For the majority of my life-time, I had no valentine on Valentine's Day. I was happy being alone. I've never been the type of person who has longed for a romantic relationship. I felt I had everything I needed from my close friends, and focusing on my relationships in general provided me with the support and stability needed to navigate the world around me. I always knew I'd get married, and eventually start a family, but I was in no rush. I was confident that when the time was right, things would work out, and marriage would happen. But until then, it wasn't a priority of mine to be in a relationship because I felt unless it was leading to marriage, it was a lot of wasted effort that I could apply to gaining skills and confidence in other arenas of my life.
So for those single hearts out there, on this day that romanticizes the love that should be present all the time and throughout all of our interactions with everyone we meet, this post is for you. I think there's a strength and beauty in being happy alone. similarly I think there's a different type of strength in beauty in being in a healthy relationship, but they're slightly different. So my suggestion on this day is to give yourself a little Valentine love. Go buy a bag of Lemon Heart Cookies from Trader Joe's (They are soo good!), make yourself a cup of tea, rent a movie that you love, and curl up on the couch perfectly content with spending some quality time solo.
"Love Bears All Things" Verse Tray (CW2606) - $35
