Ok. So you somehow got through another single Valentine’s Day. It is a new week and you just want to move on from this holiday. But with the late V-Day post showing up on your timeline, you are still feeling out of it. We have all been there and I am in the same boat. So I came up with 3 ways to get yourself out of this Post-Valentine’s Day funk. I am done all of these things myself and I can honestly say I am starting to feel much better after this love-filled holiday.
1. Delete Your Dating Apps
So you might feel that since all of your friends were having romantic dates with their significant others or excited about the boy who asked them to get coffee after class that you should try to find someone on one of the many dating apps. However, Tinder & Bumble & all of the others will not help you find the one for you. Not that these apps won’t work for people, there are many success stories, but when you are feeling like nothing is going your way after the holiday that makes people feel so much love, dating apps are not the way to find happiness. After my not so exciting Valentine’s Day, I thought that if I found someone on a dating app, I would feel a lot better about myself. I thought that if someone wanted to talk to me, it would improve my mood. However, dating apps usually hurt more than help when you are feeling down. Deleting the dating apps on your phone will not only improve your mood but will also help to increase your self-worth.
2. Take Some Time for You
While everyone is out enjoying the V-Day weekend, I decided to take some time for myself. I only did what I wanted to do and not work that needed to get done or something someone asked me to do. For me, this meant cleaning my apartment. I didn’t have to wait on anyone else to make plans, and I didn’t have to worry about anyone else. Making sure to take some time for yourself is something very important to do every so often especially when everyone is out and doing some romantic activities. Think of it as a “Treat Yo Self” day. It is the best day of the year, according to Tom and Dona from Parks and Rec.
3. Be Kind to Yourself
This holiday is a tough time for everyone who is not in a relationship. And sometimes people are not kind to themselves. It is hard to see others being so happy when you are just not. So just be kind to yourself. Love yourself. Don’t be hard on yourself about not having someone to spend this holiday with. Everything will get better and you will move on from this stage in life. Everything that is happening right now will not last forever. Once I realized this, I was able to turn my mood around. I was finally able to see the world around me as something else and was able to become happy again.
This holiday is not always a happy time for some people. And even the post-Valentine’s Day funk is something that happens. But it doesn’t last forever. Everything has a silver lining and one day you will look back on this time and realize that these tips actually helped you for the better. At least they helped me.