The supposedly most romantic day of the year has arrived and the copious amounts of ‘happy couple’ posts on your Facebook news feed has made you throw up a little in your mouth seven times already today. Here are the unpleasant stages of being single on Valentine’s Day…

Mushy romance makes you wanna vomit…
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Couples you thought were cute are now the bane of your life for 24 hours.
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You spend the day thinking about all those times you got rejected.
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When people ask, you desperately try to convince them you choose to be single…
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You resort to alcohol to fill the void in your heart.
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You decide Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to shower yourself in expensive gifts.
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Who needs a relationship when you have a duvet and Ben&Jerry’s?
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And the day usually comes to an end as you shed only a few tears…
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