Valentine’s Day has never been much more than a day the world gangs up on me and tries to make me feel bad if I don’t have flowers or chocolate. But for the last 12 years, I’ve had someone there with me.
This year, there’s no one, and the ache throbs. It woke me up through the night, the coldness in the bed amplified, the quiet in the house. Nobody loves me-maybe I had always made a stink about the flowers, but I always knew I was loved.
This year, it’s a silent grey morning, and I cannot wash the sad from my face.
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I know the girls love you and though I know where you are coming from, their love is truly the most healing and transformative love.
Do something sweet with them.
I hear you, man. I think I’m a bit further in the whole thing than you are, and I would say that last VDay was way worse than this one. It will likely never be this bad again. You can make it through.
I love you too.
You aren’t alone in this.
And I absolutely love your writing. Your writing is so real and honest. You’re on my blogroll now
Oh, sweet girl…
psst—I kinda love you..:*)
psst — am totally not downplaying the suckiness of the day tho….maybe know that it sucked for alot of us even those of us who supposedly HAVE someone who loves us (um..yea)
psst — beer soon….:*)
Re-schedule it. Re-name it. Pick a random day to just celebrate YOU. With your girls, by yourself, with a friend…
Who needs VD, anyway?
I agree – it’s a ploy to sell stuff. Celebrate/don’t celebrate any way you want with/without lovers.