A Valentine From Me To..
Monday, 14 February 2005 18:56It's no secret that for the last 22 or so years I have been single. In fact,I have never been coupled. Normal people might not be fond of having such a statistic hanging over their heads but I don't really care. For a few years around 16-19 I was terrified I'd end up alone, but once Ally McBeal stopped being on my tv once a week I stopped caring.
This does mean that I've never, ever really 'got' Valentines Day. I do seeit as an excuse for card companies and the like to make lots of money during the long months between Crimbo and Easter, and I think I'd see it this way if I was getting cards.
I've never received a Valentine either... except for the ones Natasha sends because she still can't believe I've never had one. Again, I'm genuinely not bothered. I rarely know what day it is, let alone the date, so it usually passes me by just like every other day of the year (including my birthday sometimes).
But this year, I'm going to get into the spirit, after a fashion. I know I spend much of my time and journal-space yammering on at length about these people, but this is my valentine to my boys.