And for me it was Tuesday...

Chun-Li: My father saved his village at the cost of his own life. You had him shot as you ran away! A hero at a thousand paces.
M. Bison: I'm sorry. I don't remember any of it.
Chun-Li: You don't remember?!
M. Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday.

—Street Fighter: The Movie

Today is, as many of you know obviously, Valentines day. A day for appreciation of loved ones, whether they be family, friends or significant others and yes even our own pets. But for some like myself, it is merely a tuesday. A day that i live with memories of my past relationship failures and try and keep them out of my head, reminding myself i have moved on and I am not that man anymore. But it is a day I do not enjoy facing though in my three years of being single it has become easier and this year, I discovered something: it is just tuesday.

We slap a name on a day, give it a theme and suddenly that day is sought after with anticipation! Valentines day for instance makes the hearts of men and women flutter and groan with "how doth I love you let me count the ways!" and other lovey dovey things. But, as the cliche goes "every day should be Valentines day for you and your (insert relationship status here)!" rings out as well. We even use it at Christmas time with "we should honor the Lord all year round not just on Christmas.". And this is true!

When did it become mandatory for such a thing?! I understand for some couples who might be newlyweds or engaged or just starting out that it might be a big deal but if you think about, haven't they been your valentine all year long? So then what? When you weigh things out do you say "well so and so did this for me on valentines day, so I think I will give him/her another chance!" or do you weight out the relationship as a whole?

For some, today has sucked and it sucks more because the whole day is focused on being romantic and confessing from the rooftops and for some it has been nothing but great because of the immense romantic feelings they have but let me ask each this: what happens tomorrow? What happens when the dawn of the new day begins and yesterday is nothing but vapor in memory? Well kids that's up to you. i am just some crazy guy ranting so what do i know? Just go out and make each day yours.