Alright you single people, listen up! I don't want to hear about how you're lonely this Valentine's Day, or how you wish someone other than your mother bought you flowers. There's this stigma that somehow if you don't have a significant other to share Valentine's Day with then you are an exceedingly unlovable and pathetic waste of space. While this may in fact be true, I can guarantee it's not because you're not dating anyone--I'm sure there are a lot of losers in relationships.

Heard below the dark and cynical criticisms the single community spits out on V-day are the faint and painful shrieks of those in relationships who are expected to profess their undying love for someone--who they are most likely agitated by--via a cheap box of chocolates and a card covered in glitter.

Can you even fathom the stress of having to come up every year with a unique and creative way to rearrange a collection of macaroni noodles, glitter, and glue to spell out the most infamous three words? And then there's the pouting and "harumphing" when your own significant other hands you a cardboard box stenciled with the words" Fill with Memories" on the front in crayon, while you slaved away racking your brain for sentimentality in your gift-giving.

For all the single people out there, count your blessings. Instead of enduring the agony of being a couple, you get to hang out with other single friends who don't drive you up the wall every other day like significant others tend to do, you get to go to dinner wherever you want without the stress of having to make it a unanimous decision, you don't need to spend money on someone you care about because mass-marketing tells you that you have to, and lastly, you have the opportunity to still meet that special person.

So here's to being single! May you find and celebrate love on your own accord, and may you realize that a day celebrating love isn't reserved for only significant others. And for those in relationships, good luck.