Celebrating Self-Love: Things to do if you’re single on Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day, aka the day that your instagram will be overflowing with kissing pictures, engagement rings, and an endless stream of very mushy and romantic couples photos.

If you’re single and sad about it, Valentine’s Day can be a HUGE bummer. It’s the one day of the year to really celebrate love and romance–but you don’t have anyone to celebrate with.

Oh wait, yeah you do…yourself!

Valentine’s Day is meant to be a celebration of LOVE, whether or not you’re in a relationship! A lot of people overlook the fact that the celebration isn’t just for romantic love (although that is a big part of it), it can also be a day to celebrate the love you have for your family, friends, pets, and the most important love of all–YOURSELF.

I for one am single this Valentine’s Day and I am oh so excited about it. I cannot wait to spend the entire day celebrating all of those different types of love, but especially self-love.

So, if you’re in the same boat as me, I made this list of things that you can do this Valentine’s Day to celebrate self-love!


Buy a bunch of chocolate–for yourself

You’re single so you won’t even have to share!!

Get your pet some valentines day treats

Petco sells dog cookies. Literal. dog. cookies. Just because you’re single doesn’t mean that you can’t have a Valentine. 🙂 Treat yourself AND your fur baby!

Take yourself on a date

Some date ideas to do solo:

  • Art exhibit
  • Movies
  • Dinner
  • Bookstore
  • Painting class

The options are honestly endless. Have a night out on the town and enjoy your blissful alone time.

If you don’t feel like going out, you can always have a little “date night” at home.

Make your room super cozy, gather lots of snacks (and chocolate), and watch your favorite romance movies!

Some of my favorites:

  • Fifty Shades of Grey (Obviously. Hey, don’t look at me like that! The story line is good!!!)
  • Letters to Juliet
  • Pride & prejudice
  • Twilight

Treat yo’self!

Have a spa day, get your hair cut and colored, nails done, whatever you want!

Buy flowers for yourself

The ultimate girl boss move on Valentine’s Day– buy the flowers for yourself. You don’t need no man.

Make yourself a romantic dinner

Get some candles, put the flowers you bought yourself on your table, and get to cooking whatever is your idea of a romantic dinner!

Tell & show your loved ones how much you love them!

Nothing will fill your heart more on Valentine’s Day than showering your friends, family, pets, etc with love. The best part is that it will make them feel good too! Spread the love!

Write yourself a love letter

There is no better way to end a day filled with self love than with a love letter. Sit down and just write about things that you love about yourself–and make it romantic! It might seem a bit hard at first, and you can be a little dramatic and sarcastic at first, but it will get easier as you go on. Really shower yourself with affection, and you can keep the letter to read for next Valentine’s Day!

“That’s the beautiful thing about self love– you wear it like a dress and it becomes more and more exquisite with time.”

April Greene

I hope you all use these ideas and treat yourself to a fantastic, love filled Valentine’s Day. If you have anything special you’re doing, I would love to hear it in the comments!

See you next time. <3