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Preparing For Single Awareness Day

By: Wendy Bridger

When I was single, I was positive that Valentines Day had been created to torture those who weren't in a relationship. As this holiday approached, the Valentine's Day ads would get more and more sappy. And when February 14th finally arrived, I was lucky enough to have an office close to the front door, allowing me to see the string of flower bouquets file pass me on their way to someone else. The next day, I got to hear all about the romantic dinners and sentimental gifts my coworkers received the night before.

Valentines Day, also known as Single Awareness Day, was the pits. That is until I realized that Valentines Day was about love, not all about me. I'll never forget Valentines Day 2001. I woke up to suffer through another Single Awareness Day. However, when I opened my eyes, I was shocked to see construction paper hearts of every color and size covering my room. Each of them had a fun saying or positive remark about me on it. The biggest one said, "You've been heart attacked! Happy Valentines Day! Love Christie."

My roommate, Christie, was the only girl I knew who was more single than I was! Yet, instead of moping about it, she decided to show love to the other special people she had in her life. And I was one of them! This simple gesture of love changed my Valentines Days from then on. Now, I see this holiday as a time to enjoy the love that I have in my life instead of focusing on what is missing.

When I started doing this, I realized something else: not everyone that was coupled up enjoyed Valentines Day either! For many, it seemed to be a sad reminder that they were in a relationship that was not fulfilling. You see, people often see Valentines Day as a day that symbolizes your love for each other. It is so hard to fake it.

I remember a boss who had been married for over thirty years and had nothing good to say about it. On Valentines Day, he'd begrudgingly take his wife out to dinner because he'd rather suffer through dinner than his wife complaining afterwards. How does one ever get to that point in a marriage? My parents had a totally different take on Valentines Day. They'd get each other a small token gift sometimes, but both felt blessed to have a spouse that treated them like every day was Valentines Day.

So, what else can you do this Single Awareness Day to make it a special one? Do something to special for those that you love. Also, do something to ensure that in your next relationship, every day is Valentines Day. Isn't that what everyone wants? To be with someone that makes every day a special day full of love and appreciation? Whether it happens or not is totally in your control. So stop pouting and start loving, start discovering, start enjoying life for what it is and what it can become.

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