february & the month of love

oh yes, it is already february- FEBRUARY  the month of love of course if you are single, divorced or widowed this can be a pretty sad month; with all the lovers everywhere you go, the candy and the cards and all of that too i am sure makes it  a bit lonely  for some people. i am trying to think of this when i post on facebook and my other social media because  i have a lot of  single/divorced/widowed friends and sometimes i feel like it is a bit unkind... it must be hard for them. i also have a few friends who try a  little  TOO hard...  (insert: over compensate)  to prove to everyone they come in  contact with on ALL their social media... just how  'very happy and in love they are'... sometimes i feel a bit like, "oh, let's get real!" i mean, yes i am happily married and yes, i am happy that you are happy too but, we also know it is not always  sunshine and lollypops every stinkin' day, so why are you trying so hard to prove to me and to everyone you come  in contact with... how happy and in love you are? i mean, really? ~~~~~ now with that being said, i will say this... i love my guy. my husband and i plan to go to dinner and a movie on v-day with our small group. it will be a small intimate group of couples/ friends. we are going to a very romantic place for dinner and i am so looking forward to it. the following week after v-day, we will celebrate THIRTY FOUR years of marriage! so yes, i am happy. we are happy. he is my best friend and always will be. i love him! ~~~~ but, this year i am going to try very hard  to be  sensitive, kind, & more aware  of all of my friends/family members who get sad and melancholy during the month of february~ i do wish you a happy love month... and for the record, i am hoping for some  yummy chocolate for v-day... i cannot tell a lie. HA hugs... melody-mae