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OH GREAT, IT'S FEB. 14
JILL SCHMELZER Amherst Reporter
Valentine's Day is a day to express how much you love someone. It's a day to celebrate cupid's arrow and every couple that he has brought together. Well, what about the people that haven't been bitten by the love bug?

Normally, it doesn't bother me that I am a part of the singles club. To me, being independent enables me to go out and flirt with a guy I find attractive. I can go to a bar and accept a drink from someone and don't have to worry about the wrath of my boyfriend once he finds out. Being single also gives me the opportunity to just hang out with the girls and not have to worry about what my man is doing with his friends.

Yes, I dream of the days I will once again have a boyfriend to buy me flowers and tell me how much I mean to him, but until then I am content just being me.

This is how I normally feel, but Valentine's Day is difficult for us single people. Every time the front door opens and the delivery person hands another co-worker a bouquet of flowers, I'll be honest, I feel a bit envious.

Most of my friends are at stages in their relationships where wedding bells will soon be chiming and the pitter patter of little feet is just around the corner. When I look at my coupled friends it's evident that they don't need a special day to say "I love you." They express it all the time. Those days, I only want to gag a little.

But on Valentine's Day, it feels as though the coupled people are taunting us single folk. Tonight I want to be one of those people that will be enjoying lobster and love notes. But instead, I am going to curl up with a good book and celebrate that I am single and fabulous - to quote an episode of my favorite HBO syndication that has since gone off the air. For all of us out there who are single, thank goodness today lasts just 24 hours.