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When you’re single & a romance writer on February 14th

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When you’re single & a romance writer on February 14th

On February 14th 2016 I’ll be in Paris sipping a ristretto and eating macarons at Ladurée’s on the Champs-Élysées! Ok I’ll admit that’s not quite the truth… I actually plan to spend my Valentine’s Day working on my romance novel while watching something along the lines of Sense and Sensibility or Emma.

I think it’s hilariously ironic that I’m single and love writing romance stories, so on February 14th I think I might invest particular attention on some of the more angsty, we-will-never-end-up-together-but –then-we-do scenes. May as well let someone get some love in this world, even if it’s only fictional!

If you haven’t already, any single lovebirds out there simply must watch Cian Twomey’s video: When you have no date for valentine’s day (7 million views and counting). I’ve never laughed and snorted so hard in my life. You’ll never be able to say ‘Valentine’s Day’ again without an accent. And ‘Hello? Hello? Hello? Hello? will take on a whole new meaning…

I also plan to watch Bridget Jones’s Diary (or Pride and Prejudice, either one), eat an entire block of chocolate (cheat meal day!) and read Seven Letter’s from Paris by Samantha Verant, thanks to Lisa’s must-read-that-book-now inducing review.

I want to marry a Frenchman ASAP

30 responses to “When you’re single & a romance writer on February 14th”

  1. When you are still single and a romance writer – Milly Schmidt

    […] think I’d still be single on Valentine’s day two years on from when I wrote my first post on the exact same topic, or the one I wrote last […]

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  2. sixstoriesaweek Avatar
    sixstoriesaweek

    Hi Milly
    Genuinely enjoy your writing! I totally relate on the single yet writing romance part. That moment when you realize I’d make a great girlfrienday because I’ve had professional training in relationships from every Romance book I’ve read. 😂 And the video 😱😱was soo good. I never related to a video that much haha. Sad. 🤔 But I enjoy being single as well. Keeps me believing in all my fantasies about love. Kinda ducks when you’re in a relationship and you realize you can’t dream about Prince Charming anymore because you’re dating a guy that snores and acts like a moron most of the time😂

    Cheers
    Love from SA

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    1. sixstoriesaweek Avatar
      sixstoriesaweek

      Apologies for the mistakes. Autocorrect is being a doll.😅

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    2. sixstoriesaweek Avatar
      sixstoriesaweek

      Apologies for the mistakes. Autocorrect is being a doll.😅

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      1. Milly Schmidt Avatar
        Milly Schmidt

        No problem haha

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    3. Milly Schmidt Avatar
      Milly Schmidt

      Hi ! Sorry I didn’t reply last year, I didn’t see this comment! It’s so sad when you finally start dating someone and you’re like… ‘is this it? Where’s my Prince charming?’ All those great love stories in books and movies definitely set us up to fail! Real life is nowhere near that magical, although it can be fulfilling if you let it. I suppose I’m just not ready to give up on my unrealistic dreams hahaha

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  3. When you are single and a romance writer  – millie schmidt writes… with cats Avatar
    When you are single and a romance writer  – millie schmidt writes… with cats

    […] million to one unexpected things have happened since I wrote a similar post on February 14th last year, like starting and finishing my second novel and then miraculously […]

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  4. wycehub Avatar
    wycehub

    Ahahahsh you can’t be single in Paris :p guys there are so nice and friendly!

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    1. Milly Schmidt Avatar
      Milly Schmidt

      Perhaps I need to move there hahaha

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  5. Steven Humphreys Avatar
    Steven Humphreys

    I watch ‘Bachelorette’ with my wife. It’s that thing a (good?) husband just does. Eh…

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Haha wow that is good!!!

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      1. Steven Humphreys Avatar
        Steven Humphreys

        Furthermore, thanks for the previous likes!

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  6. tuvan74 Avatar
    tuvan74

    I’m single and I’m not a romance writer. But who really cares? Right? You should only enter into a relationship if the other person is right for you. And vise versa.

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Exactly, and that’s why I was single for 8 years

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      1. tuvan74 Avatar
        tuvan74

        I’m still single.

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        1. millie schmidt Avatar
          millie schmidt

          I promise I didn’t laugh at your response!! I can just imagine you sitting there saying that. Oh and this is the first time I can say that I’m not (though I was when I wrote this article)

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          1. tuvan74 Avatar
            tuvan74

            I bet you did laugh at me. But seriously society places such an emphasis on “being in a relationship” that it puts social pressure on some folks. Just my opinion.

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          2. millie schmidt Avatar
            millie schmidt

            At every family event and get together and holiday, you must know exactly what everyone always constantly asked me

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          3. tuvan74 Avatar
            tuvan74

            Yeah. But you’re a lady. I think it’s different for females. There’s an Enterprise commercial you should watch. It’s hilarious. Here’s the link if you haven’t seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJVCNNCf7Q0

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  7. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    So funny! Thanks for sharing. I hope you had a wonderful day 🙂

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Thanks!! Yes I ended up having a pretty good day! It was filled with pizza, chocolate & classic girly movies (instead of bridget jones, we watched Coyote Ugly – can’t believe it came out 16 years ago now!) Hope you had a lovely day as well!!

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  8. Eve Messenger Avatar
    Eve Messenger

    That sounds like a GREAT plan. Happy V-Day, Millie!

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Thanks!! Happy valentines to you too!! 🙂

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  9. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    I also love entering that world of romantic love, as a writer and reader of it, even though I am married. It’s just a sweet benefit of being a romance writer, regardless of whether or not we’re with someone. 🙂

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Yes I absolutely love going into that world, mothing like a bit of fictional love to get the soul singing!!

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    2. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Oh and you know that first scene in Romancing the stone when Joan finishes her novel? That’s totally what I do!! Haha…

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      1. Dave Avatar
        Dave

        Haha, Millie!! That’s awesome! I just watched it again on Youtube and laughed so hard. I get emotional, too, when writing a great romantic ending, but wow, I’d love to get to that place where tears are pouring down my cheeks from what I write. 🙂 Write on, sis.

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  10. Mahevash Avatar
    Mahevash

    That was hilarious…thanks for sharing! And hey, Feb 14 has become more of a commercial event than a day for love, so you’re not missing out on much.

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    1. millie schmidt Avatar
      millie schmidt

      Hahaha thank you!! Yes you’re so right, it’s very commercial these days! I’m glad to hear I’m not missing out on much 🙂 And luckily my sister’s single too, so we’re all going to watch bridget jones’s together 🙂

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        Mahevash

        Awesome!

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