Michaela’s Muses: Valentine’s Day is a scam

It is that time of year again when couples and singles run amok asking for love and getting chocolate.

For me it begs the question: Why does Valentine’s Day have to be the day that you love people?

I have celebrated this day, too, but I don’t play into the typical cliches.

My fiance and I have been together for 4 1/2 years. We love each other and are best friends that really have been married since the start. It is just a formality to get married at this point.

Now, the first time we celebrated we did the usual things that people do on Valentine’s Day. He bought me flowers and chocolate. I didn’t refuse the chocolate because, who am I kidding, it is irresistible.

The flowers, however, I didn’t want because of two reasons. The first being I have an allergy to pollen and flowers make me sneeze. The second is I usually neglect them and they die within a few days.

So what’s the point?

We both got more creative after that. Now, we go for a drive, get some burgers and talk about life in a parking lot somewhere.

Honestly, that is the most romantic thing I could do with him. A few times we ended up talking for hours on end.

In my opinion, that should be a regular occurrence because love doesn’t happen in one night and it certainly doesn’t stay around the whole time. It is a constantly changing thing that needs work and care.

Our long conversations about life keep it going for us.

What keeps it going for you?