First and foremost, thanks Jonners for my belated Happy Valentine text message. You’re right, us singletons have to stick together.

I got two Valentine’s cards this year. Suspiciously hand delivered to work I think they are the work of well meaning colleagues/friends trying to cheer me up. Well, it may make me sound like an ingrate, but while I should accept these tokens in the spirit in which they were given, it actually makes me feel sad that I have to rely on friends to make me look loved and popular with the boys!

It’s really hard not to think about love and romance at this time of year without feeling bitter and twisted and without begrudging all happy couples in love everywhere. I mean, you finally get over the commercial debacle that is Christmas (fer chrissake, Christmas is in December so WHY do retailers feel the need to start Christmas in October) and BAM, Valentine’s is thrust upon us pretty damn soon after.

Let’s think about this shall we? Why do couples in love the world over need a special day on which they can be romantic and on which they can tell their loved ones just how much they love them? If you ask me, if you need a special day to do that then your relationship is in dire need of help. Why not tell them you love them and take them out for a romantic meal and buy them a love token on the 29th March or the 11th October? Why succumb to overpriced (and frankly ugly) teddy bears, cards that light up and restaurants who over charge you?

I think Valentine’s day should be reserved for those wanting to tell someone that they fancy them. Anonymous or no. So let’s cut out all the cheesy crap, the sympathy cards from friends the terrible teddies and let’s just get brave and have the guts to ask that special certain someone out on date.

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