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Single During the Holidays?

Gasp; there is no greater sin!

By Ashley Gork
February 8, 2010

What will Aunt Betty say when you show up alone to another family dinner? What will your friends think when you are kissing the bottle instead of a lover at the strike of midnight? What will your ex-love conclude when you spend Valentines Day with a box of tissues and chocolate ice cream? Crawl back into your bed, pull those covers up, and hibernate until summer poor Single! There is nothing worst then spending the winter months alone� Right?

Wrong!

Wake up people! You don�t need someone else to complete you! Instead of declaring February 14th the most depressing day of the year, make it the greatest expression of self-respect and individuality these winter months have seen. How? All you need is a pro-active outlook, an fml attitude, and the official

The Anti-Valentines Day Guide

The Anti-Valentines Day Guide is a list of step-by-step instructions made to guarantee you a glooming-free Valentines Day. Follow each of the tasks and with a positive attitude, you can make your single Valentines Day one to remember!

Task 1:

Let�s start with some Valentines Day cards to send to your friends and ex-love ones. Everyone loves cards right? Of course, these are a little different than normal. Remember, these are Anti-Valentines day cards!

Here are some examples of sweet messages to send out:

Love is a still a four-letter word.

Happy Valentines Day to my girls,

Pimping aint easy this time of year

Here�s to burning old love letters & voodoo dolls

Happy f-ing Valentines day.

I hope cupid finds you...

and shoves an arrow up your ass

I�d trade a couple chocolates for a couple shots any day

Love? Please! That was so 70s.

These, of course are only examples. Feel free to make some of your own. The objective here is to take on a Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats approach, a Beyonce Single Ladies approach, or anything in-between. Either way, make it clear in your message that you are simply poking fun of the �hallmark holiday� and are making the best of your single life.

Task 2:

Speaking of music, time to make the ultimate �singles� play-list and jam out. Music therapy is always helpful during lonely times. Here are some much-needed tunes to add to your list.

Silly Boy, Eva Simons

Gives You Hell, The All-American Rejects

Single Ladies. Beyonce

Lookin� for a Good Time, Lady Antebellum

I�m Single Again, Trina

Stronger, Kanye West

Love Me or Hate Me, Lady Soviegrn

You Can�t Always Get What you Want, The Rolling Stones

Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd

Feel free to add some of your own! You just need to listen to all of those songs that make you upbeat and happy. There is no need to feel down just because it�s February the 14th. Make it fun!

Task 3:

Get out of the apartment! You are never going to meet someone watching reruns of the Jersey Shore. Grab a few friends and hit the town. Get out for dinner or grab some coffee and make it a point to pleasant to others. You never know who else is searching for a Valentines Day Date!

Happy Holidays!