I've been thinking about Valentine's day for awhile, and strangely, I don't feel bad or upset about this rapidly approaching couple's holiday. What I *don't* feel surprises me more than what I *do* feel.
I would expect to feel:
sad
hurt
weepy
mournful
angry
depressed
resentful of the holiday
bitter about love and relationships
betrayed, etc., etc., etc.
But I don't. : ) Instead I feel expectant, attentive and curious.
I want to celebrate in some way that evening, because I think that just letting the day pass by consciously unmarked might indeed bring me down. So I want to do something fun. But I don't really want to have an Anti-Valentine's Day bash, or anything like that. Just because I'm not in good relationship now doesn't mean that I'll never be in one, so I don't want to knock the concept of romantic joy and happiness, 'cause I expect to benefit from it sometime in the not-so-distant future.
So I'm thinking about what to do. Whatever it is, it should be playful, happy---preferably silly---celebrating the fabulous and happy love life that I and my friends will be enjoying in the years to come. It should make me/us feel sexy, happy, expectant, excited, delighted and even thrilled at the prospect of healthy, happy love to come. It should feel *sweet*.
Can anyone help me out by suggesting specific ideas? In the past, I've received wonderful advice and great suggestions from my LJ-enabled friends, so I thought I'd come back for more.
What do you think, dear ones? All suggestions happily welcomed!
I would expect to feel:
sad
hurt
weepy
mournful
angry
depressed
resentful of the holiday
bitter about love and relationships
betrayed, etc., etc., etc.
But I don't. : ) Instead I feel expectant, attentive and curious.
I want to celebrate in some way that evening, because I think that just letting the day pass by consciously unmarked might indeed bring me down. So I want to do something fun. But I don't really want to have an Anti-Valentine's Day bash, or anything like that. Just because I'm not in good relationship now doesn't mean that I'll never be in one, so I don't want to knock the concept of romantic joy and happiness, 'cause I expect to benefit from it sometime in the not-so-distant future.
So I'm thinking about what to do. Whatever it is, it should be playful, happy---preferably silly---celebrating the fabulous and happy love life that I and my friends will be enjoying in the years to come. It should make me/us feel sexy, happy, expectant, excited, delighted and even thrilled at the prospect of healthy, happy love to come. It should feel *sweet*.
Can anyone help me out by suggesting specific ideas? In the past, I've received wonderful advice and great suggestions from my LJ-enabled friends, so I thought I'd come back for more.
What do you think, dear ones? All suggestions happily welcomed!