14 totally acceptable things to do if you're alone on Valentine's Day

No date for Valentine’s day? No problem! I don’t have a date and look how well I’m doing. …maybe that’s not so comforting, based on this blog. Oh well. We’re in this together now, so I have a few tips for the single ladies this V-day. What you do with your time really all depends on how you feel about being alone on Valentine’s Day. For example, when I said alone, how did you feel? That will help you navigate through these ideas of what to do all alone on Valentine’s Day.

1.      If you are an angry valentine, watch a horror movie in spite of love. My Bloody Valentine is a good one; everyone gets murdered on Valentine’s Day.

2.      If you are a lonely or sad valentine, watch a sappy love story and cry while eating chocolates you bought yourself (or that your parents bought you because they feel sad for you). This also works for the angry valentine.

3.      Really don’t care about Valentine’s Day? Go to work! That’s where I’ll be. The people with actual dates will thank you and you won’t have time to think about what day it is (like you care anyway, right).

4.      If you’re still feeling down, go to the gym! You can work out all of your negative emotions, you’ll probably have free range of all the equipment and if any guys are there with you, flirt it up girl! *wink*

5.      If you’re feeling neutral about the whole thing but are a sucker for love stories (like yours truly) watch a romcom! Valentine’s Day (the movie) is a favourite of mine, or Love, Actually or even He’s Just Not That Into You. I like the multiple story romcom; I always feel inspired and full of contradicting emotions when it’s finished.

6.      You could always read my blog, see that your life isn’t that bad. It’s just one day, right?

7.      Feeling spiteful? You can always grab your other single girlfriends and head out to a bar or club and make some questionable decisions tonight.

8.      If you are a recently single valentine (my condolences), definitely stay away from your phone tonight; nobody wants to be a desperate valentine. Maybe just watch the Olympics tonight, or play some video games, do your laundry, dinner for one, drive somewhere while playing Taylor Swift really loud while you sing along, go to sleep…

9.       Sometimes guys are feeling lonely this time of the year too, so if you are a single dude tonight, rejoice in the fact that you saved yourself somewhere around $150, and you don’t have to wear nice clothes. Veg out in your track pants and play Call of Duty, watch some standup and order pizza (this also works for girls; had I not been working, I’d be describing my night).

10.  Go do your grocery shopping around 6 or 7; the stores should be empty except for other lonely valentines like yourself.

11.  Cuddle with your dog, the best valentine you can find.

12.  I’m running out of ideas.

13.  There’s really not much more you lonely valentines can do today.

14.  I made it to 14. I don’t care that I only said 11; 11 things to do on Valentine’s Day sounds stupid.

So there you have it, (almost) 14 totally acceptably things to do if you’re alone on Valentine’s Day. Today doesn’t have to be about couples; take a me day and try to forget that you don’t have a date tonight. And if none of these ideas help you make it through the night, then I’m sorry but you’re not trying hard enough. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!! xoxo