Who Needs A Boyfriend To Have A Good Valentine's Day?

A survival guide to conquer the day of love.

Feb 08, 2016

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Who Needs A Boyfriend To Have A Good Valentine's Day?

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Do not fret if you are single this Valentine's Day! You should not feel lonely! If you do not have a date this Valentine's Day it is not the end of the world. I have 15 alternatives you can do! Here is advice from a professional (I have a 19-year-long streak. I know what I am talking about.) on how to spend your Valentine's Day single and happy.

1. Buy a heart-shaped pizza

Eat all of it and do not feel ashamed about it. Those pizzas are pretty big so you are pretty talented if you eat all of it.

2. Buy yourself a Valentine's Day gift

Let's be honest: You know for sure what you will like and won't mess up what you get yourself.

3. Netflix and Indulge

If you aren't in love you can live through the characters of your favorite TV shows!

4. Get a pet

Your significant other will make you mad time and time again but if you get a pet the only thing they will do to make you mad is pee on the floor.

5. Hang out with your single friends

Do something with your other friends that are single! Whether that means going to a movie or staying in, spend it with them! Valentine's Day is not just about being with a significant other, it is about being with those you love.

6. Wine

Pour yourself a glass (bottle) of wine! Wine will never disappoint you. I promise.

7. Daydream about your celebrity crush

Stop lying to yourself. The reason why you are still single is because you are waiting for your celebrity crush to realize he is actually in love with you.

8. Text all of your exes and tell them you miss them... except not really

If you think about doing this just laugh because you remember you're not together for a reason. The reason is because he sucks.

9. Shred your ex

Go to Hooters and bring a picture of your ex. After you buy 10 wings and shred the picture you get 10 wings for free. The best part about this is that the paper is not wasted. It is donated to local animal shelters for the animals! This will probably be the best thing your ex ever did for you.

10. Buy a large stuffed animal

You will always have someone to cuddle with at night and the best part is they don't snore.

11. Ship your enemies glitter

Do you really want revenge on an ex? Well the perfect way to do that is to send them a glitter bomb. It's not harmful but they will never see the end of glitter in their room.

12. Treat yourself

Buy a new outfit. Get your nails and hair done. Remember that you're too hot to just settle for any guy.

13. Valentine's Day drinking game

Every time you see a couple post about each other about how grateful they are to have each other or about the gifts they got each other, take a shot. About an hour into this game, you'll forget that it is even Valentine's Day.

14. Laugh

Laugh at yourself if you even thought for a minute about being sad that you do not have someone to spend Valentine's Day with. This holiday is only 24 hours. The other 364 days of the year you couldn't give two shits about being single. Why feel upset about it on this one day?

15. Look forward to February 15

Do not look forward to this day because the holiday of love is over. Look forward to this day because all of the stores will have half-priced Valentine's Day candy. Nothing can be better than this bargain!

If you do any of these alternatives to Valentine's Day I can assure you that you may have a better Valentine's Day than half of the couples celebrating. Embrace the single life. I promise you will survive this Valentine's Day.

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Who Needs A Boyfriend To Have A Good Valentine's Day?

A survival guide to conquer the day of love.

1. Buy a heart-shaped pizza

2. Buy yourself a Valentine's Day gift

3. Netflix and Indulge

4. Get a pet

5. Hang out with your single friends

6. Wine

7. Daydream about your celebrity crush

8. Text all of your exes and tell them you miss them... except not really

9. Shred your ex

10. Buy a large stuffed animal

11. Ship your enemies glitter

12. Treat yourself

13. Valentine's Day drinking game

14. Laugh

15. Look forward to February 15

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It's not as easy as it sounds.

PRO: More time for self care.

CON: More time to overthink.

PRO: More time to spend with family and friends.

CON: More time to get into trouble.

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The temperature may not be very Autumn-like, but these playlists sure are.

1. Southern Gothic

2. Autumn Acoustics

3. Autumn Leaves

4. Deep Dark Indie

5. Dreamy Fall

6. Halloween Hipster

7. Wanderlust

8. Your Favorite Coffeehouse

... Because life happens

1. Realizing there's no more toilet paper when it's already too late.

2. Making a cup of coffee in the morning and forgetting it in the car.

3. Pushing doors that say pull.

4. When you hear people chew.

5. When it's really quiet in a room and you hear that one person breathing like they just ran a marathon.

6. Grabbing a chocolate chip cookie, only to realize it's actually oatmeal raisin.

7. Getting comfortable in bed and then realizing you forgot to pee/turn off the light.

8. That one aunt/uncle that just always gives you that creepy vibe.

9. When your teacher makes you buy a textbook that you never even crack open.

10. Continuing to open and reopen the fridge until the food that you want magically makes its way in there.

11. Walking into a room and then automatically forgetting why you went in there.

12. People that drive without using their blinker.

13. When you have really slow wi-fi.

14. People who feel the need to scream into their phones as if the other person can't hear them.

15. The world's obsession with the Kardashian/Jenner families.

16. Advertisements before Youtube videos.

17. When people read over your shoulder.

18. A-holes that park in the handicapped spots when they, in fact, not handicapped.

19. People who cut in line.

20. The LIRR/MTA

21. Being stuck behind someone who is walking painfully slow.

22. When people smoke cigarettes right in front of the entrance to the building you have to walk into.

23. When boys think it's cool to treat girls like crap.

24. Guys that still go to high school parties even though they've been out of high school for years.

25. Celebrities that are obviously lip-syncing.

26. How you need a scissor to get the scissor out of its package.

27. When people text using that stupid "voice text" function.

28. Telling someone you can't hear them, so they use the same exact volume and just repeat what they said.

29. When someone gets in the shower right as you were about to get in the shower.

30. Saying "What?" for some reason, even though you heard what the person said.

31. When you're in a rush but the light is red.

32. Cashiers putting your change down on the counter instead of in your hand.

33. The people that go up to order food to the cashier but are still continuing their phone conversation.

34. That awkward time in the fall when it's freezing in the morning but stifling in the afternoon.

35. Emailing your professor a long winded paragraph about a problem you are having and they email back, "Sure."

36. Guys who put their car as their profile picture on Facebook.

37. Girls who have "X Years Young." in their Instagram bios.

38. Trying to find the beginning to a roll of tape.

39. When people drive your car and adjust your mirrors/seat.

40. People that talk during the movie.

41. People that decide to engage in conversation right in the middle of the hallway/sidewalk.

42. When someone says, "no offense," and then continues to say something offensive.

43. People that pop their significant others pimples.

44. Teacher's pets.

45. Going to the bathroom and someone goes into the stall right next to you.

46. When someone leaves your room and doesn't shut the door.

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