Ah, February, the month of love, where many celebrate their relationships or lack thereof for many. For those of us who are single this time of year, we tend to cry and eat copious amounts of chocolates on Valentine's Day because we're single and don't have a date or a significant other to celebrate with. Valentine's Day is a day of love, and although that typically means a bouquet of roses and a dinner reservation for those in a relationship, for those who are single it means a day to love and celebrate yourself and your friendships. Honestly, it is so much better to be single on Valentines Day and here's why.
Being single on Valentine's Day means that you don't have to stress about making sure you are in a relationship or finding the perfect Tinder match to go on a date with before the day comes. Instead, you can plan a day to love yourself and have a "me night". A glass of wine, pizza, a facemask and your current favorite Netflix series, and you have the recipe for the perfect celebration of loving yourself.
Being single on Valentine's Day means that you don't have to worry about getting dumped the night before or on the day of, because what could be worse than planning out every detail and getting told over text that the relationship is over.
Being single on Valentine's Day means that you don't have to worry about spending money on a giant teddy bear and 2 dozen roses and dinner for someone who may not be the one you end up marrying.
Being single on Valentine's Day means that you don't have to worry about getting dressed up and can spend it in your pj's. Nor do you have to worry about your favorite tight dress ripping because you ate too many chocolates. You can eat as many chocolates as you want without having to worry about a food baby in the dress that shows all your curves.
Being single on Valentine's Day means that you can have a girl's night and celebrate being single with your best friends, drama and testosterone free.
Being single means on Valentine's Day means that there is no pressure to get reservations to the best restaurant in town, instead, you can pick up a pizza and eat it while enjoying a nice hot candle lit bubble bath with your favorite bath bomb.
Being single on Valentine's Day means you can finally treat yourself to the "me day" that you deserve. Go get your toes done and eat as many chocolates as you want, you deserve it.
In the end, being single on Valentines Day is the best because you can celebrate where you are at right now. Being single means that you aren't in a toxic relationship, with beautiful possibilities in the future because you are taking the time to now to find yourself. You must love yourself and learn to celebrate you before you can let someone else in.
