Valentine’s day is coming up and you might be dreading this giant reminder of just how single you are. But February 14th doesn’t have to be miserable! And we are here to give you five reasons why. 

1. You Do You Girlfriend
When you’re single, you can do whatever you want. You don’t have to check-in with that special someone, and even better, there’s nobody to guilt you into doing something you were never planning on doing anyways. If you want to sit on your couch all day and have pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, who’s to tell you that you can’t? You do you.

2. Treat Yo Self
In my opinion, this is one of the best reasons why being single is better than dating someone. There’s no need to save money for that prom ticket, nice dinner, or birthday gift. Instead of spending money on your significant other, you can spend it on yourself! And the best part is, there’s no way you’ll hate a gift that you bought for yourself.

3. No Worries
You don’t have to worry about your significant other. I don’t know about you, but I can’t even handle my own problems, let alone another person’s. When you’re single, you don’t have to consider another person’s feelings when making plans or decisions.

4. Be a Player
Another reason being single is great, is that you can play the field. The cute waiter is flirting with you? So what?! It’s not like you have a boyfriend or girlfriend at home who’s going to get mad. Why not go on three dates with three different guys in one week? You can easily put yourself out there and have as much fun as possible while you’re single; and trust me, this is the one thing that all of your friends wish they could do.

5. Eat Your Heart Out
You know all of that candy at Vons that you wish someone would buy for you? Well… just use the money that you would’ve spent on your date to buy it all half off the next day! Pop in a romcom and dig in.