Truth be told, I tend to be more on the cynical side when it comes to love and romance. I am simple the bitter single and PDA triggers my gag reflex. With that being said, it can be assumed that I do not enjoy Valentines Day. I associate the month of February with my birthday, not Valentines Day. I truthfully tend to forget about the holiday that celebrates couples. This year, as of yesterday, I decided I would try not to be a cynic on the 14th. The mentality is that it is okay to be single on Valentines day and instead of switching between moping and making mean scrunchy faces, I will celebrate the day and pamper myself. Im considering it a self confidence and practicing loving myself.

Being single now for a very long time has taught me that in the long run, you have yourself to rely on, not a significant other. Not to disregard family at all but the holiday targets lovers more than not. Due to being single teaching me a valuable life lesson, what better way to spend a holiday against single people, being proudly single and then pampering myself on top of that. It is a way to remind myself that I am great and I deserve a break once in awhile because in college, you rarely do that for yourself. Always being with friends or in class, there is rarely time to sit and be quite or pig out without anyone watching or even taking a quiet bath. No matter how its spent, it can be a day of self love and appreciation.