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Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely! Explore the benefits of being alone on Valentine’s Day and get 10 ideas for how to spend the holidays solo. Valentine’s Day has a way of making single people feel like they should be sobbing into a heart-shaped pizza while the couples they know frolic through a rom-com montage. 1. Don’t pile on the pressure. If your partner doesn’t have the same sentimental feelings about this particular date in February, so be it. Whatever the reason, as Valentine's Day approaches, you might be feeling feel like you're the only person in the world without a partner. The best way to manage feelings of loneliness on this day involves shifting your focus, aiming to be happy with what you already have, and spending some time with yourself. Valentine’s Day is a time to feel loved, so show yourself how much you love you. 2. Invest in all your relationships. Valentine’s Day is a day for love, but not just romantic love. Send Valentine’s Day cards to your family and friends, small gifts of love to your nieces and nephews, or maybe bake cookies for a neighbor. Make the day a day Somewhere around the time the New Year’s Eve parties ended, retail displays transformed from winter wonderlands to Cupid’s playgrounds. But whether you dread it or eagerly anticipate it, Valentine’s Day can also serve as a reminder that we can all use a bit of TLC (tender, loving care), regardless of our relationship status. Unrealistic depictions of Valentine’s Day — outrageous Sure, Valentine's Day is traditionally spent with a lover, but self-love is fostered by spending some time alone reflecting and just ‘being’ rather than ‘doing', according to Vasia. Valentine's Day for singles and couples is a holiday all about love, but often, people use Valentine’s Day to focus on the romantic variety of it. But be reminded that one of the messages Valentine's Day is telling us is self-love. Why is Valentine's Day important? You can make Valentine's Day what you want it to be, and loving yourself is an Key points. Keep a realistic picture of Valentine's Day in mind. Your partner isn't a mind reader. Don't make Valentine's Day a relationship test. Valentine’s Day is about your love for each other, not what your friends and family (and strangers) think about your relationship. References Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (2015). According to the AARP, 26% of single adults report feeling lonely on Valentine’s Day, and 23% of adults—whether single, in a relationship, or dating—have negative feelings about the holiday. While feeling lonely or isolated may be natural, it’s possible to combat negativity by reframing and celebrating being single Valentine’s Day. You can't be happy on a daily basis, but have happy moments every now and then. Instead, focus on feeling content. Pay attention to little things and learn to appreciate them. Set yourself goals so that you have things to aim for. This will give your life more purpose and make you feel more appreciative of things in your life. You may feel like your mopey mood will drag people down, but instead, being with your close friends will lift you up and make you feel happier. Spend time with happy people. Laughter – and happiness – really is contagious, and you should be around people who are feeling happy if you want to feel happy, too. Regardless of your version of true happiness, living a happier, more satisfied life is within reach. A few tweaks to your regular habits like getting more sleep and exercise can help you get there For example, when you feel crappy, frame it to yourself that you're going through a brief time of crappiness (I call it a flare-up of my chronic condition), and it's going to pass. When you're feeling well, that's you finally feeling yourself again! When we are feeling good we might say, "I am so happy right now." If we're thinking of happiness more in terms of meaning, we might say, "I just want to be happy", suggesting that we want something more purposeful from our lives. If we want to be happy, we first must know how we define happiness. So ask yourself: How do you want to be happy? Feeling like you are taking control of this part of your life can go a long way towards making you feel happy every day. Try not to quit before you have a formal offer from another employer. If you have a significant amount of savings you may want to quit before you find a new job, though it is usually easier to get another job if you are Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear! Hope your Valentine’s Day is filled with all the good stuff: love, laughter and a little bit of me. I have always dreamt of a man like you. Now you are mine to keep, forever. I couldn’t be happier with anyone else. Happy Valentine’s Day, my world. Happy Valentine’s Day to the one who owns my heart. Get some perspective. If you feel sad because Valentine's Day causes feelings of loneliness and reminds you that you're "just" a single, it might help to realize that there are plenty of other single people experiencing Valentine's Day too. Melissa McNamara, creator of Happy Easier, is dedicated to showing that happiness is within everyone’s reach. Her happiness blog is full of tips, techniques, and insights for living a happier, healthier life. As a nurse practitioner with a journalism degree, she combines her healthcare expertise with storytelling. Coming from somebody who is also a virgin & trying to focus on myself rather than waiting for somebody else to come make me feel happy, I can relate to the way you’re feeling. The way I look at it, happiness comes & goes. Chasing it is like a never ending thing, you’re always gonna have bad days regardless of what’s going on. Everyone does.
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