Why You Shouldn't Be Sad on Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day is the couple's galore when it comes to showing their partner their love and affection. Of course for the ones who have no partner at all, Valentine's Day is hell day for them. But why do some single people insist on carrying a vendetta against the holiday? Why be sad over a day that is actually a commercial holiday for flowers and candy? To all of the single people out there, you shouldn't be sad on Valentine's Day. Why you may ask? Well let's look at it this way:


You Are Not Alone
According to squidoo.com there are 120 single men for every 100 single ladies in their twenties. In fact for people who are 65 and older, there are 33 single men to 100 single women. Knowing that you are not alone on this holiday should ease your mind and make you feel less lonely for being single. You know what else is a good thing? How about...

You're Saving Money
What's the big deal about saving money? Well you clearly don't know how much companies can make form little Valentine's Day. Statisticbrain.com says that the average consumer spends around $116. You should be very lucky that you're not crazy in love on Valentine's Day. Then again be lucky that you're not suffering from one of the holiday's many tactics of love because...

Crazy Things Happen on Valentine's Day
To the ones who think proposing on this romantic holiday is a great idea, I hope you saved enough money since according to huffingtonpost.com, the average cost of an engagement ring is around $2,400. To the ones who are in a relationship, 53% of women in America would actually dump their boyfriends if they did not do anything special for them on Valentine's Day according to amusingfacts.com. On top of that, huffingtonpost notes that there will be an expected 14 million marriages/proposals plan for this year. 14 million people saying "I do" on V-Day? That is so original indeed.

But Wait, There's More
Even with the 14 million people getting married, you can't forget that there's going to be an estimated 40% increase in requests for divorce lawyers as well, as stated by newsfeed.time.com. It's so ironic how the day of love can actually bring in heart ache for others as well.

Don't worry about being single on Valentine's Day. Just chill out and act like the holiday is like any other day of the year. You're not losing money, you're not being crazy in love using cliche tactics of expressing your emotions and there won't be any nasty surprises heading your way on that day. 


*following article was published on The Scribe newspaper on February 2013