The Day of Love

Flowers. Red roses. Chocolates. Teddy bears. Romantic dinners. Pretty cards.  Those are the words that pop to our mind when we think of Valentine's day.  We all want that, we all want to feel the love and be loved by someone; that's a part of human nature: we want to share our life with other people and to feel connected.  It is the day where lovers celebrate their affection for each other; for people who are in relationships, it can be a fun occasion, especially for people who just enter a relationship, and for those those who have been a veteran of relationships for a long time (think 4-6 years), the day is just like any other day, there is no difference, nothing special to think about; in fact, they may not even want to celebrate the day.

For the single people, I think this day is a test of character.  The day shows if the single person can be comfortable with himself or herself.  Can they live alone without the desire to have a lover? Can they be by themselves without the grief of not having anyone sending them roses and chocolates? Of course, each person is different on how they deal with this day.  Some single individuals handle being single much better than other people while some individuals feel lonely and even depressed; there's nothing wrong to feel bad since us humans have emotions and it is better that we acknowledge them rather than ignoring them.

I think rather than feeling bad about being single, I think we should do something about it.  First of all, find out why you are single.  Are you too picky? Are you not going out enough to meet people? Are you insecure?  Those are the questions we all should ask ourselves.  Next, we should do something about it.  If you are single because you are always sitting in front of the computer or the television after you get home from work, maybe you should go out and join clubs to meet new people.  Maybe you should join an online dating website to catch more potential mates there.  Maybe you should take this time to work on yourself;  for instance, if you feel insecure of yourself, pick up a hobby to help you find who you are; please note that you must do this for yourself not to please other people.

Whatever situation you are in, take Valentine's Day as a time to learn more about yourself and love yourself: because we all deserve to be loved.