National day of cutesy sappiness- bleugh!

Is there a patron saint of the single? I'm surprised the money grabbing consumerists haven't announced 'enjoy your freeness day' . Hopefully the shops will no longer be full of cutesy love heart wielding bears , demonstrating that you know you're loved by the size of your partners wallet.

Bitter? Damn right I am.  Because right round the country there are people in good relationships being cast into doubt because someone forgot the stupid social convention, and bad relationships encouraged by cash spent on trivial pointlessness.  Would I moan this much if not single? Probably not, I'm as entitled as the next person to feel a spot of 'left on the shelf', but would that mean I suddenly embraced this invasion of cuddly bears? No, dear Goddess, I hope not.

Love is a wonderful thing. It empowers us, motivates us to deeds of great wonder (and horror). We love in so many ways, all different for everyone. I love my mum, my cats, my friends, the people I occasionally have sex with, my work, my vids, the person who lets me get up before them on the train of a morning, I love freedom, and intelligence, and Doctor Who and chocolate, I love the angle of bright morning sun in the winter, I love still streets before dawn, I love fanfic that makes me cry, and pictures that make me laugh. I don't need a day for that, I need a lifetime.

Still.... wouldn't mind someone to cuddle on the couch every now and then.