Last year, I was in a great space on Valentine’s Day.
I had dinner with my girlfriends and spent the rest of the evening with a lovely man I’d been dating casually. It was a nice day but didn’t hold any particular meaning for me because overall I felt valued and worth his care and attention. I didn’t need confirmation about his, or anyone else’s, feelings from a day on the calendar.
This year, however, I’m spending February 14 newly single and nursing a broken heart. The contrast is painful. I was so happy in my last relationship with a man I thought was the one for me, the one for our family and it would’ve been our first V-Day together.
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Being in a state of mourning is normal and healthy I know, but I miss him terribly, especially in the mornings. It hits hard, in the pit of the stomach, when you roll over, open your eyes and they aren’t there.
This morning wasn’t any different, but allowing myself to feel all the feels is key and trusting it will get easier; the more I ride it out and not mask it, the more liberated and resilient I become.
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