WHAT TO DO ON VALENTINE'S DAY WHEN YOU
DON'T HAVE A DATE ...
February 13, 2008
In years past, I have found myself without a girlfriend on Valentine’s Day – and wow does that ever suck! I know there are currently a fair number of people in that same boat today, and so I thought I would put together an official midlifebachelor.com suggested list of things you can do on V-Day when you don’t have a date … along with a second list of what NOT TO DO, too.
The Official Midlifebachelor.com List of
What TO DO on Valentine’s Day When You Do Not Have a Date …
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Drink with your buddies at their house and talk about how you don’t really need a relationship right now.
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Go to the gym. Nothing is better for this kind of stress than working out.
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Watch TV alone. Sure – you can always watch TV alone at home … but this way no one else knows you don’t have a date!
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Visit a pornographic website. No comment!
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Spend time with your family. You should be spending time with your family regardless, but this is an especially great day to do it – if you don’t have a date.
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Throw a party for others who are dateless – no couples allowed!
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Do whatever you would normally do any other day. In other words, ignore the day!
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Realize that most marriages end in divorce, and smile to yourself.
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Recognize that by not having a girlfriend – that everyplace you go by yourself is HALF OFF the price … because you are only paying for yourself!
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And here is the Official Midlifebachelor.com List of
What NOT to Do on Valentine’s Day when you don’t have a date …
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Do not call or email an ex to see how she’s doing. [Hint – she’s probably doing someone else.]
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Do not go out to dinner that night – all you will see is
happy couples, and you may want to throw rocks at them!
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Do not go out on a first date with someone new. I did this once years ago, and wow was that ever stupid – as it puts a lot of pressure on both parties to make the date into something it might not be.
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Do not say anything negative to others you encounter during the day who have received flowers and/or gifts for V-Day. If you do, then they may think you are a
LOSER with no date! ha ha ;o)
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Do not let your neighbors see you washing your car or gardening or tooling around outside in the early evening on V-Day – again because they may think you are a
LOSER with no damn date!
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Do not intentionally harm yourself! Sure – you don’t have date this year, but things will get better in the future, and you will eventually find yourself imprisoned in another relationship (ha ha) … so look forward to that time, and think about how much money you saved by not having a girlfriend this year!
Good luck – next year will be better!
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