Being single on Valentine's Day

So here it is again....Valentine's Day...it comes every year without fail...love it or hate it, it is here...

and here I find myself single for Valentine's Day...the holiday that is named after a saint...which most benefits the greeting card industry...and is celebrated by those who are in relationships

It dominates my newsfeed, and my pinterest page, the grocery stores, and even the junk mail...its all up in my face...so doesn't it make me feel terrible to be single? Should I call it single's awareness day?

No, and here's why...

I don't find my self-worth in a relationship with a man...I don't feel like less of a person simply because I am not in a relationship.

I am not upset that I didn't come out of college with a fiance...because it would have been the wrong person. If you find your future spouse in college, that's great...but I don't feel like something is wrong with me because I didn't...

Not being in a relationship does not make a single person less of a person...your relationship status is not who you are...I am not less of a woman because I don't have a boyfriend...I'm still Brittany, I still want to be a teacher, and some day I would like to be a mom...being single today does not mean that I won't accomplish these things.

I really am tired of hearing single people feel sorry for themselves...I get it Valentines Day stinks when you're single...My name is Brittany and I've been single for more than 20 Valentine's Days...I'd rather not be in a relationship for Valentine's Day than be in a meaningless relationship that is simply to fulfill my wish to have a rose...

I'm not upset about Valentine's Day, I'll cherish the relationships that I do have, my friends and my family, and I won't settle for the wrong relationship to get flowers, change my relationship status on my profile, and feel somehow better about myself...that's not what relationships should be about...

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