HAPPY ANONYMOUS:
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Happy Anonymous has never received a heart shaped gift ever. In
my 24 years on this planet I have never ever had a Valentine on Valentine’s
Day. Like, never ever.
I have never had a giant
teddy bear with my name at my doorstep. Never received a hand written card so cute
it makes everyone else wanna vom. Never gotten to eat an entire box of
chocolates (that I haven't paid for myself. Of course I regularly eat boxes
of chocolates, let’s be real here.)
Anyway, the point is, if you're
going to feel pity for someone on February 14, it’d
probably be me as I’m the ultimate Valentine's
Day Loser.
At least I think that’s
how I’m supposed to feel being single on the one day of the
year that is all about publicly declaring love for your Soulmate
But the truth is, I’m
quite OK with it. Maybe I finally figured out that your relationship status does
not define who you are. It does not make you a better person. It does not make
you prettier, smarter or funnier. And just ‘cos you’re
single on V-Day, it most certainly does not mean you’ll
die in your apartment all alone, the neighbours
discovering your body mauled
by rats and roaches #so gross# which is what I used to think
.
Having had 24 years to get
used to the idea, I can now get through the day with my self-esteem firmly in
tact. If this is your first V-Day single, or if you’re
wondering how you’re going to deal with riding solo, this is my advice
to you…
Firstly, it’s
totally normal to feel a bit crap. Everyone wants to find love and this day
just serves like a punch-in-the-face reminder that you haven’t.
But this is not the day to drink too much red wine and start sending cringe-y
texts to THAT person.
Secondly, I learnt a very
long time ago that there are three words
guaranteed to get you in a pink bubble. So you must promise me now you will
never, not under ANY circumstances think them, utter them or believe them.
They are, “I’m
all alone!!!”
Closely followed by, “Nobody
loves me!!!”
Both of these phrases are
lies. Pure, evil lies. Ok, so it’s true that there
might not be a blue toothbrush next to your pink one, but you are not “all
alone”, and there are, in fact, LOTS of
people who love you. Unless
you’re a racist bigot in which case, I can’t
help you.
Thirdly, you must use social
media with caution or you risk “IF I SEE ANOTHER
FREAKING INSTAGRAM WITH THE HASHTAG #MYBOOWUVSME I’M
GONNA FREAKING LOSE MY SANITY YOU SLOBS #rage#.
While it genuinely makes me
happy to see my friends all loved up 363 days of the year, I learnt that when
feeling emotionally vulnerable, it’s best to avoid
Instagram and Facebook on the 14th AND the 15th of February –
give a day for feeds to clear of the nauseating one-dessert-two-spoons
pictures.
And finally, the best way to
spend Valentine’s Day is some quality time with the one person you
should love more than anyone else in this world –
you! Plan to do something that makes you insanely happy.
This year, I’m
thinking it will involve one or all of the following: pancakes, sweet potato
fries,
cookies and cream icecream,
my two best single friends, wine, laughs, and absolutely NO tears.
But look, if all that fails,
just get up, shower, go to work and then do your usual saturday night thing…
In other words, stick to your routine because it is just another day, after
all.
Happy Anonymous Loves plenty Jesus, white chocolate and a
hopeless romantic. She tweets from @dahliadona. Vist her blog HERE
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