"singles awareness day"

[Zoe Girl]

Apparently there is concern that the singles of the world will be lonely and depressed on Valentine's day. For people who are really upset about being single this sounds like a good idea, just some awareness that not everyone is in a relationship. Also for people recently single. Not sure there is anything to buy so it will probably flop.

Sigh, I was fine until my parents got here for a visit yesterday and my mom handed me $20 and said Happy Valentine's Day. I am pretty sure she meant well, but that is the only time I felt crappy about being single or Valentine's Day in a long time. I felt better going to see Star Wars alone.

[ApatheticNoMore]

I was never particularly unhappy when single on valentines day which was most valentine's (yes I will spend today with my boyfriend - believe me it's some miracle any guy is compatible with me for long, but my and him are very similar, which is some kind of miracle as well). I've never been much of a hallmark holidays type. But I think what is difficult is being single the OTHER 364 days of the year, that yes life is lonely. Oh life is hard and a struggle regardless of course, but it's even harder to be single.

So yes good for singles awareness day! Though it really is a difficult lifestyle in this society, but very few are always in a relationship so it's very common.

[Kestra]

As much as I don't like gimmicky things like this - Valentine's day or 'singles awareness day', the idea that being in a relationship is inherently better than not, isn't very healthy or helpful.

Personally, I'm observing the "your partner is away for the whole month of February for work" holiday. :( Which isn't very fun, but is still much better than being in the wrong relationship.

[creaker]

I wonder who actually has the bigger numbers here - "single and lonely and depressed" - or "involved in a not good relationship and depressed"? I was in the latter for a very long time - having to go through the motions of valentines's day when your heart isn't in it is truly the worst.

I'm currently single, neither lonely or depressed, and quite ok with it.

[kally]

I never felt bad when I was single on Valentine's day unless I had just been dumped. Then I saw happy couples everywhere enjoying love and passion and there was me, stuck on the outside, lonely, impossible to love and a major loser. Poor me.

Thankfully that doesn't last long. My dh and I have been together for years. He bought me a bowl at Walmart, I made him a pudding, today I will buy him something from the bakery. For our big night out we will eat 2 lbs of asparagus at home. Now that is love.

[freshstart]

ditto, creaker

I thank God my LTR ended months before I got sick. As kind and gentle as he could be, I'd always feel like "I did not sign up for this, " would be running through his brain. It's been easier not having a SO, I needed a lot of help and I don't think ex-BF and I could've handled that together.

but I don't need a Singles Awareness day, if fact I totally forgot it was VD til I looked in here

[Rogar]

I go to an annual "anti-valentines" day dinner every year. It's mostly a handful of singles and couples who do not like the traditions of the holiday. It sort of takes any sting out of unrealistic expectations. I'm happily single and it's pretty much just another day, but I do enjoy the dinner.

[Williamsmith]

I took my 5 year old granddaughter to Chuck E Cheese's. That's real love.

[freshstart]

that is. Oh what a horrid place but the kids loved it!

[Tammy]

I worked 13 hours. We need a "people who work on holidays and weekends awareness day". :D

[Williamsmith]

This is what my wife of 32 years told me regarding Valentine's Day, " If you buy Me anything I'll crack you over the head."

I made her some chocolate cupcakes, the kind where you shoot chocolate filing inside and then swirl it on the top.

[freshstart]

lol, that was sweet of you

[goldensmom]

When I was single I never felt much of anything on Valentines day other than happy anticipation of 1/2 price Valentines Day candy the day after. Now after many years of marriage, my husband and I give each others cards but no gifts, no flowers, no celebration (paying the bills takes priority) and I still look forward to 1/2 price candy the day after.

[rodeosweetheart]

I sent each of my grandchildren a little teddy bear holding a candy bar--the candy for the parents, and my grandson got a hotwheels Tesla.
When I was little, my dad would bring my mom a box of chocolates, and my mom used to send me presents when I was in college.

Oh, I send my mom a card with squash seeds of a variety they really like that are hard to find.

So I guess it's always been more of a family thing in my family, not really a couples thing, weirdly enough.

[iris lilies]

I sent each of my grandchildren a little teddy bear holding a candy bar--the candy for the parents, and my grandson got a hotwheels Tesla.
When I was little, my dad would bring my mom a box of chocolates, and my mom used to send me presents when I was in college.

Oh, I send my mom a card with squash seeds of a variety they really like that are hard to find.

So I guess it's always been more of a family thing in my family, not really a couples thing, weirdly enough.
For us, too, its a family and friend thing.
DH baked zucchni bread in three separate heart shaped cake pans and gave them to friends.

i used to like Valentines Day because it seemed less commercial than Christmas and I was always thorouhly sick of Christmas by the time it was over. But it has become more xommercial, although one can still ignore it all and just celebrate one day.

I used to make sugar cookies, frosted in pink and red. I Looked forward to that.

[kally]

I did buy dh some 1/2 price lovely chocs. I think a lot of us here are on the same page.

[ToomuchStuff]

Sounds to me an excuse to try to push more product, for a different market, not targeted by the overpriced Flowers and chocolate, etc.