Is February Romance’s designated month because it’s the shortest or is everyone done with January? Not to diss the first month, but it feels like fifty percent of the year. We all know February is the assigned representative of love because of Valentine’s Day.
As a child, I loved Valentine’s Day. I carefully chose each valentine for my classroom parties. Unfortunately, back then, we didn’t give cards to the entire class. I hope that cruelty has passed. I never gave a card to a boy, didn’t want a Lisa Simpson moment. Being misunderstood and breaking his heart would be mean. Plus, I have older brothers with a lot of friends, so to me, boys were loud and smelly. The last thing I needed in my life was another guy. Even well into high school and college, I never spoke to my crushes. It might ruin my impression of them or show off my true dork side to all.
Valentine’s Day provides a nice cover to let someone know if you like them or not. In high school, you could buy flowers and have them distributed during class. Black carnations were for sale but, on Valentines Day, they were not delivered. The number of outraged students was remarkable. The total sold was never revealed, but it must have been over one hundred. The student council kept the money because the flowers were bought in cash and sent anonymously, hence non-refundable. Those were industrious kids.
However, you celebrate or commiserate about love, have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
Mary Jo is a USA Today bestselling author and 2014 WRWDC Marlene Award winner. She writes whatever pops into her head including paranormal, fantasy, romance, and mystery stories. Being an eternal pessimist and multi-tasker helps Mary Jo put her characters in desperate situations. She reads, likes her kids, and is currently working on her next project.
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