valentine's day

i'm not going to lie, i'm really looking forward to saturday being over. not because of the day itself. i don't really mind being single on valentine's day. it's happened before, it'll happen again. but because i hate what valentine's day does to the internet.

everywhere i look people are falling in love. getting married. publicly declaring their love. we've got oodles of romantic comedies. sappy love songs. itunes compilations. articles telling me how to find the perfect guy. what to wear on the first date. what to say to impress him. how to flirt. how to know if he's interested or not. what to get him for valentine's day. what to do on valentine's day. what to eat on valentine's day. what to drink on valentine's day. what kind of sex to have on valentine's day.

i keep feeling like i'm being kicked in the stomach. and i don't appreciate it one bit.

(i guess i could try to ignore that whole section of the internet devoted to making me feel like a complete failure at dating. but that seems like too much effort.)