Mary Elizabeth Francisco

So here’s another year of being single on Valentine’s Day. As early as the beginning of February, you are seeing hearts everywhere – in your workplace, on the streets, in your newsfeed, at the coffee shop where you buy your coffee every morning. And you feel even more single than you actually are.

I will love you even when we’re tired, even when we feel like we need more time to heal.

There will be times when you will feel alone. This, the overwhelming feeling of not knowing what to do because all of this is new, is normal.

Believe in miracles. They are everywhere.

You want to cry, but you suck it in, because this happened so many times before, you already know it won’t last. So you lay there, feeling nothing.

First of all, I have nothing against relationships. Relationships are fine. They’re… Sweet. And awwww-y. And, well… Sweet.