[silver_pilate]

My intent was not to revel in self pity. In fact, although some days can be hard, I have a great life. I've been truly blessed in all that I have and all I've done. If my post seemed like a pity-party, I'm sorry...it was never intended to be so. It was simply meant to express what many of us, including myself feel this year.

My intention was to merely bring to light the other side of the coin. Valentine's day has two sides. There's the one we all love to experience: one filled with joy and excitment...and then there's the one that almost all of us have experienced at some point: just another day of the year with no significant other to share with.

Sure, it's great to imagine all of the wonderful things you can do to make someone feel special. I think you and I are alike in that reguards, Stang_Crazy. I LOVE to spoil that special lady. Maybe that's part of the problem. I spoil to the point that it's taken for granted. "Oh...don't worry about that...it's Nathan...of course he will do that...of course he will be there...that's just him." Sure, I do my best to help out or to be there for someone...even for very close friends, but too often in ends as an invitation to be a door mat.

Anyway, I was bored...feeling a little poetic, so I thought I'd put the turn on Valentine's day that so many people out there experience. It's nothing new, just not often expressed.

--nathan