Let’s be honest, being single when Valentines Day comes around is always a little bit depressing isn’t it?
Well it doesn’t have to be, and Goss.ie is here to tell you how you can make Valentines Day your b*tch.
From laughing at sappy couples in restaurants, to treating yourself – we’ve created the BEST guide for surviving V-Day as a single lady.
1. Go for Brunch
Let’s be real here, who doesn’t love brunch?!
So what better way to kick off a day meant for rose petals and sweet nothings than a big stack of pancakes and bacon? (with a Mimosa to wash it all down of course).
Invite your fellow single gals to your favourite brunch spot for the chats, great food and compulsory sniggering at loved-up couples.
We recommend San Lorenzo’s on George’s St, the Brunch of Champions menu is PHENOMENAL.
The Marker Hotel do a killer brunch too, and since Valentine’s falls on a Sunday, it’s the perfect brunch day.
2. Treat Yo Self
Why spend your money on a Valentines gift for someone, when you can just buy yourself a new dress?
While your belly is nicely full from brunching, head into your fave store and pick yourself up something nice, and we don’t mean something that’s just kinda nice – we mean something really nice.
Single girls have got to treat themselves after all, and remember, you can love a man – but you can love a pair of Louboutins SO much more.
3. Pamper Yo Self
When you’re finished treating yo self, then why not pamper yourself?
There’s no better feeling than feeling good about yourself, and if getting your nails done or getting a blow-dry perks you up, then you better make a beeline straight for that salon.
This step can also help you prepare for steps five and six, and make you feel like a million bucks.
The Buff Day Spa have the perfect pamper treatments as well as Vanity Rooms and for hair care we love Sugar Cubed and Ceira Lamberts.
4. Eat Yo Feelings
We don’t mean this quite so literally, but after your long day of brunching, shopping and pampering, it’s nice to just sit down, order your favourite food and watch a movie with your mates.
Getting a good meal in is probably a good idea before step six, and watching a nice rom-com on Valentines Day is actually less depressing than it sounds!
We do highly recommend giving The Notebook a miss though, for fear you will literally be too upset to go out later (gets us every time).
5. Get All Dolled Up
In order to paint the town red, you’ve gotta get a little dolled up first.
Put on your glad rags, get them heels on, contour that face to perfection and hit the town with your best gal pals.
Disclaimer: Walking to your taxi like Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood girl gang is optional but HIGHLY encouraged.
6. Hit The Town
Everyone can agree that the pinnacle of the evening is walking into the club with your girlfriends, looking and feeling good, and just having fun.
Most Valentines themed club nights fall on the Saturday night (V -Day eve) this year, so you might have to celebrate being a single lady the night before, but all the more better.
For the total anti V-Day single ladies, check out the hugely popular Rocky Horror Picture Show Anti Valentines Delight that promises a place to retreat from the gazing doe eyed couples on Valentine’s eve on Saturday, February 13.
For singles looking for some potential loving, The Bernard Shaw is holding their annual Love Me Tinder night on February 13, and the event organisers are offering a night of hookups, slow jams and lots of Keith Sweat.
Of course there will be plenty of choice around town on Valentines weekend, and your always guaranteed a shift in Coppers.
7. Get The Shift
Nothing says “I love being single” like being able to kiss whoever you want on a night out, and Valentines night is the perfect opportunity to get yourself a smooch on the dance floor.
You’re guaranteed that lads will be out on the prowl, and you’re young, free and single – so what’s stopping you?!
Disclaimer: Beer Goggles may cause you to make some bad shifting decisions.
8. Accept The Single Life
Ah, the final step – accepting the single life.
This is usually a right of passage on any girl’s night out, especially on V-Day, and will most likely involve you shouting that “relationships are boring” while stumbling down Harcourt St.
Being single is certainly not a bad thing, and allows you to get to love yourself before you take the leap at loving someone else.
Your Prince Charming is right around the corner, so embrace enjoying your own company while you can!
