If I sound relieved, then it’s because I am.

Last Valentine’s Day, I was single before sunrise. I missed his beard brushing up against my chin, I missed his mumbling, I missed how he’d make the bed before crawling into it, but I didn’t miss his ex being in my life.

This is the first Valentine’s Day — all day — that I’ve been single since I was 14.

If I sound relieved, then it’s because I am.