{"id":5877,"date":"2019-02-15T05:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T05:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulse.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2019-02-15T05:50:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T05:50:32","slug":"valentines-day-leaves-single-teenagers-in-distressed-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulse.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5877","title":{"rendered":"Valentines day leaves single teenagers in distressed state"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emiko Kobayashi<\/strong>, Copy Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been in a relationship once in my life. In the ninth grade, I asked a girl to the movies. Instead, she asked to be my girlfriend. That lasted for two weeks.<\/p>\n

While the pain of singleness has toned itself down, I\u2019ve noticed that it flares up every year during Valentine\u2019s Day. My seeing all the chocolates, hearts, and roses intensifies the loneliness. After all, couples in the U.S. spend more than $19 billion celebrating the occasion this year, according to the latest National Retailers Federation report. The bitterness of my single self is more than enough for occasional Twitter rants and a mental breakdown once in a while.<\/p>\n

Although I\u2019ve gone through many crushes during my high school career, I never was able to act upon them. It didn\u2019t matter who they were \u2014 tall, short, feminine, masculine \u2014 I would catch feelings as quickly as a Hot Pocket soars through the air when you trip. Going through this so many times, I\u2019ve become desensitized to the dull pangs of loneliness that come and go along with the touch deprivation that comes with being single. Friends and peers alike have also shown similar feelings as if their day-to-day life has no relevance, the same day after dull day. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes I wonder why I can\u2019t just go out and snag myself a girlfriend. Most people who see me day to day don\u2019t realize it, maybe because of how I dress, the way I talk, or how I compose myself. Those who are like me are already in relationships and a few of the people I\u2019ve had crushes on just aren\u2019t interested in that way. It\u2019s as if Valentine\u2019s Day is just there to remind me that I\u2019m different. Like it\u2019s whispering in my ear \u201cIt\u2019s going to be much harder to find someone than most people. Just give up and spend your days with 50 cats instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, Valentine\u2019s Day gives me a sense of hope, the potential for what\u2019s to come next. A budding friendship? A sweet chance at love? Who knows? While the negative emotions of the single side of myself try to eat at my being, there\u2019s a spark of hope that fights it off.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s 2019. A new start at this whole \u201clove\u201d thing, this couple concept. It doesn\u2019t matter what others may think. Why not try as long as we\u2019re here anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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