Ship Life Slowly But Shively: Love Is All Around

Madi Shively

Asst. Ship Life Editor

As I tried to conjure up ideas for this week’s Valentine’s Day column, I was perfectly stumped. I rocked back and forth in my desk chair, typing and deleting. I wanted to write about something upbeat and joyful in the relationship realm, but I felt plainly uninspired. I don’t consider myself to be a Valentine’s Scrooge by any means; my life right now simply does not involve love. From a relationship, that is.

Valentine’s Day is a circumstantial holiday where singles feel excluded from the joy that surrounds candle-lit dinners, outrageous romantic gestures and gigantic teddy bears (where would you even put something of that size?). To me, being single is far better than questioning my sanity as I wait for the call, the gift, the text or the love that never comes. We cannot exactly control whether we are in relationships around this time of year, so why should that mean we cannot choose to enjoy it?