Some people dread dentist visits, driving in traffic, or Christmas dinner with their in-laws. While these things are undeniably nerve-wrecking, single people know where the real terror lies: Valentine’s Day.
The annual torture begins in the first week of February, when your friends beginning bragging about their oh-so-romantic plans with their boo. Even the couple who have only been dating for two and a half weeks has an extravagant date planned. But as the 14th looms closer and closer, your fantasy of your crush admitting their undying love for you becomes thinner and thinner and finally crumbles to dust.
No matter how many times you tell yourself that you’re a strong, independent woman (or man) who don’t need no bae, Valentine’s Day is certain to get you miserable. Or at least a little bit jealous – even if it’s just for all the free chocolate your friends are pigging out on. The spirit of Valentine’s Day is all around, as the malls, parks and sidewalks fill up with couples holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes and a cheesy romance plays on every TV channel. Even National Geographic has an “animal love” special running, because even a hippo has a better love life than you.
In fact, you might as well delete Instagram right now, because your feed is going to be nothing but badly-edited couple selfies with disgustingly sappy captions. There’s just nowhere safe for a single person to hide and wallow in their aloneness. Despite your best efforts, you’re destined to have an eventful Valentine’s Day one way or another.
We’ve all had at least one disastrous Valentine’s Day experience that left us with a few scars. Whether it’s the time you decided to treat yourself with some cute heart-chocolates, only to run into your ex and his new much-more-gorgeous-than-you girlfriend on your way out to the store, or the time you accidently third-wheeled forty couples at once (true story). It’s no wonder that we, single people, fail to get excited about the upcoming “day of love”!
But if you’re going solo this Valentine’s Day, don’t lock yourself in your room with comfort food and a six-hour playlist of sad break-up songs. Because Valentine’s Day truly is a day of love – in all its various shapes and sizes. Call your mom, sister, or best friend and let them know how much you love them, cuddle up with your cat or treat your dog to some overpriced soft food, or splurge and buy yourself something that’s been on your wish-list for a few years. Not out of spite, but because you (and your loved ones) deserve to feel the love.
So Happy Valentine’s Day to all my single people; love yourself like it’s the last time you’ll be alone.
Written by Aimee-Claire Smith
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