The grass is green everywhere except under your own feet. If you're in a long-term relationship, take inspiration from happy couples who always go on separate holidays. Spend some time apart, doing things that only you love to do - you'll find that you're that much more excited to exchange Valentines on Saturday. Singles may be spending a bit too much time wishing for a mate, instead of enjoying the utter freedom that singledom brings. Pleasure is in the details - you can go where you want, do what you want and see whom you want, with no one to compromise with. Indulge yourself for Valentine's Day, whether that means buying yourself a heart-shaped box of chocolates or seeing a gloriously bad movie with another happy singleton.

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