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Long gone are the days when you would spend hours writing each of your classmates’ names on your Spiderman Valentine’s Day cards and then fastening Blow Pops to each one. No longer are the days when you would save your favorite flavor for that cute girl who sits at the end of your seating row.
Growing up has exited us from the age of equality — not everyone is guaranteed a valentine anymore. Now, guys must dig deep to think of creative ways to impress the woman in their lives — that is if they even have one. For those of us single men out there, we must decide between building up the courage to ask out that cute girl we’ve had our eye on or spending the day in a mild state of depression watching happy couples celebrate their love.
Single life on Valentine’s Day — something I have grown fairly accustomed to — isn’t as bad as you think. Dinner for one at a fast food restaurant is a hell of a lot cheaper than a candlelit dinner for two at a nice bistro downtown. All those hours of planning surely could be spent doing something else. But alas, all these costs can’t compare to spending a day with the owner of your affection.
So this year, why not take a leap and ask out the girl of your dreams? Afraid of rejection? If she says no, you are right back where you started. But if she happens to say yes, you can be in for one of the best nights of your life.
Though I must admit, I am somewhat of a hypocrite. During my junior year of high school, I failed to execute my plan to ask a special someone to be my valentine. I had the speech planned out and the chocolates in my backpack. We always walked together after AP U.S. history. All I had to do was pull the trigger and ask her, but I choked worse than Lebron James in the playoffs.
A version of this article appeared in the Feb 10 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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A VD article using a known euphemism for denying a rape charge.
Keepin' it classy, CT.
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I think you are thinking Kobe Bryant, not Lebron.
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"He said, she said" is a phrase used to dispute a woman's claim that she was raped. It has nothing to do with basketball, and I didn't interpret the "irony" commentator as taking that slant.
Your comment is a non-sequitur fallacy on display. And what is "ironic irony", anyway? Keep cheering for your team, and leave the thinking to others.
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I think all of the anonymous comments on these articles are a joke. If you have something to say to these writers, or the CT for the matter please feel free to mature, take responsibility for your words and put your name in the name box. For all intensive purposes, my name is not important because I'm not making false claims or critiquing an article that is supposed to be fun, relaxed and usually sarcastic. Try not to take life so seriously, Hokies.
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