Today is February 14, also known as Valentine’s Day–the Hallmark holiday that allows couples to be extra adorable and singles to be extra angry about the fact that they’re single. I’m not here to hate on Valentine’s Day and talk about how much I hate it. In fact, I love Valentine’s Day. Parents (including mine) send care packages filled with candy and cards, and if you’re lucky, you too reap the benefits. Boyfriends bend over backwards in order to find the perfect card or have the best evening, allowing us onlookers to admire his devotion.
Then there are the individuals who despise Valentine’s Day. To them, being single is extra offensive on this given day. Which, givenall the hype, they aren’t wrong for being upset about it, but there is no reason for it to have such a significant impact on your emotional well being. Chances are, you hang out with people who are also single. If they too feel the same deep hatred towards this single day out of the year, then perhap
s everyone needs a bitmore positive energy in their lives.
Being single on Valentine’s Day really isn’t so bad. If you disregard the chocolate and the cards and the flowers, it really is just like is the other 364 days out of the year. If you were okay on February 13 and have a promising future for February 15, then who cares about what today signifies.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all! This is Valentine’s Day Ana Roll.
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tulane chapter.