osSo hi guys. What’s up. 

Anyway.

So it turns out I have a little bit of Carrie Bradshawesque in my writing again in this blog. Valentines Day just passed. Now, I’m the type of person who believes Valentine’s Day isn’t just for people in relationships. I have always loved Valentine’s Day. The chocolate, the flowers, the movies. And there’s no movie a woman loves more than her favorite Rom Com—The Romantic Comedy. *internally swoons over Ryan Gosling in any situation, setting or moment*

They’re great. They’re romantic. They’re funny. They’re sexy. They have a heroine (Thanks Jennifer Garner.) They’re everything a girl needs in a movie—and a relationship, Valentine’s Day or not. When you look in my Netflix recently watched, aside from Shameless, Friends and Grey’s Anatomy, you will find nothing but Rom Coms. Because everyone wants their life to be like a romantic comedy.

Think about it. 

There is the heroine with the perfect life, usually with Katy Perry’s boobs and a Julia Robert’s smile. She falls for the wrong guy, who after much comedic struggle, eventually turns out to be the right one, and they ride off into the sunset.

What female doesn’t want her life to be like a romantic comedy? Or better question, is there really anyone who’s actually is? 

Why is the frustration of not having life be like a romantic comedy still so appealing to the current female generation? Why do we want what we can’t have, make up completely unrealistic, dreamlike scenarios and then proceed to glamorize it on the TV screen? And why do we love it so much?

Is it because we are all so desperate for the fairytale, or is it because we are so completely and utterly over the idea of the fairytale that we like to watch Ginnifer Goodwin’s romantic misfortunes pan out so we can fulfill a Friday night?

Either way, there is no way to know if you’re Ryan Gosling is coming, so is this how we fill the void until he does? What about the girls who already have their Ryan Goslings? Do they even exist?

Society has created the illusion that every girl needs to fall desperately in love in a process of grand romantic gestures with a beautiful greek adonis, and then get showered in chocolate dipped in gold on Valentine’s Day. Why can, there is nothing wrong with riding alone into the sunset until your Prince Charming comes. Besides, we often forget that we you ride alone, you’re the one who gets to control the radio. 

And if you are someone who is bothered by being single on Valentine’s Day, just remember, while there are almost 4 billion men in the world, there are 10,400 Domino’s pizzas and they all deliver. We all know which one of those is going to do more for your life.