Enduring Valentine’s Day

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:28.5	So Valentine's Day is this weekend.
0:31.5	If you're not married, if you don't have a boyfriend or a girlfriend. If that boyfriend or a girlfriend or spouse
0:39.6	died or is in the hospital non-functional anymore, all the possibilities of you being, quote,
0:52.6	alone on Valentine's Day.
0:56.5	So I noticed that all over the net, all over the net,
1:05.4	5, 10, 15, 20 things you should do on Valentine's Day if you're alone.
1:11.7	And I thought, really?
1:16.2	Why?
1:19.0	Is everybody so triggered?
1:25.3	And they had, you know, throw parties, go on a trip, get involved in a hobby,
1:34.7	send Valentine's Day cards to people who don't have a Valentine's day. It just went on and
1:41.3	on and on.
1:44.5	And I thought, why is it we think we have to and can fix everything?
1:53.5	Why can't we just endure it?
1:59.1	What am I doing for Valentine's Day?
2:02.0	I don't have a boyfriend.
2:03.3	I don't have a husband.
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