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The fact that Valentine’s Day is so awesome makes it totally not awesome. Like all holidays, it’s downright discriminatory. They should introduce a Lonely Singles’ Day to even things out. That said, I did receive a very nice text message from my boyfriend on the morning of, which, for someone whose idea of romance is leaving me the last dumpling on the plate, was a pretty big deal. It simply said ‘Happy Valentine’s Day <3’, and yet it made me the happiest girl this side of the country where people are routinely proposed to via flash mob. Romance. It’s all about timing, context and expectations.
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For me, romance, has to be rather unconventional, or it just seems insincere and artificial, like it’s been copied out of a movie. I hate all the Audrey Hepburn movie clichés, and I actually dread being proposed to because I think I’ll probably either end up in a fit of laughter at the corniness of it all or just die of embarrassment (if proposed to via flash mob). I also think romance should occur spontaneously. Although it sounds amazing to have a video record of the moment forever, I don’t know how I’d feel about my husband to be hiring a film crew to hide behind the bushes while he dropped down on one knee. So for me, a text message saying simply ‘Happy Valentine’s Day <3’ was probably the perfect heart felt gift, allowing me to give a gentle obligatory nod to another discriminatory holiday.
So did you have a Valentine’s Day that lived up to your (or society’s) expectations?
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