Valentines Day has come and gone, and it's yet another year that I've spent this holiday without a significant other. Except, there was something different about this year: I've finally learned that being single in college is actually amazing.

When I started my freshmen year, I had just gotten out of a serious relationship, and I was unhappy with my newfound single-life. I didn't know how to be there for myself after constantly being there for someone else, it was almost as if I was having an identity crisis while managing a new chapter in my life at college.

Time and time again, I would put faith in guys who would ultimately just let me down, and I realized it was because I was trying to force something that wasn't truly meant to be. I finally stopped putting so much effort into finding the next perfect guy and focused on myself. Since then, I've learned new things about myself, I've made new friends, and I've finally learned to be happy with who I am.

For so long, I felt as if a relationship defined who I was but there's so much more to me than that. As college students, we are discovering who we are, what we love to do, and we are learning how to become the best versions of ourselves to succeed in the life ahead of us. Being single in college is amazing because I'm discovering who I am first, and more importantly, I'm learning how to love myself instead of finding gratification in someone else's attention.

Let's all learn to love ourselves a little more.