Being Single On Valentine’s Day
When you approach an age (known as the third decade), conversations always start like this:
– “Are you married?”
– “Nop”
– “But, do you have a boyfriend?”
– “Hmm, no”
Then you see the reaction of people after you give them these answers. 1) they will offer you a sympathetic smile together with something like this: – “Don’t worry, the right person for you will come around” (My internal response: “I know, who say that I’m worried !?”) or 2) they give me a concern expression and say something like this: “Well, it’s kind of difficult for you, because you’re a very independent woman and men feel intimidated by that” (My internal response: “Say whaaaat? So, now being independent and work hard for what you want is a problem?” or 3) the most shocking of all- “And why don’t you have one? Maybe you’re not looking in the right way”(My internal response: “OMG, or maybe you live in Mars and hasn’t realize how difficult is to find a person with good values nowdays”)
After you have these conversations over and over again with different types of people, you get used to the idea and learn how to manage these responds. However, when February 14 is just around the corner, the press and retailers make sure you remember that you are completely single on Valentine’s Day and for you, it will be just an ordinary day.
Last year, I remember I wrote an article on how you can use this day as an excuse to start doing things for you and nobody else. This year, I’m going to take some time to meditate about the things I love in my life. Regardless if I’m alone or with company, it never hurts to remember the things that make me fall in love every single day.
dress: Zara (old) / hat: Parfois /bag: El Conde Street market / necklace: Ela Design Studio / boots: Forever21
