7-year old. I *knew* I should have stuck with the one I "married" in grade 1. :grumble:

My friends are all getting married and having babies too... I'm sick of being the 3rd/5th/7th wheel. I used to try and pretend that I'm happy being single (after all, who wants to wait an hour for dinner at an overcrowded, overpriced restaurant?), but really, I'm not happy about it... I'm thinking my plan for tonight is to have a nice dinner (along with wine--for two, probably), and hope that the resentment wears off with my workout tomorrow.

Sigh.

I am 23 and literally ALWAYS single...my coworker told me if i don't date soon ill never get married because i'm too used to being alone, and my best guy friend told me in a nut shell that because i'm too quick amrt and witted(to counter-balance their lame pick up lines), independent and not needy that ill never have a boyfriend....oh and that i look dumb because I have blonde hair, blue eyes and big boobs, so they are in shock when smart words come out of my mouth(wth?)...both are oh-so-grand to hear one week before valentines day. Yes, i'm ok being alone, but i don't want to be alone forever, why would being smart and independent be a bad thing??? What guy wouldn't want that? And shouldn't you find someone that compliments you instead of completes you? Maybe thats why the ivorce rate is so high in America because everyone is trying to find someone to make them complete instead of being complete on their own? Oh wel...happy vday everyone lol

dumb_blondes_rock

*smart....oops

halobender

Nothing says "I love you" like being forced to buy gifts.

If you really love someone you'll love them all year round. Not on one special day because the retail industry and silly superstitions tell you to do so.

In this context, I find it funny that your user name is "hostile"

But I do feel the same. I don't like being told that I have to express love in a certain way or on a particular day or something.

That said, this is the first year that I've not been at least seeing -someone- on Valentine's Day, and, thus, it's the first year that I do want to celebrate it.

It's funny, as this "holiday" has incited arguments in the past (which is stupid, of course, very stupid—I should have just went along with it rather than following my idealism, because seriously, that's a pretty big waste of time in this context) with several girlfriends.

Oh well, there's plenty of time to have a good VD in the future.

... Wait a second, that doesn't look right ...!

dumb_blondes_rock

Isn't a good vd kind of an oxymoron? I guess a good vd is one without itching or burning aned unsightly lesions haha

amuhlou

Valentine's Day doesn't mean a thing to me and never really did. People who love each other show it every day. The rest is just a way for merchants to drum up business.

Exactly! It's a holiday invented by greeting card companies! People spend all this money to say "I love you" when they could just be good to their significant other year round. It's almost like V-day is a way to say "i treated you like dirt this past year but I got you this __ to make up for it."

Pinoy_Pal

"Valentines Day" does not enhance nor does it increase the virility of my love-making or hot monkey sex! My love making is potent throughout the entire year.

Carl01

Hey, cool, another 20-something who feels disappointed that all the men she's met can't live up to a 7-year old. I *knew* I should have stuck with the one I "married" in grade 1. :grumble:

My friends are all getting married and having babies too... I'm sick of being the 3rd/5th/7th wheel. I used to try and pretend that I'm happy being single (after all, who wants to wait an hour for dinner at an overcrowded, overpriced restaurant?), but really, I'm not happy about it... I'm thinking my plan for tonight is to have a nice dinner (along with wine--for two, probably), and hope that the resentment wears off with my workout tomorrow.

Sigh.

I am 23 and literally ALWAYS single...my coworker told me if i don't date soon ill never get married because i'm too used to being alone, and my best guy friend told me in a nut shell that because i'm too quick amrt and witted(to counter-balance their lame pick up lines), independent and not needy that ill never have a boyfriend....oh and that i look dumb because I have blonde hair, blue eyes and big boobs, so they are in shock when smart words come out of my mouth(wth?)...both are oh-so-grand to hear one week before valentines day. Yes, i'm ok being alone, but i don't want to be alone forever, why would being smart and independent be a bad thing??? What guy wouldn't want that? And shouldn't you find someone that compliments you instead of completes you? Maybe thats why the ivorce rate is so high in America because everyone is trying to find someone to make them complete instead of being complete on their own? Oh wel...happy vday everyone lol

What the...???

That is all bs and just a stupid bunch of things to tell you.
If that is what your guy friend thinks then he is the one who will be miserable in life.
Trust me,it may not seem it now but 23 years old is nothing as far as age goes.:flowerforyou:

robin52077

"Valentines Day" does not enhance nor does it increase the virility of my love-making or hot monkey sex! My love making is potent throughout the entire year.

Hi! My name is Robin!:flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

dars069

I don't care for Valentine's Day. I'm 33 and single and loving it. Valentines day, to me, is just a day thought up by the greeting card industry to boost sales after christmas. I agree with a lot of other people. I'd much rather get a gift or flowers "just because" not because it's a expected.

rockabyesarojane

LADIES LADIES! We're still young! Don't let the commercialism get you down!

True it would be nice to get a bouquet of flowers delivered to the office but it's just another day.

If you're single then enjoy the freedom you have and the money you'll save on valentines day, and if you're taken then concentrate more attention to your anniversaries or more sentimental things instead of materialism or "status" of being in a relationship.

I'll be your valentine!
xo

:?p

JillyBean819

*raises hand*

*sigh*

Yet another V-Day and I'm single. Every, and I mean EVERY, relationship I've had in the past always ended before Valentines Day. The timing was always great.

I'm 28 but I'm not in a rush to find a guy. If it happens, cool. If not, oh well. I just don't want to settle for any old guy b/c of my age and whatnot.

Serenitytoo

It mostly leaves me feeling lonely.

I am 34 so really wanting that side of my life to start. I ended a 4 year relationship a year and a half ago and Valentines day was never a big deal with us before, but now it just seems to highlight that is the missing piece for me right now.

porcelain_doll

I think I've got everyone beat here. I've been single for almost 15 years. That is about half of my life - I will be 31 in March and the last time I had a boyfriend was at age 16. Does that make me sad? Sometimes. Not today, though.

Is there something wrong with me? I used to think so. Who do you know has been single for that long, especially during those particular years of their lives? I never planned it that way, that's for sure. I have met guys here and there along the way and have gone on a few dates, but no relationships ever blossomed from them. They just weren't the right ones for me, or vice versa.

I know I am a good catch, I just need to find the right person. Some people are lucky enough to find that person earlier in life; others have to wait. I will say, though, that I'd rather be alone than with the wrong person.

rockabyesarojane

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"I am 23 and literally ALWAYS single...my coworker told me if i don't date soon ill never get married because i'm too used to being alone, and my best guy friend told me in a nut shell that because i'm too quick amrt and witted(to counter-balance their lame pick up lines), independent and not needy that ill never have a boyfriend....oh and that i look dumb because I have blonde hair, blue eyes and big boobs, so they are in shock when smart words come out of my mouth(wth?)...both are oh-so-grand to hear one week before valentines day. Yes, i'm ok being alone, but i don't want to be alone forever, why would being smart and independent be a bad thing??? What guy wouldn't want that? And shouldn't you find someone that compliments you instead of completes you? Maybe thats why the ivorce rate is so high in America because everyone is trying to find someone to make them complete instead of being complete on their own? Oh wel...happy vday everyone lol"

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I'm the same age as you but I KNOW that in a few years they're gonna love the fact that you're smart and funny!
They just need another couple of years to date dumb girls and realize there is nothing stimulating in the conversation. this is not a fantasy. it will happen, i promise. so in the meantime if you dont want to be excluded then go to dinner with one of your good friends! and most importantly enjoy the ride!!

Trovan

Hey, it isn't that great for us non-single people either...

My boyfriend texted me "Happy VD! Will you be my valentine and/or ride to work?"

So romantic.....

VD?!?!? That's not good. You should get tested. *wink*

rockabyesarojane

"Valentines Day" does not enhance nor does it increase the virility of my love-making or hot monkey sex! My love making is potent throughout the entire year.

haha!

soo. you come here often?

JillyBean819

I think I've got everyone beat here. I've been single for almost 15 years. That is about half of my life - I will be 31 in March and the last time I had a boyfriend was at age 16. Does that make me sad? Sometimes. Not today, though.

Is there something wrong with me? I used to think so. Who do you know has been single for that long, especially during those particular years of their lives? I never planned it that way, that's for sure. I have met guys here and there along the way and have gone on a few dates, but no relationships ever blossomed from them. They just weren't the right ones for me, or vice versa.

I know I am a good catch, I just need to find the right person. Some people are lucky enough to find that person earlier in life; others have to wait. I will say, though, that I'd rather be alone than with the wrong person.

I LOVE what you just said. I feel the exact same way.