The title of this thread is the same phrase I coined during my college years and is especially relevant towards Valentine’s Day. There’s something about Valentine’s Day falling on a weekend that just makes it completely unenjoyable for me. Everyone eventually comes up with the same idea- couples are out and about being miserable in one sided relationships, leaving us single folk to be bored out of our minds and briefly consider making plans before inevitably remembering why we’re so introverted in the first place.
Ironically, I would say I prefer doing things in person over doing things with people online, so you would think that having a practically free weekend and people wanting to hang out with me would be a good thing for my self-esteem. There’s a number of factors at play here, but the important part is I don’t want to actually take the initiative and make those plans for the same reason why I want to avoid being in a relationship- there’s often no incentive to try anymore. It’s less of a situation that friends and significant others are bad people to be around. Far from it. It’s that I feel less and less motivated to partake in any form of social interaction with each passing Valentine’s Day, especially on years where it falls on a weekend. Believe it or not, no, I don’t want to waste money and gas when I’m on a limited monthly budget. I don’t feel like making decisions for things I don’t care about since that uses a lot of my mental energy especially as an autistic person who already hates Valentine’s Day as is.
A word of advice if you’re considering making plans this weekend for Valentine’s Day. Don’t. It’s not worth the waste of money and reminder that you’re single while many of your other friends and acquaintances aren’t. Embrace your inner introvert and Stay Single and Don’t Mingle. Introvertism on Valentine’s Day equals safety and comfort, and depending on who you ask, being much happier and healthier as well.
(if you couldn’t tell a lot of this is satire and is not meant to be taken seriously okay have fun happy Valentine’s Day byeeeeee)
Ironically, I would say I prefer doing things in person over doing things with people online, so you would think that having a practically free weekend and people wanting to hang out with me would be a good thing for my self-esteem. There’s a number of factors at play here, but the important part is I don’t want to actually take the initiative and make those plans for the same reason why I want to avoid being in a relationship- there’s often no incentive to try anymore. It’s less of a situation that friends and significant others are bad people to be around. Far from it. It’s that I feel less and less motivated to partake in any form of social interaction with each passing Valentine’s Day, especially on years where it falls on a weekend. Believe it or not, no, I don’t want to waste money and gas when I’m on a limited monthly budget. I don’t feel like making decisions for things I don’t care about since that uses a lot of my mental energy especially as an autistic person who already hates Valentine’s Day as is.
A word of advice if you’re considering making plans this weekend for Valentine’s Day. Don’t. It’s not worth the waste of money and reminder that you’re single while many of your other friends and acquaintances aren’t. Embrace your inner introvert and Stay Single and Don’t Mingle. Introvertism on Valentine’s Day equals safety and comfort, and depending on who you ask, being much happier and healthier as well.
(if you couldn’t tell a lot of this is satire and is not meant to be taken seriously okay have fun happy Valentine’s Day byeeeeee)
