okay, there are actually multiple reasons. but today i love it because of this article. it interviews several people…but my favorite responses came from sandy fernandez who edits the washington post magazine’s date lab. read on, and i think you’ll see why:
they say you know when you know. I think that’s . . .100 percent, absolutely, no
question, true. And you know when you don’t know, too, though often you won’t admit it.
i wish i’d known when I was 19 that . . . that maxim about love being hard work is only for when you’re, like, married with kids. but if you’re just dating and it’s such hard work — buh-bye. life’s too short.
when things get really bad . . . ask your friends to give you their unvarnished advice. take it.
heartache is . . . an important and noble emotion to feel. Once. Or twice. After that, you’re just being indulgent.
valentine’s day . . . is a great excuse to get drunk and — wait a second, this is a family newspaper, right?
in the end, what’s most important is . . . finding someone who has your back, always and no question. it’ll totally change your life.
these are definitely the responses of a katie girl! in fact, for those of you that haven’t written to me yet, this could be a good format to write your response (hint, hint). here are my responses:
they say you know when you know. i think that’s . . .something that women in relationships tell women who aren’t in relationships to make themselves feel superior.
i wish i’d known when I was 19 that . . .staying in a relationship for more than six months is setting yourself up for a broken heart.
when things get really bad . . . listen to your parents and your friends. if everyone else is telling you he isn’t right for you, he probably isn’t.
heartache is . . . often the beginning of a beautiful journey. in the midst of pain you see things you otherwise wouldn’t have noticed…for me, a broken heart was the beginning of recreating my life and becoming the person i should have been all along.
valentine’s day . . . is the leading cause of death for stuffed animals in the united states (just ask my gordon setter, nellie…the proud destroyer of nearly every valentine’s day gift i’ve received from well meaning but unoriginal boyfriends).
in the end, what’s most important is . . . finding someone who complements rather than completes you. life is too short to wait for someone else to come up with answers about your life.
happy early valentine’s day to all of you…i wish you love in any (all) of its various forms. keep those submissions coming!
xoxo.
ellie
