Happy singles awareness day: Tips for making the most of Valentines day
Posted by The Skyliner on February 11th, 2009Jessicah Peters
Staff Writer
Are you dreading Feb. 14 because you’ll have to watch all the couples walking around hand in hand, smooching and saying how much they love each other?
It seems as if Valentine’s Day is a mockery to all who are single. Especially if you are on the NGU campus, you have to walk by seeing all the couples sitting on swings cuddled up close to each other, gazing into each other’s eyes—it is almost enough to make a lonely person cry.
Guys can walk around singing, “One is the loneliest number” or “What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me no more!” Ladies, lets turn up Beyonce and sing along, “All the single ladies, all the single ladies!”
We cannot let one holiday of “love” get our spirits down.
“As a single guy on Valentines Day, I put on my good spectacles and look for any lonesome girl who isn’t safely snuggled up to a guy they called their special someone. Then I read them my favorite bible verse, Ephesians 5:22,” Ben Patat said.
Ephesians 5:22 says, “wives submit to your own husbands.” Ben Patat makes a great suggestion. Instead of being depressed on Valentine’s Day because you have no “special someone,” go out, dress to impress and look for someone who is in the same situation as you are.
Kayla Price said she was probably going to a friend’s house to hang out, and possibly getting Valentine gifts for the friends she loves, but still hoping that someone would ask her out on a special date.
Personally, I believe that Valentine’s Day is a little overrated. We should not show that we love someone more on Valentine’s Day, just because it is a national holiday; we should show that we love them everyday.
My mom always made Valentine’s Day special for me. I would wake up really early and see that she had left me a special little gift on the kitchen table, and she would give me a huge hug and tell me she loved me. Because my mom is always there to show me that unconditional love, it reminds me I do not need a guy to buy me flowers, candy or some cheesy stuffed animal.
However, it would be nice to receive those things from a handsome, single guy, or even get a special date.
“YAY! Single awareness day! This Valentine’s Day, I’m going surf eharmony.com and watch the Notebook three times in a row in hopes of gaining song inspiration,” Chris Brank, said when he heard about Single’s Awareness Day.
A little tip for the guys: do not be intimidated by a single girl because Valentine’s Day is approaching. If anything, it should encourage you to be bold, and ask her on a romantic date. Ask her out to grab a cup of coffee at Einstein’s and take her to an empty swing. Most likely it will be cold outside, so this is a perfect move to get closer to her.
Ladies, do not mope around the dorm room, complaining because you have no date. Put on your best dress, grab your girls and head out for a night on the town, because even if a guy will not ask you out on the day of “love,” does not mean that there are no people that love you. Besides, where do you think all the single guys will be on Valentine’s Day? Not sitting in their dorms moping around, but most likely out looking for a single girl to impress.
For anyone that is dreading Valentine’s Day, stop allowing the candy, flowers, and couples intimidate you. Surround yourself with the people you care about and love the most.
Tags: Spring 2009, Vol. 108 - Issue 3