I would like to start of by saying that my bitterness is not the cause of my hatred for this day. I just think it is silly that if you love someone one, that you have to tell them via an over priced card with flowers or choclates on a specific day of the year. Shouldn't the "I love you's" be said daily and if not said small gestures of love...that don't cost money. Nothling like saying I love you with diamonds then cheating on you behind your back...
I have 3 memorable experiences with Vday...all not good or rather uncomfortable:
1. Grade 7 a guy that had a crush on me decides to send me 10$ worth of candy grams (@25cents a pop that was huge for grade school) I ended up being the person with the most in the whole school...which you would think would be an achievement however i got teased out the ying yang...and proceed to yell at the guy who sent them to me. I have residual guilt over that situation he is now a gay dentist in Poland....
2. My first real bf gave me a Low Fat cook book for vday ...hint hint
3. Then there was my ultimate fav...Mr. Im going to take my "girl friends" (friends that happen to be girls) out for dinner instead cuz they are single.....yeah that means..."i don't want to date you anymore but i have no balls to break up with you so i'll be a shit head and you can break up with me"...which is what i did and then cried about it to the Low Fat Cookbook guy:(
Useless Yet Interesting Fact:
Canadians spend on average 1 Billion $ on vday every year. Um people are dying around the world...and this is a priority?
Also:
St. Valentine is turning in his grave..he and apparently many others with the same name who died for God did not do so, so that we can have an excuse to eat chocolates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day#Historical_facts just sayin....
However if you are gleefully in love and enjoy this day...go ahead.
I got a chocolate bear from a married man in my office who took pitty on my sorry ass.
Ohhh Koko. lol.
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