RELATIONSHIPS February 9, 2009 Issue

A PERSPECTIVE ON VALENTINE'S DAY

DAVID BATES

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD the expression, "Love is a funny thing." I guess that's because it seems so fickle. At first glance, some people have it, others don't Some people are desperately searching for it, while others are content with their current status.

As Valentine's Day gets closer—a day which many anticipate with either romantic expectations or dread—I'm reminded of a few years ago in college, a time when I considered myself a searcher for love. In fact, I was pretty certain I would find my future wife during that time, and we'd live happily ever after. Well, four years later I had a degree, but was still single. Did I miss something?

It was sort of a disheartening time for me, and I became pretty hopeless and cynical when it came to finding love. I knew I hadn't been taking the best approach, so I started praying for a fresh way to look at relationships.