“There’s nothing like unrequited love to take all the flavor out of a peanut butter sandwich.
–Charlie Brown
This is for all the single people
Thinking that love has left them dry
Don’t give up until you drink from the silver cup
You never know until you try
Hey, all you single readers of Lingamish. This year I’ve decided to honor you on this special day. Just so you know that if no one gets you a Valentine. Or gives you a smooch. Or some chocolate…
Lingamish loves you!
(Click on the heart for a special Valentine}
Here are some previous Valentine’s Day posts for your reading pleasure:
And finally…
10 Reasons You Should Be Glad You’re Single
- You don’t have to speak anyone’s “love language” but your own.
- You get the whole bed to yourself.
- You don’t have to wait in the car while your spouse is dawdling in the house.
- You can watch TV all day without feeling guilty.
- Weddings are awful and expensive.
- Most marriages end in divorce anyway so why bother.
- Kissing is kind of gross.
- Diapers are really gross.
- Avoid the “Marry in haste. Repent at leisure” syndrome.
- You don’t have to share your box of chocolates.
So cruel: the day is empty without ‘love language’, bed is cold and uncuddly, waiting is a good time to meditate, TV is only for single people, simple weddings at the beach cost zilch, don’t consider divorce, kissing is delicious, Diapers come with babies, no syndromes, I don’t like chocolate and love giving them away. You married people are making me feel horribly single.
steph, I’m sorry you’re sad. I’m sorry you’re alone. I, for one, do not understand why God does not bring true love to everyone. It makes me sad when people I know want to marry but have not. Yet. Yet there is hope that God may still bring it about.
Thanks for remembering us singles on this day when couples get all the attention. At least the Lingapotamus loves me! Actually I did get a Valentine’s kiss (on the cheek) from a dear woman friend this morning – but her husband was sitting next to her so it didn’t really count.
Steph, I thought you had your cat. Doesn’t it purr your love language? But if you have chocolates to give away … there might still be hope for you, and for me.
Thank you for your kind words – I am not really unhappy and have wonderful friends. Yes Delilah and I speak and purr our love language with kisses and she snuggles up in bed. And she has a great sense of humour although she never laughs at my jokes. Unfortunately Peter people no longer give me chocolates knowing that flowers are more my thing but I could buy you chocolates if you’re lucky!
But really, David’s post was a bit depressing, reminding me of the babies I never had… A man would be nice but he’d have to have a sense of humour, be a pacifist, like my cat, come swimming with me, and be kind and gentle. If men are nice, they tend to be married! 
Wow, this is turning into a personals ad! Steph, you sound like quite a catch. Too bad about the cat or you and Peter could go on a date when you get back to England.
And thanks also thainamu for being sensitive in the midst of my clowning.
Sorry it wasn’t meant to be a personal ad
and I’m no catch – I’m obsessive compulsive, clean freak, read too much, swim too much and live on simple fruit and veg – I hate all that food and cooking which could have been the way to a man’s heart. And New Zealand is my home – I could never live forever in England or anywhere else! And I’ve been married – to a messy abusive anarchist who hated NZ, smoked too much weed, always walked ten paces ahead of me and made me more neurotic than ever (they said polar opposites attract – yeah right) – so I don’t want to go there again! 
But thanks for all your kind words. You all deserve lots of chocolates.
I’m single and nice (at least I think I am), and love NZ from my short time visiting, but sorry Steph, the way to my heart is food and no cats.
Joke from this morning’s post-Valentine’s sermon: Single man meets fairy who offers him one wish. Man wishes “Make me irresistible to women”. Fairy turns man into a box of chocolates.
Just read this post again, and my comments. I probably had it on my mind only three days after Valentine’s when I was lamenting shared singleness with my Italian woman lodger, and decided to do something about it – and before the year is out we are married!
So, David, this time your advice backfired spectacularly. I hope the same will be true of some of your advice to newlyweds.
Another marriage that I can claim credit for!!!