Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples

Yet another Valentine’s Day (or as I like to call it “National Single Awareness Day”) is coming up. Let’s face it, for those of us who aren’t in a relationship, Valentine’s Day is just make-you-feel-bad-about-yourself day and it sucks. Majorly. For those who are in relationships, it’s just another day to gush and make out in front of everyone. Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with people who are in love and happy, that’s great for them, but I really don’t need to see them counting their lovers teeth with their tongue. For those who are lucky enough to be single on Valentine’s Day, here are a few suggestions to keep your mind off it:

• Two words: retail therapy! Take a day off and treat yourself to a day of shopping.
• Treat yourself to a nice, relaxing day at the spa.
• Go to a really nice and expensive restaurant with all your single friends and make complete idiots of yourselves. (If you’re really daring, make sure to eat a lot of garlic).
• Throw a single’s-only party and make fun goodie bags to hand out at the end of the night complete with chocolate, flowers and those stupid Sweet Heart chalk hearts that no one actually likes.
• Encourage all of your single friends to cook something new and different and have a potluck.
• Do something nice for someone else and volunteer at a retirement home or animal shelter. How can you resist the cute, fuzzy faces of puppies and kittens?
• Have a “secret cupid” for Valentine’s Day with all your friends and exchange names. Then you can buy each other the most lovey-dovey cards, chocolate, stuffed animals, anything you can find, and secretly send them to each other.
• Have a poker night and bet Valentine’s Day candy.
• Ladies, gather up all of your single girlfriends, eat cookies, drink hot chocolate and watch Steel Magnolia’s.
• Guys, go to Hooters. If you’re really daring, hit on all the waitresses.

18 Responses

1. 8:51 AM on February 13th, 2007Anonymous:

   haha yup :]]. that`s hella true cuhs you’re right. valentine’s day gets so nauseating when you see all the couple traipsing around and it makes you feel like a single loser. good suggestions. no one likes those dumb heart candies anyway, they taste yucky.

2. 11:12 AM on February 13th, 2007anonymous:

   I like the candy hearts!!!!!

3. 11:12 AM on February 13th, 2007yay:

   i love this artcle !

4. 11:14 AM on February 13th, 2007Anonymous:

   really good article. one of the best the cougars had in a long time.
   if you’re even MORE daring get a bunch of girl-friends together and go hit on the waitresses at hooters!

5. 11:43 AM on February 13th, 2007Marc:

   HEY, Steel Magnolias is da bomb.

6. 7:41 AM on February 14th, 2007Anonymous:

   awww jacki this is really cute

7. 8:13 AM on February 14th, 2007M-GMMAK:

   how bout have sex! if ur single, nothing makes valentines day better than having long wonderul sex with some other hot single

8. 9:10 AM on February 14th, 2007youknowwhoiamnoyoudont:

   the side of the guy’s face make me want to vomit

9. 11:46 AM on February 15th, 2007whatever:

   shut up
   he’s hot

10. 7:51 AM on February 16th, 2007Anonymous:

    lol

11. 11:55 AM on February 17th, 2007non-single guy:

    yeah i know what you mean about feeling bad when you see everyone else making out. only thing is, I’m not single, I have a girlfriend but i don’t get to see her very often because she lives in a different city about 45-60 minutes away, and when I see everyone else all happy it really makes me miss her a lot. Why can’t there be a “singles day” or “long-distance relationship day” or something like that? it would be great for everyone.

12. 9:00 AM on February 26th, 2007Anonymous:

    dude, shut up who cares

13. 8:05 PM on March 1st, 2007Anonymous:

    yay jacki!!!!

14. 9:09 AM on March 2nd, 2007candylover:

    Vday is cool b/c of the candy!!!

    and vivace

15. 10:48 AM on March 2nd, 2007Bismuffin:

    hm. What did i do on valentines day?
    well. I’m pretty sure i ate 5 mini cupcakes and an insane amount of chocolate. sugar rush much?

16. 10:48 AM on March 2nd, 2007Bismuffin:

    and you’re right. those candy hearts suck.

17. 2:31 PM on March 5th, 2007unknown junior:

    they are soo cute together! they should get married!

    good job jacki!!!

18. 2:13 PM on March 6th, 2007blahblahblah:

    Candy hearts rule, that’s all there is to it. They taste like happy chalk.

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