Ah, romance. Just what everyone needs...right? Wrong. The Valentine's Day marketing
machine and the quest for social acceptance can make "Singles Awareness Day" dreary or
even cruel if you're alone, whether by choice or by circumstance. It's hard to see what else
life has to offer when you're bombarded with romantic comedies on TV, flowers, romance
novels and cutesy heart-shaped trinkets in the stores, and never-ending drippy advertise-
ments and event announcements.
Fear not. You can be happy as a single on Valentine's Day. Resist the pressure to couple up
if it doesn't happen to be the time for you, and celebrate the moment!
INSIGHT
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