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Make The Best Of Being Single On Valentine's Day

Love is all around us - and don't you just know it on Valentine's Day, but what if you're single? Why should you be bullied by the 'Relationship Police' and their cheesy cards, overpriced roses and Bryan Adams records? It is possible to feel Significant, without having another; try our knockout tips for how to love yourself on February 14th.

·         Send yourself a dozen roses to work and act baffled when they come. Enjoy the novelty of having roses on your desk. At the end of the day, distribute them to strangers on the way home.

·        Treat yourself to a self-loving gift – an hour long massage, an essential oil for your bath, a fancy lunch at a trendy restaurant you've wanted to go to, or a flowering potted plant for your living room.

·        Invite another single friend over for dinner and go all out as host. Serve oysters on the half shell, anything with garlic, and, of course, champagne.

·        Surprise your parents with a call. Tell them that you love them (or at least that you're thinking about them).

·        Attend any Valentine's Day party, after-work Lovely hearts gathering, or other social event you're invited to, especially if you're eager to move out of the singles status and into the world of couples. How else are you ever going to find a mate?

·        Plan a cozy evening at home if no plans surface. Rent a classic romance - "Casablanca" for the ultimate, make your favorite comfort food, and write down the top ten reasons why you're so adorable/sexy/lovable.

·        Go to Hallmark or some other fancy card store, today or tomorrow. Buy a few very nice cards, the kind you would love to get from an intimate partner. Go home, take out the cards and a nice pen, and start writing Valentine's messages to yourself. The key is to write as if a wonderful, caring, generous relationship partner is writing to you. Although you don't have such a partner right now, I'm sure you know just what you'd like to hear. Write exactly that. Write what you most want to hear from someone who loves you. Go overboard with compliments and praise and words of love. Seal the cards and put your name on the envelope. Maybe even draw something on the envelope. Put the cards in different places around the house to be found and opened on Valentine's Day. When you open the cards on Valentine's Day, do not discount what you've written to yourself. It may not be from a current lover; however, it is from someone who loves you -- YOU.

·        Go somewhere an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend always refused to go (for example, the ballet, a club, a restaurant or cultural activity). Relish the fact that your freedom allows you to do it.  Plan a day out.  Have a date with yourself.

·        Volunteer to help a local charity. Doing something worthwhile with your time will make you feel worthwhile about yourself. Volunteering will soon put into perspective a holiday that emphasizes corny greeting cards and overpriced restaurant meals and flowers. Make a difference: get volunteering

·        Indulge yourself with a treatment at a spa. It doesn't have to be a major, all-day session; just a quick foot massage, or a basic manicure. It's the fact you're being pampered that counts, not the extent of that pampering. You'll feel like a million dollars without having to spend it. Treat yourself at one of the best day spas.