Valentine’s Day the Single Way

It’s almost upon us! The second largest greeting card day of the year. That day when lovers express their love for each other by spending money on boxes of chocolate, heart-shaped everythings, and over-priced baubles. Cupid has packed his quiver to the bursting point and will be breaking flight speed records trying to skewer people the world over!

Ahhhh. It’s a good day to have a “significant other”! But what if you don’t? What if you’re happily single? Heck... what if you’re unhappily single? What in the world is a single person supposed to do on Valentine’s Day?

Have no fear, the idea man is here with four ways that single people can have a very fine Valentine’s Day.

Idea 1: Treat yourself to two nice meals for the price of one. Quite often, lesser-known local restaurants will offer 2-for-1 entrées on Valentine’s Day in order to draw in new customers. Make a reservation, show up with a rose, order two entrées, and then pretend like you’ve been stood up. Enjoy one of your delicious entrées and take the other home for dinner the next day!

Idea 2: Treat yourself to a movie on the big screen. It’s amazing how many couples go to see movies on Valentine’s Day. What’s the point? They can’t talk during the show, so they just sit there and quietly watch the screen while the guy’s arm goes numb draped across his date’s shoulders. Go to the same movie by yourself and you’ll experience the same lack of conversation, your arm won’t be numb, and you’ll get all the popcorn for yourself!

Idea 3: Treat yourself to a box of chocolate... the day after Valentine’s Day. Save your money on Valentine’s Day by having a quiet evening at home, but then hit your local drug store on February 15th to get some great bargains for your sweet tooth!

Idea 4: Use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to tell people how much you care. Instead of eating out, going to the theater, or planning your chocolate binge, why not sit down at your computer and spend the evening letting people know that they’re special to you. Login to facebook and write on some walls or send some private messages. If you don’t use social media, then crank out some old fashioned emails. Remind old friends (or old flames) of a special time you shared. Tell your current friends how much they mean to you. Let your family know that you love them (or start mending relations if you’ve had a falling out). Make Valentine’s Day a time to share your love on a wider scale!

Being single doesn’t mean that you have to feel lonely and depressed on Valentine’s Day. And trust me – you may be single but you’re certainly not alone! There are plenty of other people in the same boat. So I’ve given you a few ideas, but I’m sure you can come up with some ideas of your own. Whatever you do, just remember to have fun with it. It’s very possible to be extremely happy spending Valentine’s Day the single way!

Train hard and pray harder,
Brandon Jubar