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单身者怎么过情人节despite the fact that weve just had christmas and new year, the world decided that some of us needed yet another reminder of how sad and alone we are. enter valentines day, a faux semi-holiday that was invented to stimulate the sales of the floral, jewelry, chocolate and suicide hotline industries.尽管我们刚过了圣诞节和新年，另外一个节日又要提醒我们多么孤独悲伤。那就是情人节，人们设立了这个半假日来增加鲜花、珠宝、巧克力的销售，自杀热线产业也更为火爆。in case you find yourself partner-free this february 14th, here is some proof that you can totally rock the day, singles style.1. partywhy sit around wallowing in self pity when you can be out having a good time. if youre invited to a v-day party, go. who cares if its going to mostly be couples. you get the chance to drink and eat on somebody elses dime while observing things going on around you. perhaps therell be some hotties there, or maybe just couples pretending not to be in a fight over inadequate valentines gifts. either way, there will be good times! alternatively, you can throw your own party with an appropriate theme such as historical couples or horror movie characters.2. treat yourselfthe upside to not having a valentine is not being obliged to spend of your pay check on a gift for someone. instead, i recommend that you:we can sometimes put so much time and energy into other people that we forget about ourselves. so why not make this valentines day all about you? whether your idea of indulgence is a massage（按摩）, a new game or an entire pot pie to yourself, do it. frankly, id go for all three.3. have an awesome night outjust because its valentines day doesnt mean youre forbidden to go out on the town. i say take it back. grab some friends and tear it up over some drinks and great food. im not even going to advocate the idea that you might meet somebody while out, because that shouldnt be your focus. if it happens, great, but dont go into the night with that expectation. just have fun.4. have an awesome night inwhy does everyone seem to think that staying in is so lame? i honestly think that rocking v-day from he lounge room could be amazing. order in from your favorite takeout, get a bottle of something delicious and fire up the old blu-ray player.5. spread the non-romantic lovenot in a venereal disease type of way.just because you dont have a romantic partner this valentines day doesnt mean there isnt at least one special someone in your life. im talking about friends and family, and they deserve love too. send some flowers to your mum, treat your dad to a nice bottle of scotch, or send some nice and/or purposely terrible cards to your friends.6. gtfowhy not take the opportunity to get out and do something you wouldnt usually do. whether it be a local game or exhibit, or even an overnight stay somewhere, take the opportunity to break your normal routine and gtfo.7. secret santa - valentines styleyeah, im making it a thing. lets call it secret casanova, because why not? gather a group of friends together, draw names and then buy a nice gift for your chosen person. alternatively, you can purposely buy crappy（蹩脚的） or funny gifts just for the fun of it. in that case, i recommend naming the game sloppy casanova.8. volunteernothing will make you forget the heinous commercialism of valentines day more than doing volunteer work. youll quickly realize that while the rest of the western world is wondering how big a bouquet should be, some people have bigger things to worry about, like food and shelter. get some perspective.9. watch valentines daythis movie is so bad that watching it will make you glad youre not getting involved in this pre-determined day of love. it may also make you vomit it a bit.10. business as usualif nothing else on this list inspires you, i recommend simply doing nothing. stop the day from having any power over you by treating it like any other. it may be slightly difficult to ignore the red and pink floral explosions throughout the office, but you dont have to let that make you act any differently. flip valentines day the bird and mov