Forever Alones on Valentines Day
Valentines’ Day is now of the past and you may no longer be
suffocated by stories of gifts, cards, candy, chocolate and dates. You can now
breathe because all your friends who are in relationships are also now tired of
talking about just how cute their gifts were. The status updates and tweets
about Valentines’ Day are safely buried under more important matters. However,
happiness is still not yours if you are yet to meet your Valentines’ Day
celebrating friends since Friday was a holiday.
Now there are those who celebrate February 14, and there are
those who don’t. The latter consists of those who believe that one shouldn’t
celebrate love just once a year, and also those who are labeled as ‘Forever
Alones.’ Forever Alone is a title given to one who has been single for a very
long time, and who could safely look forward to a future with no special
someone. Of course, it’s a label that is used in a funny manner, although it could
also be used as an insult.
When Valentines’ Day is just around the corner, Forever
Alones go into hiding. They avoid people because of the pressure society puts
on them. ‘How is it that someone like you is still single?’ or ‘don’t lie to
me, who was your Valentine?’ and you keep telling them that you aren’t hiding
your amazing love life from them, but they just don’t believe you. Then they
start pitying you. It’s almost as if not being in a relationship is a curse. As
if your happily ever after can only be achieved by finding someone to share
your happily ever after with. This makes Forever Alones have low self-esteem
and doubt themselves.
Of course, no Forever Alone will ever admit he/she hates
his/her single status. They would laugh it off and say they are happy being
single. And the perks are many. You can enjoy all the eye candy without feeling
guilty, you have more freedom, and you save a whole lot by not making so many
phone calls or sending so many messages.
However, when Valentines’ Day rolls around, once a year,
Forever Alones are reminded that they are alone. While their friends get gifts
and cards and are asked out on dates, you end up staying at home, snacking on
potato chips, watching whatever is on TV. And due to how considerate they are,
TV channels only broadcast romance movies on Valentines’ Day. Thus Forever Alones
are given a gentle reminder that while the likes of Ugly Betty can also go on
dates, they are home alone, waiting, in vain, for their Prince Charming to
knock on the door.
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