It's that time of the year again. It's when I get cynical about relationships even though I am in one myself.

Seriously, I've heard it time and time again. People say that today is the day to appreciate those we care for, those we love. And when I ask them about the other days in the year, they say I'm jaded. They also say that they appreciate their loved ones other days too but today they show it.

To me, there's no such thing. You love someone, you show them. You care for people, you show them through your daily actions. Even if you fight and then you make up, it's still showing that you care enough to try. You remember their sorrows, their joys. You remember their special days and their unhappy ones. You share and you care. All that, I believe in.

I don't believe in grand gestures or public declarations. Those work well in the movies but then the movies make money out of them. I don't believe in overwhelming number of flowers, chocolates and candies. I don't believe in presents that come once a year or even dinners that only happen once a year. I don't believe in popping your head out once a year just to see if someone is out there waiting for you. I don't even believe in those sentimental text messages specially designed for today coming from people who never, ever text me without wanting a favour.

I do believe in love. I do believe we need to show people we care for them anytime of the year. I do believe that when you find the one you're meant to be with, things will fall into place for you, even if the one is not who you expected it to be. I believe in destiny. I believe in karma.

I've said it before and I will say it again. Valentine's Day is a Hallmark holiday. It's a day so commercialised that I now roll my eyes at it and secretly laugh at people's tendencies to get dragged away by it. I know I would use today as an excuse to catch up with friends and have a nice night out. But then again, I use such excuses every chance I get anyway. So today is nothing more than another day for me.

Because, you see, I love Shook and I know he loves me. And, I had a wonderful surprise when Rin messaged me last night to ask us to join them for dinner tonight. So, between the three of us, we care for each other. We may sometimes get on each other's nerves but we care. And that's what love is.

Not all those flowers, and candies, and chocolates, and stupid overly emotional text messages from people who don't even know how to care for anyone except themselves.