Happy Valentine's Day

Red hearts floating, kisses flying, chocolates and roses, teddy bears, gifts galore, timeless sweet nothings... love is in the air!

eeerrr.... ahem... hmmm... geez(!)... Is it?

Hello???!! Some reality... some perspective please??!
Alright, alright!... I am sitting in my favorite corner of my bedroom, wearing my shabby denims, just had kebab around the corner (so much for a romantic dinner) - nothing special; I have it twice a week, and I luuuuve it :)
Its evening, its snowing, I'm alone, it's wonderful, I am in my own thoughts, I'm listening to good music, and I am a hopeless romantic...
V Day? Alone? Romantic(?), you may ask.

Delving deeper into 'romanticism', romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century and was characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions.
So far, and so different from the connotations and comprehensions of the term commonly understood today.
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I love the snow, I love the stark naked tree branches weighed down by the snow, I love the white glow in the sky, I love the woody smell in my room, I love the peace in my life, I love the challenges in it, I love this life, I love this love.

I am in love.

Happy Valentine's Day.