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A Romance-free Valentine’s Day?
Could that still be fun and rewarding?
I overheard two women talking in the grocery store yesterday. One inquired of the other’s Valentine’s Day plans. The other replied that this would be the first Valentine’s Day in a few years when she did not have a boyfriend so therefore it was sure to be the suckiest Valentine’s Day ever. No romance, no roses, no chocolates, certainly no sex, and no love.
Seriously? Why do we need a romantic partner in order to express love? How about loving ourselves? Romance is not necessary to express love. Why does Valentine’s Day have to only be about romantic love? Can it be a delightfully wonderful day filled with love without there being any romance?
Whether or not you have a romantic partner do you still gift yourself on Valentine’s Day? What kind of presents do you give yourself? How do you do something special for yourself?
And what about people who are not your romantic partner? Do you ever send any of them Valentine’s Day cards? Do you walk the streets giving out chocolate to everybody? There are a lot of people out there who could use a dose of love in some form and, since Valentine’s Day is a day about love, we could express love to an endless supply of people.
