Listen up guys …
Originally published between 2011 and 2014, this post has been updated but preserves its original publish date as content is migrated from the archives of The Flavored Word.
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The day when lovebirds give their special someone something special. The day when if those aforementioned lovebirds can’t think of something special, they opt for a night on the town … dinner reservations at that hard to get into spot, show tickets, flowers, smiles, and if all goes right a little hanky panky at the night’s end. Of course we all know, it doesn’t all go right, all of the time.
Years ago, I’d been dating this guy for quite some time when February rolled around and I didn’t just think, I KNEW, he was going to propose on the 14th. He was a die-hard romantic—me, not so much, but hey, I was ready to give it my best heart-felt, gushing response (of course I was vacillating on whether that response was going to be a yes or a no, but that’s beside the point). Anyway, when the big day finally hit the calendar, you know what I got? No proposal. No ring of any kind. No jewelry, no show tickets, no something special at all … no, I got a curling iron. Yep. The kind you plug into a wall and wrap your hair around.
Needless to say, the romance—if there was any—stopped shortly thereafter and me and my curling iron went on our merry way. Funny thing is, I know he meant well … I mean it was a good one. It got hot in under 30 seconds! Of course I have naturally curly hair so although he meant well, it most definitely wasn’t received well. And there you have it. My sad but true, funny (or not so funny) relationship disaster story.
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DISCLAIMER: I’m a writer and an editor. And I try my best to make sure every post is articulate and free from errors. However, being that I edit my own work—and it’s next to impossible to properly edit your own work—I admit, occasionally there may be an error or two I miss. But doing so doesn’t make me an idiot so don’t be mean. Just smile, pat yourself on the back for finding an error and be glad you’re not the only one who makes mistakes sometimes … xoxox
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