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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Riverside chapter.

Well, if it isn’t that time of year again when Godiva chocolatiers will generate the highest revenue in all of its twelve months of business. Yes indeed my little grasshoppers, it’s Valentines day. The day where thousands of Facebook users will publicly announce that they will in fact be “Forever Alone” on their statuses in hopes of gaining some pity “likes”. 

Calm down cutie, the truth is that Valentine’s day is just another over-rated “consumer holiday” where people feel obligated to spend money on expensive gifts just to show their loved ones how much they truly care. Silly gooses. For all of the single fishes out there, just pretend that it’s everyone else’s birthday except yours. Kind of like the anti-birthday. Most importantly, try not to become overwhelmed and please don’t throw yourself a pity party just because you don’t have a valentine. The last thing anyone needs is a party pooper.


Valentines Day shouldn’t be one of those holidays that make you feel bad about yourself. Whether you’re single or in a relationship, this day usually mixes up our emotions to such high extremes. We either become extremely self loathing or experience a sense of over the top giddiness and joy. But before you decide to chug a bottle of haterade, don’t forget that February 14th is just another day (a Tuesday in fact), and if you’re currently single, just try to ride out the day with class and poise. We all know that February 15th is the day that actually matters. It’s the day when all of the Valentine’s Day chocolates go on sale! Yay! Go eat chocolate and hide the mirror. Smile pretty girl, maybe next year Justin Bieber will be old enough to make you “One Less Lonely Girl”.
 
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Nicole Martinez

UC Riverside

Nicole is a senior at UC Riverside where she is majoring in Media and Culture studies. She co-founded the Her Campus UC Riverside chapter her sophomore year in college. She loves to spend her free time watching The Mindy Project, Girls, Pretty Little Liars, and other shows with leading ladies. She also dabbles on tumblr, instagram (obviwearetheladies), and twitter. Mindy Kailing and Shoshanna are her spirit animals and in the near future she hopes to achieve elite status on Yelp, pursue a career in Public Relations and ultimately conquer the world.