A single person’s guide to surviving Valentine’s Day
Long story short: make it even better
It is a universal truth that Valentine’s Day is a day feared and hated by single people everywhere. But how can one make it not quite as bad?
The answer is simple. Make it three days instead of one.
Not three days of sulking about how single you are, three days of immense fun and love and chocolate.
Day one, aka February 13th, is the day for friendship love
In true Leslie Knope fashion (because Leslie Knope knows all), throw yourself and all of your friends a Galentines Day. Or Male-intines day for our so inclined single men friends?
Invite everyone you know to come and hang out, make-up optional, pajamas more than accepted. Just have a fun movie day or just a hang out and pig out day. Celebrate the people who have kept you going and picked you up when you’re down.
If you want to incorporate some valentines day ~feels~, then have everyone write their name on a bag in put their bag on a table. Then everyone one writes valentines day cards or letters or appreciation or whatever you would like to everyone else, and put the letters in the persons bag. When everyone’s done, people can pick up their bags, read their letters, and feel all warm and cuddly inside.
Day two is a self love day, February 14th
Do everything for yourself that you’ve been neglecting as you get caught up in school work and life. Do a face mask, paint your nails, go and get yourself a spa appointment or a mall trip. Make yourself feel loved because that’s more important than anything. And at some point, maybe call your parents. They love you too, for everything you are, and chances are they miss you a lot.
Day three, February 15th, is a go-wild day
Remember all of those giant teddy bears and chocolate hearts? They’re like 50% off now.
Buy EVERYTHING. Eat some chocolate while you do your homework, snuggle with a life size teddy bear, and just relax. You’ve made it through the worst time of the year, and you’ve celebrated the love that really matters, the love of your friends and family, and the love everyone should have for themselves.
And just like that, you’ve survived! And the love you’ve given your friends and yourself will carry you until next year, by which time, who knows? Maybe you’ll have a special someone or the romantic love variety to spend your day with.