Julian Price

How to Survive Valentines Day When Romance Eludes - Single, Cynical, Allergic to Red Roses and Poems



Posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010

by Julian Price
http://www.uk-freelance-content-writer.co.uk/

Unfortunately, Cupid and his quiver of love arrows do not visit everyone on February 14th, Valentine's Day. For many people around the world, while others are rejoicing in the scent of fresh roses and milk chocolates, it is a day they wish they could fast forward and wake up safely on the morning of February 15th, safe and relatively unscathed.

1. Avoidance - Radical Dodging of all Things "Love" and the Colour Red
Perhaps, mourning is a better description for this technique. Stay in bed, speak to no one, watch action movies devoid of any romantic notion, avoid the workplace at all costs (risky but may be worth the reward), wear black (all black), do not log onto the internet, as Google is sure to have a Valentines themed homepage and definitely don't listen to any music. Music other than thrash metal should be physically out of reach, not only on the day itself but also a week prior to the dreaded event.

2. Denial - Brave but Stupid and Dishonest
This course of action is unlikely to win you any long term friends but it will earn you insincere, temporary ego boosts. Buy yourself a teddy bear holding a giant red heart and the most expensive box of chocolates you can find, wrap them beautifully and write obscure "mystery admirer" notes on the gift cards. Leave them on the doorstep on the evening of February 13th, so that in the morning, one of your flat mates or mum/dad will find them and bring them to you in the morning.
Pretend you have the most wonderful secret girlfriend/boyfriend in the world whom you are leaving work early to meet for dinner in his/her town which is many miles away from yours. Or, write yourself a dozen Valentines cards. Vary the handwriting in each one and come up with your best roses are red, violets are blue rhymes. Laugh shyly as you open each one in front of your work colleagues.

3. Optimism - Brave but Stupid and Unrealistic
You have just hit 30 and you have yet to have had a good Valentine's Day, so why you even keep this approach up is beyond anyone, but you just can't help it. Each year is going to be THE year! Love is going to find you and you will live happily ever after. Go Valentine shopping and look at all the lovely things you would love to receive and purchase for a dreamed of loved one. Gaze at all the romantic jewellery in the shop windows and dream of that perfect person who you just know will see you gazing, and in a moment of magical serendipity will wrap his/her arms around you with great joy.

Okay, perhaps option one is the best way to go after all! For all you lovebirds out there though, do spare a thought for those who haven't yet found what you now take for granted. Happy Valentine's Day!
Julian has diplomas in freelance journalism (with distinction), copywriting and proofreading. He is also a creative writer and poet who writes both professionally and for pleasure. Julian has written articles for an internet marketing company and although this medium is often restricted by topic, his writing still maintains a unique and often humourous style, with many of his articles achieving good results on search engines. He has found the discipline involved with this kind of work to be a great writing exercise and believes it enhances and improves other areas of his writing. Julian is becoming an established freelance writer and many of his articles here at searchwarp are a showcase of the variety and quality of his work.

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