So, we're back here again. It is the eve of the much-anticipated or much dreaded Valentine's Day, 2008 Edition.
For us single people, we have been inundated with jewelry commercials, fragrance promotions and excessive images of pink and red that have no relevance to our daily lives.
You can either look at all this and think the grass is greener on the other side or choose to look on the bright side and decide to enjoy the day.
I've found a few lists that show you just how to do that: List 1, List 2, and List 3.
As you can see from the lists, many outlets are willing to offer their advice on "surviving" Valentine's Day. I feel as though if you are willing to recognize it as a holiday, do something enjoyable and beneficial for the person you are supposed to love most: yourself.
Here's a few things I would like to add to their lists:
1) Try a new dessert at lunch. At dinnertime, every restaurant in town will be filled with couples. However, during the lunchtime, you can sit there and peruse the menu for that dessert that you've been wanting to try for months. So why not do it that day. And the best part (for those who may be suffering from relationship envy) is you won't be surrounded by couples.
2) Get an HIV test. I know it's not the most enjoyable thing to do, but it is very beneficial if you are sexually active. The Rainbow Center provides free testing between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. You will come away with knowledge of your sexual health status.
3) Sometimes I think single people forget there can be a positive side to being single. Therefore, Valentine's Day may just be the right day to sit down and make a list for safekeeping. For instance, something I love is being able to travel at a moment's notice without having to contact anyone or consider someone else.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Single and loving it on Valentine's Day
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7 comments:
This might sound corny, but I think it's cool to totally take yourself on a date.
I didn't do this on valentines, but I did it on some random day. I went to a really nice restaurant and bought myself flowers and candy. The flowers looked great on my kitchen table and smelled wonderful. I also suggest getting a massage or a spa treatment. It's always a treat to do those kinds of things for yourself-- or go see a play or concert. You don't have to have a date to do any of those things because you are wayy to engaged in what's going on anyway. You don't need to talk to anyone. And you can also end the day with a good ol friend that never lets you down. buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Why in the world would you say get an HIV test on Valentine's Day to make you feel better as a single person?
1) If you're single and not getting any, it can be more depressing.
2) There might not be anything more nervewracking than waiting for those results, because even if you know it won't be positive there is still that scary chance!
What a dumb idea!!
Any day is a great day to be tested in this society Anon 2.
Plus, as you have so eloquently shown, you will be too distracted from the testing and the results to focus on the fact that you are single. It may even motivate you to be more "selective" in the future if you have to be that worried.
Hahaha...goodidea...I'm not worried, as I have been in a serious relationship for years. Obviously, though, you have never been tested as you don't know what it is like.
I'm not saying getting tested is a bad thing. But for Valentine's Day? Ask anyone - that would not be on the top of things to do.
P.S. Thanks for calling me eloquent. What an honor!
I have gotten tested. I get tested on a regular basis. Actually, where I live, they have testing drives on Valentine's Day.
As for being in a serious relationship and not being worried, I could point you to numerous articles that show how many people in marriages have gotten the disease from their spouse. But hey, do you.
Just a thought, but if you are sexually active enough to need an HIV test, and you're still alone on V-Day, you might want to rethink the game plan. But that's just me.
Posted by GoodIdea on February 13, 2008 4:07 PM
"Plus, as you have so eloquently shown, you will be too distracted from the testing and the results to focus on the fact that you are single. It may even motivate you to be more "selective" in the future if you have to be that worried."
Posted by GoodIdea on February 14, 2008 7:53 PM:
"As for being in a serious relationship and not being worried, I could point you to numerous articles that show how many people in marriages have gotten the disease from their spouse. But hey, do you."
Hmmmm...now those seem to be contradicting thoughts. Congratulations, besides being unable to comprehend a differing point of view, you are also a hypocrite! Sweet!
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