Never been a big fan of Valentine's Day (or any other Hallmark Holiday for that matter) which is created to make single people feel as though they have done something really terrible in their life or are truly frakked up people just because they don't HAVE someone. The peeps in my life are probably as special as the ones who receive cards and boxes of chocolate, but I know my friends will be around a lot longer than the ones who are rewarded on February 14th.
Sure dating and relationships are cool but what's with the societal pressure? I remember a passage in one of my fave books, where the main character is lamenting being alone and having to deal with all the couples around him. He says something like, "All these 'we' people who are always saying things like, 'We did this,' or 'we are going to do that', have to reinforce the relationship because they remember how frightened they were being an 'I'."
My protege at school is like this: he feels his life will never be complete or happy unless he has a girl by his side. WTF?
Watch the first part of the video below to see what happens to people with this sort of thinking.
So hey, if you are in a relationship or marriage, that is great and I am very happy for you, but if you are one of those insecure people in a relationship or a tortuous marriage just for the sake of not being alone, then I pity you. We definitely need more self reliance (not ego!) on this planet and less Hallmark Holidays.
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