why i hate "singles' awareness day".

and i don't mean that in the way that it sounds at first-- i LOVE valentine's day. what i hate is the sad, bitter single people that can't calm down and let everyone else enjoy the day.

i am always single. the last time i was even close to being in a relationship was over a year ago, and that was more a pathetic, last-ditch attempt to make someone date me who never wanted to date me in the first place. i had one valentine's day with a boyfriend, my jr. year of highschool, and it was horrible because we were about to break up and it became even more apparent when we were forced to stare at each other over expensive steak for 2 hours with nothing to talk about.

anyway, i digress. the point here is: SOMEONE LOVES YOU! on good days, i am a brash bitch who errs on the side of hurting peoples feelings and hoping that i do it in a loving enough way that people will get over it within a week. on bad days, i don't get out of bed and whine about the most ridiculous white girl problems and am completely insufferable and impossible to be around-- and my mommy, daddy, and a flattering amount of people who are in no way obligated to love me, still love the shit out of me.

this year more than any other year, i've learned that if you can't be yourself around your friends, you need new friends. after 4 years at a huge university that can be mean and shallow as fuck, i've also discovered that no matter how creepy/weird/shy/obnoxious/boring you are- there IS a place for you with other creepy/weird/shy/obnoxious/boring people that will just love the shit out of YOU for being creepy/weird/shy/obnoxious/boring. hell, maybe you'll even meet that one guy out there who also loves whiskey, anime porn and Adventuretime marathons and you guys can spend like 3 months doing that and whatever else you kids like to do.

anyway, i digress again.

so, don't wish anyone a happy single's awareness day. don't put up a facebook status that looks anything like this: "FUCK VDAY I WOULD MUCH rATHEr CHEW OFF MY OWN ArM AND WHY THE *FUCK* DID HE NEVEr SPrING TO TAKE *ME* TO THE MELTING POT BUT NOW HE CAN TAKE THISBITCH!?! FML GONNA GO BLACK OUT". don't hate valentine's day because you don't have someone to suck face with every day and some nights, you have to leave the bar and sleep by yourself instead of next to someone that occasionally calls you stupid names like "SCHMOOPYYYYY!"

desperation and bitterness aren't cute. as someone who is both desperate and also incredibly bitter, i have overcome my automatic hate response toward a day that favors the Schmoopies of the world-- which means you can, too. be grateful. love love.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY