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21 Reasons Why You Don’t Have a Valentine

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be the most magical day of your year. In fact, you should do you and spend your night binge-watching Netflix, grabbing dinner with friends or catching up on classwork. No date? No problem. Here are 21 reasons why you don’t have a date on Valentine’s Day. 

1. Your relationship is with food

2. Your girlfriends are your life

3. I guess it could have something to do with this

4. There’s no time for dates when you have a love affair with reality TV

5. The Bachelor gives you too high of expectations

6. It’s definitely not because of your optimism

7. This might be a factor

8. Valentine’s Day is too mushy for you

9. You’re too good for them

10. “Hey, don’t rush me!”

11. You forced yourself to lay off dating for a while

12. Social skills sometimes evade you

13. You’re holding out for your celeb crush

14. One word: workaholic

15. Ain’t nobody got time to find a date

16. You have standards

17. It’s SO not a real holiday

18. Uhh because why bother if you can never top the Obamas’ relationship

19. Hey, it’s your choice

20. And we all need a little me time

21. Who needs a Valentine to have fun?!

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Lindsay was the president/editor-in-chief of the UCLA chapter of Her Campus from 2015-2018. She was previously the Viral Section Editor at Her Campus and an Editorial Intern at the headquarters in Boston. Lindsay grew up in Washington state and transitioned to love the Southern California sunshine while studying communications and environmental science at UCLA. Twitter: @WeinbergLindsay.