The most wonderful time of the year is upon us; romance is in the air and love is all around! If you have a significant other, that is. Let’s face it…this is a holiday designed to make you feel like a failure if you’re without a girlfriend/boyfriend. The Valentine’s Day marketing machine includes romantic comedies broadcasted 24/7, infinite flowers, ridiculously expensive chocolates, and tacky heart-shaped trinkets and jewelry displayed in store windows, and it has the singles around the world banging their head’s against the wall. But I have good news; February 14th doesn’t have to suck! Allow me to provide you with some tips and tricks to making it through “Singles Awareness Day” completely unfazed.
1. It’s a time for you to pamper and spoil your favorite person in the world: you. With no significant other to worry about, you are your number one priority! So go, love and appreciate yourself and buy something expensive for…you! It’s the least you could do for yourself.
2. Embrace your singleness. The benefits of being single are incredibly underrated. Think about it: you have absolutely no one to impress! So wear whatever you want, eat whatever you feel like, and just have fun being you, knowing all the while that no one will judge.
3. Think about all the money you’re saving. People who have significant others at this time of year also have screaming wallets. Not you! You have no one to buy for and thus not a care in the world.
4. Watch heartbreaking movies and listen to depressing love songs. I know it sounds bizarre, but hear me out! The more heartbreak you’re exposed to, the happier you can be, knowing that it’s not a part of your life. Who needs relationships? Just look at what train wrecks they are!
5. It’s extremely cliché, but go out with a group of friends. When you’re having fun with the ones you love time flies! Remember that the love you receive does not necessarily have to come from a boy or girlfriend; friends are guaranteed to provide all the love you need. The day will be over and done with before you know it. Bonus! If you spot anyone worth your attention while out, feel free to flirt all you want.
6. What’s for desert? Whatever the heck you want! The chocolate is free flowing and you may as well indulge. None of that awkward “Do you want dessert?” “I think I’m good. Do you?” “Nah, I’m pretty full actually” (even though you REALLY want dessert). Who gets to escape the judging eyes that accompany a fourth candy bar? That would be you! Fun fact! Chocolate contains the same hormones that are released when you are falling in love so be sure to fill up!
7. Remind yourself that this holiday is as superficial as it gets. For one day, couples are supposed to act more in love than they are in reality. Just think about how pathetic and dull they must feel the day after Valentine’s Day. If you need an entire day to remind the person you love that you love them, you’re doing something wrong.
1. It’s a time for you to pamper and spoil your favorite person in the world: you. With no significant other to worry about, you are your number one priority! So go, love and appreciate yourself and buy something expensive for…you! It’s the least you could do for yourself.
2. Embrace your singleness. The benefits of being single are incredibly underrated. Think about it: you have absolutely no one to impress! So wear whatever you want, eat whatever you feel like, and just have fun being you, knowing all the while that no one will judge.
3. Think about all the money you’re saving. People who have significant others at this time of year also have screaming wallets. Not you! You have no one to buy for and thus not a care in the world.
4. Watch heartbreaking movies and listen to depressing love songs. I know it sounds bizarre, but hear me out! The more heartbreak you’re exposed to, the happier you can be, knowing that it’s not a part of your life. Who needs relationships? Just look at what train wrecks they are!
5. It’s extremely cliché, but go out with a group of friends. When you’re having fun with the ones you love time flies! Remember that the love you receive does not necessarily have to come from a boy or girlfriend; friends are guaranteed to provide all the love you need. The day will be over and done with before you know it. Bonus! If you spot anyone worth your attention while out, feel free to flirt all you want.
6. What’s for desert? Whatever the heck you want! The chocolate is free flowing and you may as well indulge. None of that awkward “Do you want dessert?” “I think I’m good. Do you?” “Nah, I’m pretty full actually” (even though you REALLY want dessert). Who gets to escape the judging eyes that accompany a fourth candy bar? That would be you! Fun fact! Chocolate contains the same hormones that are released when you are falling in love so be sure to fill up!
7. Remind yourself that this holiday is as superficial as it gets. For one day, couples are supposed to act more in love than they are in reality. Just think about how pathetic and dull they must feel the day after Valentine’s Day. If you need an entire day to remind the person you love that you love them, you’re doing something wrong.