Too late for me.

I have a major depression, social phobia, insomnia and no self-esteem whatsoever.

I am unemployed, have no friends and never had a girlfriend in my life.

The worst thing about February for me is, that my birthday is just around the corner.

It's really weird how this crap is overdone in schools. I mean, in my school there is 1 working relationship ("love" one) yet the whole bloody school is in full love mode. I don't get it.

And as I'm pretty young myself, I don't really have the right to be angry or disappointed about not having a date for this day.

my experience is: Valentine's day is only important for children, single people (for who this day is really depressing) and new couples. I've been together for 6 years (we think, we lost count) and we have a house together and we only celebrated this day the first year we were together and it felt forced. For the others year and also this year we treat it like every other day of the year.

So don't sweat it, it really isn't an important day. BUT i do feel your pain because i have had a lot of single valentines days and it sucks.... incredible how such a simple media blown up thing can make you feel so lonely....Only thing i can say is the cliche: chin up. When you least expect it you will find the one you will spend the rest of your life with. (Nothing is a cliche when it's happening to you)

I come from a country where Valentine's has not traditionally been celebrated (Denmark - though we had it introduced in recent years) and I now live in a country where it isn't celebrated (Brazil - but they have Lovers day on June 12th which is roughly the same deal).

So I am pretty new to the whole Valentine's day thing, I do enjoy it though. Compared to so many holidays which celebrate this or that religious stuff, this is a day for spending with my wife, having good food. I find very little to object to about it. If I was single I would simply ignore it like I have all my life up till a couple of years ago, stay at home and enjoy the day like any other. I have far more objections to e.g. Christmas than I do to Valentine's day.

DISREGARD THAT..

[wrong thread;P]

Valentine's Day never really bothered me until last year when I realised I never had a girlfriend... Why must the day remind single people?! :/

Well I’m certanly single but I don’t feel sucky, actualy I feel pretty good right now.
Happy by the way you’re not currently in a relationship day :D

Just an observation: The more people worry about not being in a relationship, the more clingy they tend to become when someone of the opposite sex shows them attentions (even if they are just trying to be friendly), and this is rather annoying, which basically cuts the poor single out of many potential future relationships.

To anyone who feels alone, my advice is to get out, learn how to dance (there are courses for that), learn martial arts, learn pottery or anything like that. Anything you do will make you feel better about yourself, and feeling good about yourself is an attractive trait (both from a friendship and relationship point of view). Video games is fine (I love playing video games), but it can easily become your go-to thing, because it is so easy to just boot up your computer and start a game. Going out takes some effort though, but it pays off in the long run.

And now I'm on my way out, going to meet some friends, cook food and have a good time, and after that, we will go out and dance the night away. Being single rocks!

I think this is the most easy period in history for dating... Really.

I have to write that I love my girlfriend. She already gave me my valentine's gift. She gave me...

a can of compressed air!

Yup. I've blown this magic thing into my laptop's fans and... it's three times more quiet, and the processor temperature is always below 60 degrees celsius (and this is huge difference).

I am a happy guy now. Never known that such a small thing can fix my issues with my old notebook ;)

I have a wife, but I also have an MRI and doctor's appointment for my brain tumor in Feb. 14th. No joke.

Not seeking pity or anything, but just sayin': there are "problems," and there are problems.

My advice is to enjoy your time being single, and enjoy your time with your eventual loved one you have yet to meet. Just enjoy life in general, and don't agonize so much over a Hallmark holiday.

The other thing that I wanted to point out that if an awesome girl is willing to marry ME, I'm sure you guys will be just fine. :)

Valentinesday was actually an Armenian cultic holiday celebrating an unknown love goddess. It came to Brittain when the Armenian king visited the British King in the 11th century.

Somehow it became tradition in Brittain and later on the US. It's like with the Ostera and the Yule festivals, I'd prefer celebrating cult festivals than this marketized bullshit.

My first thought when I read the title: "But I haven't released a single?!"

Nope, didn't see that over the deadly typo.

Interestingly enough, the Feb 13-14 period is the busiest 24 hours of the entire year for the US Postal Service. As nightmarish as you might think it is for you, it's MUCH MUCH WORSE for postal workers. Imagine all of the Christmas deliveries, compressed into a single day, where no package can arrive late OR early...

So take some time out from your misery to be compassionate to your dutiful postmen.