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I Hate Valentine's Day
Bennett Madison
ISBN : 0689873727
Publisher : Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub Date : December 2004
Pages : 144
Binding : Paperback
Category : Entertainment , Nonfiction
List Price : $ 9.95
description
Finally there's no shame in hating Valentine's Day!
Whether we're single, dating, married, or divorced, the dreaded
February 14 arrives each year to ambush our self-esteem. No
other twenty-four-hour period convinces otherwise happy folk
that they're in fact social pariahs.
But now comes protection from the ritual onslaught of Whitman's
Samplers, saccharine cards, and suffocating expectations.I Hate
Valentine's Dayis a bitingly funny guide to getting through the
Big Day painlessly, including tips on:
- People and places it's best
to avoid
- Ways to take your mind off
being single
- How to score an emergency
date
- Alternative ways to
celebrate the holiday --or obliterate all thinking
- Crossing the minefield of
gift-giving
- Romance for the unromantic
- Running into the ex
- Last-resort measures
It's only one day. Tomorrow it's
just dead flowers, emptycalories, and a wicked champagne
hangover.
Chapter Three: Emergency Dating
So you've rethought V-Day. You've deprogrammed your brain,
deconstructed your expectations, and reset your meter. You
judiciously considered puppies and babies and other innocent
creatures. That's great. But you still want a date for the big
helliday. You just do! Because, whatever, it's the point.
I can't say that I approve. Weren't you paying any attention to
the last chapter? Your entire love life does not hinge on this
one day. But I also understand that it is not my approval you
are after. You are seeking a V-Date. Don't look at me -- I've
already got mine lined up.
Every year, around February 10 or so, people stop fooling
themselves. Up until this date, it is easy to tell yourself that
you are FINE, JUST FINE with spending the blessed day by
yourself. However, no matter how healthy your attitude, it
becomes easier and easier for your resolve to crack as
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