A strange expression “second half”: it is understood that people themselves are cut in half, or what? But for some reason, being free from relationships is always good, except for this one day of the year. It is the hypertrophied romance of February 14 that makes everyone who is not in a serious relationship feel almost flawed on Valentine’s Day. Of course, this is complete nonsense.
We will tell you how not to go crazy on Valentine’s Day and spend it alone even better than the familiar couples. Read the article and find cool life hacks for yourself.
On this day, even the most self-sufficient person who has Instagram will feel lonely, sad, and useless. The street, social networks, shops, and shopping centers – all these comrades on Valentine’s Day to a lonely person are not comrades at all.
I went out to my favorite cafe – and there all the tables are occupied by couples? I went out to the store, and there, on the streets, people with flowers? In the team, they congratulate each other on the day of love, and at school (if you are still unlucky to study there), the most beautiful girl gets a mountain of valentines, and you have to sigh alone? And even on Instagram, everyone is so sickly happy and in love, showing off gifts?
Do not rush to lock yourself from others in the toilet with a latch and throw your phone out the window. There are many great ways to have a great Valentine’s Day if your only love is you.
Day of love … to yourself
The biggest misfortune of all deeply in love: they dissolve in a loved one and forget about themselves. But you, my love, have only one and there is no other like it in the whole world! Valentine’s Day is a good occasion to remind yourself of the never-ending romance that can last a lifetime just by your one wish.
Arrange yourself for a wonderful evening even without a couple:
- Go to the procedures that you have been wanting for a long time – SPA, massage or facial cleansing.
- Attend an interesting master class.
- Take yourself to the cinema or theater (just stay close to the front rows).
- Treat yourself to a beautiful (aesthetics is also a pleasure) hot bath with aromatic oils.
- Prepare yourself a delicious meal for dinner.
The fact is that loving yourself is really necessary and good for your health. And just because someone has a valentine and you don’t doesn’t mean you’re any worse. On the contrary, very often people who have found their happy long-term relationship relax and forget about themselves. Why take care of yourself actively if you already have a boyfriend and he’s okay? In fact, acts of self-love not only make a person more beautiful. A person who indulges himself educates himself, spends time with himself, arouses interest among others who, for some reason, have forgotten or scored on themselves.
The ostrich method is not an option
“The sight of a couple of students frantically eating each other in the subway on the escalator makes you shudder with disgust? So, on the day when the concentration of this reaches the annual maximum, you should stay away from places where they accumulate , ”
– so many people naively think and turn themselves into a kind of Grinch, only in the version of Valentine’s Day.
In fact, hiding in a hole all day and hating everyone around for the fact that they have a mate and you don’t is abnormal and toxic. That’s not how you get through Valentine’s Day, friend.
If you’ve been through a difficult breakup recently, here’s a Valentine’s Day checklist to help make it less toxic:
- Delete your ex from all your social networks.
- Block him on social networks, and if he has a girlfriend, block her too.
- Block all your exes. At all. Forever.
- Do a general cleaning of the house: hide everything that reminds you of a sad relationship, at least for this day.
- Dress smartly, put on makeup and go on the perfect date – with you.
Dating with yourself is a great opportunity to please yourself. Go to a restaurant you’ve been wanting to go to for a long time and drink some good wine and enjoy your meal.
Couples around are not a reason to hide at home and not stick your nose out. The street, the cafe, and the mall are all public places, and you can use them too.
Lifehack: if you have chosen a certain table in a cafe, book it in advance so that no one will take it. So your perfect date will be just amazing.
Bad idea for Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, many people prefer to take a walk with friends, but there is a catch: many friends can find a boyfriend or girlfriend. And some single people begin to embark on romantic adventures just for show. We have collected the most unfortunate ideas on how to spend Valentine’s Day if you are alone:
- Dating for show. Don’t play with other people’s feelings just because you’re lonely on Valentine’s Day and don’t want to be alone. This is, at the very least, ugly.
- Sparkling pool. Filling grief with alcohol and making a desperate revelry is strange and stupid. You do not grieve, you are not sick and not a leper – you just do not have a valentine.
- Third leg. You should not come to friends in the company if they have arranged a date. Even if they are calling. This will be the most awkward meeting ever.
And the main bad idea is to be sad. Valentine’s Day is also an occasion to congratulate a loved one named Valentine or Valentine on Angel’s Day, and also to truly fall in love … with yourself!