Tonight somebody from my church was talking about the annual Valentine's Day banquet, and saying that she was against the ballroom dancing idea partly because it would make the single people feel awkward. "The whole event," I said, "will do that." To which her husband promptly responded, not "Interesting--maybe we should rethink the concept of the church promoting a holiday that fosters unrealistic and misdirected expectations and makes single Christians feel like lesser members of the body of Christ," but "Don't worry; there's someone out there for you."
Why is it that when you say anything resembling "I don't like Valentine's Day" people invariably come out with a comment like, "Don't worry; there's someone out there for you"?
And why is it that if you posed this question, large numbers of people would jump down your throat over it and accuse you of being a bitter and/or cynical person?
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