It’s February 14th today, it’s Valentine’s Day.
In recent years I’ve noticed that there’s been a trend
amongst single people to call today Single Awareness Day. Seriously? That name
is strange because are you not aware that you’re single the other 364 days of
the year? I understand the sentiment to an extent but to me it just seems mean
spirited to be so begrudging of couples wanting to be affectionate with each
other.
On the other end of the spectrum however you have couples
who see Valentine’s Day as an obligation. Surely if you love your partner you
should tell them that throughout the rest of the year? And if you don’t realise
that Valentine’s Day is coming up and only do something last minute because you
feel obliged to then surely that also defeats the point of it.
At the end of the day we shouldn’t feel like we have to
celebrate a relationship and we shouldn’t feel like we’re being judged if we’re
not in one. I’m someone who’s never had a relationship (there’s a long story in
that, maybe it’ll be another blog post) and I’m alright with that because I
know that I don’t want to rush into something. As The Supremes’ sang back in
1966 ‘You can't hurry love, No, you just have to wait, You gotta trust, give it
time, No matter how long it takes.’
So regardless of if you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with
your loved one today or if you’ll be playing (and singing along to) Beyoncé’s
Single Ladies I hope you have a great day.
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