Let's Talk About Love

When multiple realities about love are true

I bought tulips two days ago. Pink. They are lovely. Here in Victoria, B.C., tulips become popular in February, making them readily available on February 14. I buy them because I love them. I also don’t expect to receive flowers today from a man. And you know what they say: fill yourself with joy because it is up to us to find our own happiness.

Cue eyeroll.

Still, I got them because they make me feel happy. They are sweet and simple and signify hope with their early-spring blooms.

I began to write about love somewhat hesitantly. I wanted to avoid it altogether, but since publication day falls on Tuesdays and this Tuesday is Love Day, I decided to dive into my emotions about it all. Not to put too big a point on it, but my feelings about this day are complex and come from a lifetime of navigating relationships and single-hood, leaving me feeling a bit confused about it all (but it seems writers and philosophers alike have tried to figure love out, so it would seem we are all walking in t…