Every year the brisk breeze drags February 14th over everyone’s head. Where the taken and single cry and weep over the pressure of the dreadful day. Having to make plans and posters or complaining and sighing. But the real question stands; when did people get so heartbroken and aggressive over love?
Why, every time the day of appreciation for your lovely comes around the mostly unwilling single birds and the should be single birds get so negative, complaining and whining about how “everyone is so touchy and gross!” or “Why do I have to ask them to be my Valentine, we’re already together?” Yes both are very agreeable in some way, however, what happened to having fun? Why can’t we just love and be loved?
Don’t get me wrong I don’t have anyone to spend that day with and that’s just fine, it doesn’t bother me how much you love each other (to an extent) because it’s about joyful times where you make a day to cherish each other to the fullest. The beautiful scent of flowers and those delicious chocolate being handed out is the best part, the day after the chocolate is on sale and everyone stops kissing in trees, there’s literally nothing better.
The types of people that are hateful make me wonder exactly why, is it due to the happiness? The chilling air wrapped around our throats? The pressure put on by family, friends, partners? We all have heard at least once that “Just because you’re dating doesn’t mean you don’t have to ask!” line a certain amount of times, and as much as I agree with that statement, there are definitely some flaws to the line, for starters, those words are just an opinion, not a fact– having a preference does not automatically translate it into a must do. If your romantic partner can’t just send a little cute message then I absolutely agree and that certainly is another issue that should be dealt with amongst you. I heavily disagree with the argument that you have to go above and beyond for your partner to show them love. How can you call it love if you only care about how it is presented and going to be perceived?
These types of people aren’t necessarily at fault for these actions, the ones that influence them can take fault, putting misleading information on how to love, making the standards rise higher and higher until no one can reach them. If you ask for nothing below perfect then you’re just going to end up hurting yourself in the end.
