1. Be a sour cynic.
But it’s so commercial, so American, so expensive, so stressful, so lame, so overdone you might say? People, it’s just for one day. Grinches don’t like Christmas, Cinderella might not like Mother’s Day but you know what? At the stroke of midnight whatever day it is, it’s over with a poof of magic dust and then it’s another calendar day.
2. Think it’s only a day for loved-up couples.
Love is universal. Love is for singles, pets, children, the environment and couples. If you are looking for love and you feel it overly highlights your singledom, then read unique love stories to renew your hope, then go out and kick up your heels and be open to sinful desserts and guilty pleasures.
If you are single and happy, Valentine’s Day is an awesome excuse to treat and spoil yourself.
- Book yourself in for a massage.
- Eat your favourite food.
- Unwrap your best, high cacao content chocolate.
- Order a book you’ve had on your wish list for ages. (It’s easy online at Book Depository.)
- Catch a movie.
- Or implement a random act of kindness like giving muesli bars to a homeless person.
Leanne French Relationship Expert & Counsellor 