2008 Woodie Awards
Living Sideways
Claire Cohen
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: B Side
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The holi-day where everything is brightly decorated with red and pink, hearts are suddenly an inescapable theme and roses and chocolate are com-mon presents: Valentine's Day.
There are generally two separate views held towards this holiday. You either love it - probably because you are in love - or you hate it - because you are not.
People in relationships tend to readily embrace Valentine's Day. Some might dress in holiday colors and adorn their outfits with hearts of some sort, wander-ing distractedly through the day with smiles on their faces as they contemplate what surprises their reluc-tant significant others have in store for the evening.
Those who are unenthu-siastically single usually spend Feb. 14 shrouding their frustration in the dark-er (yet, relatively, the more normal looking) end of the clothing spectrum, scowling at the lovey-dovey couples on campus, and re-claiming their otherwise uneventful night by indulging in a chick flick marathon complete with lots of junk food.
When I was single on Valentine's Day, I would buy myself a stuffed animal and a new movie, and watch it with a mouthful of chocolate alongside the rest of my single friends, while we re-assured each other that next year we wouldn't be doing the same thing.
Even though the stuffed dog couldn't provide the same comfort as a boy-friend, Fluffy was there to cuddle with during "Ghost," "Titanic" and "The Note-book."
However, the less emo-tional half of a couple will often see Valentine's Day as an expensive day. The 14th becomes a dreaded time of the month where they will have to dig deep into their creative reserves in order to do something worthy of their partner's (or Hall-mark's) stamp of approval.
Speaking from my expe-rience as a member of The Board of the Girlfriend's Stamp of Approval, the cli-ch_d Valentine's Day pres-ents are always welcome. But if you want to get an A+, you've got to play Cupid.
I'm not saying get the bow and arrow out and run around in a diaper. Although that would be quite enter-taining, you've got to know how to get to your hottie's heart.
Use the inner ingenuity that your girlfriend (along with your parents, teachers and your high school report cards) always knew you've buried somewhere, and humor the Valentine's Day excitement. Your other half will be thankful you did, and in turn, you'll be thankful you did as well.
There are generally two separate views held towards this holiday. You either love it - probably because you are in love - or you hate it - because you are not.
People in relationships tend to readily embrace Valentine's Day. Some might dress in holiday colors and adorn their outfits with hearts of some sort, wander-ing distractedly through the day with smiles on their faces as they contemplate what surprises their reluc-tant significant others have in store for the evening.
Those who are unenthu-siastically single usually spend Feb. 14 shrouding their frustration in the dark-er (yet, relatively, the more normal looking) end of the clothing spectrum, scowling at the lovey-dovey couples on campus, and re-claiming their otherwise uneventful night by indulging in a chick flick marathon complete with lots of junk food.
When I was single on Valentine's Day, I would buy myself a stuffed animal and a new movie, and watch it with a mouthful of chocolate alongside the rest of my single friends, while we re-assured each other that next year we wouldn't be doing the same thing.
Even though the stuffed dog couldn't provide the same comfort as a boy-friend, Fluffy was there to cuddle with during "Ghost," "Titanic" and "The Note-book."
However, the less emo-tional half of a couple will often see Valentine's Day as an expensive day. The 14th becomes a dreaded time of the month where they will have to dig deep into their creative reserves in order to do something worthy of their partner's (or Hall-mark's) stamp of approval.
Speaking from my expe-rience as a member of The Board of the Girlfriend's Stamp of Approval, the cli-ch_d Valentine's Day pres-ents are always welcome. But if you want to get an A+, you've got to play Cupid.
I'm not saying get the bow and arrow out and run around in a diaper. Although that would be quite enter-taining, you've got to know how to get to your hottie's heart.
Use the inner ingenuity that your girlfriend (along with your parents, teachers and your high school report cards) always knew you've buried somewhere, and humor the Valentine's Day excitement. Your other half will be thankful you did, and in turn, you'll be thankful you did as well.
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