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Does anyone else have friends like this?
One of my closest friends is super bitter that she's almost 34 and is not only unmarried, but without a boyfriend. She's been moaning about Valentine's Day for over a week now. She said earlier she's thinking of not logging into Facebook at all tomorrow, so she doesn't have to have it "rubbed in her face" that she's single. 
She just emailed me saying "and so it beings - just saw a comment from someone about how they're not going to the gym tomorrow so they don't have to be around the single losers." Because apparently only single people hit the gym on Valentine's Day. WTF?
She honsetly believes people think like this about single people.
Maybe I'm just beyond cyincal at this point, but I see Valentine's Day as a total Hallmark holiday. Even when I was younger and single (and the times when I was bitterly single), I didn't get the fuss over this day.
I'm kind of at a loss about how to deal with her when she makes these comments. I responded with "you know this person is an idiot, right?" I just ignored her earlier today.
Re: Does anyone else have friends like this?
Katie Talks About...
I guess I don't really think of Valentine's Day as a "romantic" thing. It's just a fun thing to do with the kids at school and I'm all for any excuse to stop and appreciate others. In school, this is a tough, stressful time of year with testing coming up in March, and it's nice to take a day to graph some hearts, write about something the kids love, etc.
I feel bad for your friend though. That is awful that someone would say that. I have a co-worker who is always so bummed about being single, and seems to jump the gun on relationships (like changing her FB status to "in a relationship" after a few dates, then changing it back to single a week later). I understand that she's anxious to find "the one" and get married, have kids, etc. and I definitely feel for her. I'll be sure to give her an extra valentine tomorrow.