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In which we stand-on valentine’s is immediately in line with where I get up on my politics and my personal salsa–somewhere at the center.

For many years, i came across myself given that ring leader behind entire armies of “I dislike Valentine’s day” protests with sofas chock-full of solitary sad Sallys stuffing their own lips with rhetorical questions and anti-love propaganda. And once, or maybe even double, i discovered my self twirling a rose underneath my personal nostrils slurping down spaghetti, beside men in a button down, on each day that may make any woman feel intoxicated off really love concoction number 9.

But this season, once I discovered myself personally tip toeing in addition balance ray of which part to advocate for, I made a decision to inquire of me one question plus one question only. Why is V day different than another day?

It isn’t as though whenever the 14th of March will come galloping along, we suddenly wake-up from an intense rest to roll-over on our part and recognize there isn’t any one consuming others half of our very own Egyptian cotton sheets, excavating the crud out-of our eyelids while simultaneously spoon feeding united states comments and little hits of candy processor pancakes–with syrup.

Just as if on this someday of the year the senses are abruptly increased making us much more aware and ticked down by partners which explore the inside volcanoes of each others lips, publicly. Or even the couples exactly who occupy the private area from the subway, pronouncing their own undying love for both therefore greatly that individuals notice silivia sneaking from the sides regarding paisley formed lips as well as on for the neckband of our own sterilized parka.

So the cause of V day is certainly not about wallowing within our present relationship position selecting on petals of a wilting flower over love-me-nots or wishing that we, too, are investing the night goggly eyed over one cup of dark wine and a meal that expenses 1 / 2 of some hard working guy’s salary.

It’s about candy.

A day in which it really is socially acceptable to pleasure our nice tooth by swallowing a large number of sugar coated minds within mouth and flavor evaluating a Whitman’s sampler until we’re rolling around on carpeting belting out “i’ll usually Love You” (by the late Whitney Houston) to bare wrappers and just last year’s packed teddy bears.

Very after I spend the day ingesting my human body body weight in purple and red packed sweets, i shall dial the digits of those that rock and roll my life throughout the 364 days of the year just to tell all of them, simply to state hello, just to increase to them–loads of miles away–a spoken testament associated with the strong main reasons i enjoy love them and love the love they provide me.

It really is daily to content our selves silly on giant(chocolate)kisses and get grateful for all the unforgettable really love that offers our very own worlds the battery existence it must drive through most challenging of times.

May you find contentment in one day that tosses and turns people’s minds. Let those candy wrappers accumulate!