Ok boys, we need to talk. What the vast majority of you feel in regards to the 14th day of February, is wrong, and needs to change. Now.
I found myself in an unfamiliar state on February 13; I was openly weeping to a lady friend about how I knew my boyfriend would do nothing special for me the following day. It was not an emotion I would have ever expected from myself, but there it was, and damn it, at least it was raw and honest. It was about to be fucking Valentine’s Day and I wanted ALL of the hoopla.
This article appears in Feb 16-22, 2012.