the middle of the road of my love/hate relationship with valentine's day
February 14, 2011
Ahh, Valentine's Day... that made up holiday to sell cards, chocolate, jewelry... so people have a reason to get laid. When you are with someone, it is a great made up holiday, when you are not, it sucks. When you are with someone and it is complicated, well, it is the middle of the road... it is great and sucks at the same time... wonderful!
What's love got to do with it?... Well, everything of course... because after the cards, chocolate, jewelry, and sex... you have to get down to real life... you know... household chores, errands, careers, finances, family, and everything else that gets in the way of what sparked your love and got you into the mess of sharing your life with someone... One little made up holiday isn't going to keep that love alive... it is all the other 364 days of the year in and year out that will... If you don't work at it every day... well... it doesn't survive. So, do something special for the person you share your life with... everyday...
And since I love Meredith Grey quotes... this is the one I picked for this Valentine's Day...
"Intimacy is a four syllable word for, "Here's my heart and soul, please grind them into hamburger, and enjoy." It's both desired, and feared. Difficult to live with, and impossible to live without."
Yup, enough said.