Boredom (Week 3): Valentine’s Day

Week three was a little bit different because it was Valentine’s Day. Not only was alcohol involved, but we also went over our “budget.” Although, it was a special night, so we let it slide.

It was a great night, though. Since I celebrate Singles Awareness Day rather than Valentine’s Day, Moe and I and five other single friends of ours decided to treat ourselves to a fancy dinner at Legal Sea Foods. The seven of us dressed in our best attire and stormed the restaurant, looking to spend more than we could normally afford on delicious food.

And boy was the food delicious! Read More…

February 15, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Cure for Boredom  No Comments

Singles Awareness Day

Valentine’s Day, or as I often refer to it “Singles Awareness Day,” is fast approaching, and I only now realize what this means for my sanity. Allow me to explain:

The past few years on Singles Awareness Day (or SAD) have been pretty difficult on me emotionally for a number of reasons. Even though I sometimes had a good time on the day itself, it was usually that time in the year when I lost a lot of faith in myself. It has generally been the darkest periods of my year emotionally (save for one or two very extreme exceptions).

It occurred to me that Valentine’s day was a point when I gained a lot of hope for a future relationship which just never ended up happening at all. These realizations were especially crushing blows to my morale, and to this day are difficult to talk about.

But as a means of healing, and perhaps a way of moving on, I thought I’d relate some of the experiences I’ve had in the past. Read More…

February 11, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Stories  No Comments