Do you ever wish you could create your own set of conversation hearts for Valentine's Day? You know, little pastel candies with sayings like, "bug off," "BTDT" (for "been-there-done-that"), or "why bother?" If you've been through a rough experience — either with your ex or a more recent dating relationship — then who can blame you for feeling a little bitter about Valentine's Day?
But, you know, it's funny — Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that is what you make it. So if you decide that it's a day to feel down, you'll feel down. (And that's okay.) But if you decide that it's a day to celebrate the love you have for your kids, or your friends and family, then that's what it will be.
When you look at it that way, surviving Valentine's Day is as much about your own attitude as it is about all the commercial hype associated with it.
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