If you plan ahead, stay positive and enlist the help of your friends and family members, you can come up with a variety of memorable Valentine's Day ideas.
Treat Yourself
You don't need someone to take you out and buy you Valentine's Day roses or gifts. You can always treat yourself. Take the time on Valentine's Day to do something you might not normally do. Treating yourself on Valentine's Day helps reinvent the holiday and make it special, even if you're single.
Get dressed up, get a massage and enjoy a night on the town. Try taking Valentine's Day as a day to celebrate your single status or as a day to get to know yourself. Go to a movie, take a long drive, or go to the beach or park to read. You can even be your own Valentine and send yourself flowers, candy and other presents.
Treat the Loved Ones in Your Life
Use Valentine's Day as a chance to show your friends, family members or even your coworkers that you appreciate them. Bring the office some heart-shaped cookies, or take friends to a film or to dinner. Think about going to drinks with your other single friends: This way, you're all in the same situation, you can talk about it and you can move forward without a pint of ice cream and a gallon of tears. It might be fun if you and a friend decide to be one another's valentines or to use the day as a way to show all kinds of love, not just the romantic sort of love.
You and your friend could even send one another valentines, flowers, and candy. Think about how to show your appreciation or love for this person, and really make this Valentine's Day a special day for the two of you.
Throw a Party
Singles awareness parties are becoming more and more popular. Instead of bemoaning the fact that you do not have a special someone, think about celebrating the fact that you are single with a party. Invite all of your single friends with cute valentine cards. Have fun with the theme without acting jealous of those who have relationships. You could have a traditional dinner party, or you could have a movie night or slumber party.
You could also throw a mixer where the point is to meet and greet prospective dates. Have a theme, and keep the mood light. If you're looking to have a fun night and want to meet new people, this may be a Valentine's Day activity that's right for you.
Do Something for Your Community
Why not choose to have your community be your valentine? Think about volunteering on Valentine's Day in a women's shelter, soup kitchen or homeless shelter. Valentine's Day could be a chance to give back to the world. Look in your local newspaper, public access channel or online for nonprofits or organizations that could use your help. The best way to avoid feeling sorry for yourself on this day is to work with people who need help and to turn a negative into a positive.
If you would prefer to stay in on Valentine's Day, you can still spend your time in constructive ways. Think about writing to a soldier or finding a pen pal in a retirement home. Other people are bound to be lonely on Valentine's Day; helping them through this will remind you of the good things in your life.
Go Somewhere New
It might help to experience Valentine's Day by going away on a trip. The best way to get to know yourself is in new environments where nobody knows who you are. Think about taking a spontaneous trip: jump in the car, pick a state or country out of a hat or ask a friend to plan a trip for you.
New horizons will help you forget the baggage associated with Valentine's Day. If you're in a place where nobody knows you and your history, you'll have the freedom to settle in and think about who you are and what you want from life. Ultimately, traveling by yourself is a liberating experience, and what better day to try this than on Valentine's Day?
 | Valentine's Day was an attempt to replace the pagan holiday of Lupercalia, the celebration of fertility and purification, that was still celebrated through the 5th century in Rome. The Church can feel quite satisfied that the attempt has succeeded. |
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Be careful, St. Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Pretty soon, there will be pictures of red and pink hearts everywhere, pink and red roses on sale, and lots and lots of chocolate. On Feb. 14, this will just be an image to many people, because unfortunately, Valentine's Day is just another day. |&&|The Society of American Florists reports that approximately 81% of men are unromantic on Valentine's Day ranking themselves as a seven or lower on a romantic scale of one to ten, forcing many women to be unhappy. |
Good Valentine box ideas can impress your loved one so much that he won't even care what is inside the box. These homemade Valentine gifts can also be used as boxes for the kids to take to school. |
