{"id":298,"date":"2011-02-12T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2015-08-29T16:02:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T20:02:38","slug":"single-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/single-on-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Single on Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/daisylowe.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/single-on-valentines-day\/daisylowe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/daisylowe3.jpg?fit=500%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"daisylowe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/daisylowe3.jpg?fit=500%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-918\" title=\"daisylowe\" src=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/daisylowe.jpg?resize=537%2C551\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"551\" \/><\/a>So we all know the fourteenth of every February has been, nationally (<em>read<\/em>: corporately) deemed\u00a0<strong>Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>, and that I, for some unknown reason, am completely, utterly, and inexplicably in love with the holiday. I shouldn\u2019t be, by societal standards.\u00a0<strong>I\u2019m a single girl.\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019m supposed to hate it; I was, after all, bred in a culture where things like\u00a0<em>50 First Dates<\/em>\u00a0are supposed to happen to everyone. I don\u2019t thrive upon secret crushes,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=59\" target=\"_blank\">nor do I believe in the color pink<\/a>. It\u2019s no wonder both sexes say I think like a guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m hardly bitter about being single on Valentine\u2019s Day; I\u2019ve gone my long, eighteen years\u00a0<em>sans<\/em>\u00a0another half (but I do have \u00a0a Valentine every year though;\u00a0<strong><em>four<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>was the magic number of last year\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day) quite happily. Cue \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY\" target=\"_blank\">Single Ladies<\/a>\u201d whilst dolling up with something resembling a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ArDXxTsJJoo\" target=\"_blank\">freakum dress<\/a>\u2014I\u2019m quite ready for this lovely day! Ordering thousand-calorie desserts sprinkled with something pink, dressing up, and wearing bits of pink here and there with a dash of sparkle is excused without a second thought. I\u2019m toying around with the idea of donning\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=218\" target=\"_blank\">this little heart-print blouse<\/a>\u00a0on the capital V-day, all for a bit of ironic fun. Of course spending an entire day with a romantic sweetheart is adorable, but is it necessary? Not entirely. In fact, not at all\u2014<strong>I would much rather spend it with the girls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Valentine\u2019s Day is not a reminder of this self-conjured thought of your inability to attract men (or women, whichever sex you choose). It is but a day in the year that so happens to fall on the fourteenth of February, but if we insist on making it significant, then,\u00a0<strong>Valentine\u2019s Day is a reminder of the freedom and independence you have as a self-sufficient woman.\u00a0<\/strong>All you need is\u00a0<em>you<\/em>: you alone hold the key to your aspirations, happiness, and successes. No (wo)man is necessary to feel\u00a0<em>whole<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>empowered<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is it depressing to feel alone, or left out, when all other ladies have little bouquets and kisses awaiting them?\u00a0<em>Perhaps<\/em>. It all depends entirely on your\u00a0<strong>perspective<\/strong>. I know one too many girls who loathe Valentine\u2019s Day\u2014and all things associated with it\u2014with their entire being. They mope, gorging themselves with tubs of Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s or rolls of cookie dough as they dig out all self-imagined faults and allow themselves to submit to their insecurities. All the while watching sappy romance films, one after the other. I suppose I can attempt to empathize, yet those of you who have been following ABC for a while\u00a0or actually know me (!) know that\u00a0<strong>I\u00a0value my independence above all else<\/strong>. I have never harbored any desire to have a boyfriend for that very reason; being single allows for so much more freedom.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=309\" target=\"_blank\">Being coquettish is allowed!<\/a>\u00a0And that, my loves, is quite entertaining in itself!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More importantly, you\u2019re selling both yourself and Valentine\u2019s Day short if you revolve the holiday around having that one special someone. It\u2019s about love. Send an e-mail and dark chocolates to your mom; a card to your dad. Sprinkle chocolate kisses on your roommates\u2019 bed. Leave adorable valentines\u2014the kind you used to by in grade school!\u2014under people\u2019s doors. Send boxes of Lindt or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferrerochocolatesusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrero Rocher<\/a>\u00a0to your boss and immediate co-workers. You\u2019ll feel good just by being a sweetheart, knowing you just added a bit of sweetness (literally and figuratively) to someone\u2019s day. And by the law of karmic synergy, it\u2019ll be returned to you soon enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, for you single ladies out there, embrace your independence. Take advantage of it; wear red and pull out your freakum dress. Take a bit of time to coif the hair and do the makeup. Go out on Valentine\u2019s Day \u00e0 la the\u00a0<em>Sex and the City<\/em>\u00a0girls *pre-marriage), and<strong><em>\u00a0j<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>ust enjoy yourself<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">x<\/p>\n<p>P.S.:\u00a0For more on self-love and empowerment, read\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=273\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=163\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we all know the fourteenth of every February has been, nationally (read: corporately) deemed\u00a0Valentine\u2019s Day, and that I, for some unknown reason, am completely, utterly, and inexplicably in love with the holiday. I shouldn\u2019t be, by societal standards.\u00a0I\u2019m a single girl.\u00a0I\u2019m supposed to hate it; I was, after all, bred in a culture where things like\u00a050 First Dates\u00a0are supposed to happen to everyone. I don\u2019t thrive upon secret crushes,\u00a0nor do I believe in the color pink. It\u2019s no wonder both sexes say I think like a guy. I\u2019m hardly bitter about being single on Valentine\u2019s Day; I\u2019ve gone my long, eighteen years\u00a0sans\u00a0another half (but I do have \u00a0a Valentine every year though;\u00a0four\u00a0was the magic number of last year\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day) quite happily. Cue \u201cSingle Ladies\u201d whilst dolling up with something resembling a\u00a0freakum dress\u2014I\u2019m quite ready for this lovely day! Ordering thousand-calorie desserts sprinkled with something pink, dressing up, and wearing bits of pink here and there with a dash of sparkle is excused without a second thought. I\u2019m toying around with the idea of donning\u00a0this little heart-print blouse\u00a0on the capital V-day, all for a bit of ironic fun. 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