Busy evening yesterday, so this kind of slipped my mind, apologies! As usual, two today to make up for it 🙂
It was Valentine's Day yesterday. Technically this is a one of several "anniversaries" for Andie and I but we tend not to do anything particularly "special" these days. I bought her a little present, she bought me a pizza. Fair exchange, I say!
Valentine's used to be a super-big deal to me, and also quite embarrassing at times. I wasn't the sort of person who tended to receive any Valentine's cards as a younger lad, and the few times I did send secret Valentines, people tended to know it was me immediately. On one particular occasion, I sent a Valentine to someone I didn't even particularly like; I'm not entirely sure why, but I think it was to avoid having to admit who the person I actually did like at the time was. Bizarre logic when you think about it, but oh well. Young love and all that.
Probably the most embarrassing Valentine I sent was back in university, when I actually tried my hand at writing some poetry. I actually don't think I did too bad with the compositions, but I also didn't keep any copies of them because after sending them I was exceedingly embarrassed by them. Also it didn't work. But oh well. I tried.
Ultimately I came to realise that there's no real point putting all the pressure on one single day a year if you're hoping to develop a meaningful relationship with someone. When it happens, it happens naturally and often when you least expect it. And when that happens, explore it, appreciate it, treasure it — even if it takes your life down an unexpected path!
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