Valentine's Day

Ok, so it's Valentine's Day. It's the day when all of you who are so madly in love ( and even those of you who are just sort of in love) display your undying affection for each other. This is what bothers me about this holiday: why isn't there a happy-to-be-single day? Not everyone is in a relationship. Some of us do this by choice, and some of us are forced to do this by circumstance. Either way, we are alone. We have no one showing up with overpriced cards and flowers. We have no one taking us to dinner or romantic weekend getaway, we just simply have no one. And having no one is ok. But then when it's Valentine's Day and we have no Valentine, people look at us like we're a creature with a hump on our backs living in the bell tower. Well, we're not.

You know, I used to be one of those people who would get so upset over this day that I was inconsolable. It was so unfair! Why was I the ONLY person in the world who didn't have someone?! It wasn't until recently that I realized that not only was I not alone, but I also had someone who loves me. I have God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit that have more love for me than I will ever know from any man on this earth.

And furthurmore, when I look around me and see the destructive relationships others have, it makes me wonder why I ever was so desperate for a relationship in the firstplace. If having a relationship involves lying, cheating, constant arguments, deception, and false love, then I don't want one. I'll stick to my singledom, thank you very much.