Resiliency Vs. Chocolate On Valentine's Day [EXPERT]

Have you ever wondered why some people eat chocolate instead of logging quality time with others?

Did you know that your consumption of dark chocolate verses milk chocolate is in direct proportion to how loved you feel; especially, on and around Valentine’s Day? Wouldn’t that be a fabulous study to troll for why this is so? If you’re a female, when you think about your monthly cycle, and where your emotions (and hormones) are at any given day due to what’s happening at work, in your love life, with friends, and your family; and how you never seem to have enough time to be everywhere and with everyone you want to be…It isn’t t

5 Ways To Recognize Your Prince Charming [EXPERT]

Secrets you recognize within yourself when you've met the love of your life

Valentine’s Day often feels like Valentine’s Month, doesn't it? Especially when we look around and see all of the happy couples fawning over each other while sharing secret glances, intimate moments and Desserts. Ugh! Citizens of the Toad Kingdom, I would guess that some of you ask, "When is it my turn to split the Chocolate Decadence?" Right? And How will you know your Prince Charming (PC) when you meet him - whether from an Online Dating Site or at the local library?

6 Ways To Be Your Own Best Valentine [EXPERT]

How not to fall into feeling unlovable or lonely this year, just because you don't have a Valentine!

Once again, February 14th is right around the corner. And this year, for whatever reason, you don't have a Valentine to call your own. You may be single or separated, divorced or widowed. Unfortunately, so many of us who find ourselves in this situation fall into feelings of deep inadequacy and despair. We tell ourselves: "I'm not good enough; something's wrong with me; I'll never find someone." The reasons why we're "alone" don't matter. What matters is learning how to address these feelings so that you embrace Valentine's Day 2012, feeling the fullness of love rather than the black hole of emptiness and lack.

Single On Valentine's Day? [EXPERT]

Valentine’s Day; Maryanne helps you move from coping to celebrating!

A reporter asked me to help him with his column the other day, and his first question was: “Valentine’s Day is coming up. But where can you meet someone if you’re single?” I replied, “That's like asking me where to go eat when you're hungry. First you need to tell me what you like, what you are hungry for? I certainly wouldn't want to send you to a seafood restaurant if you can’t stand fish! As elementary as it sounds, we need to make this distinction and move away from the one-size-fits-all relationship mentality.

6 Ways To Celebrate Valentine's Day Solo [EXPERT]

Single? Turn your Valentine's Day from drab to fab!

Unrealistic expectations can cause a great deal of emotional pain if you are alone on Valentine’s Day! Longing for what is not there in front of you rather than seeking joy in what is! I often think of the old saying, “God never gives you more than you can handle.” There is great truth in this even when it feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Inch by inch you move forward with conscious intent until you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You have survived! Now what?

Don't Just Survive On Valentines Day - Thrive! (EXPERT)

5 Tips to Thriving Not Just Surviving as a Single on Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is the most glaring reminder of the year that you are "still" single -- or that you are single again. It's a reminder that you still haven't found the person of your dream and each year when Valentines rolls around, it leaves you wondering if you will ever find love.

valentine's day candy heart — Are you apathetic about Valentine's Day? Here's how to indulge that apathy.

Hate Valentine's Day? 15 Ways To Avoid It This Year

Yes, it's possible to completely avoid Valentine's Day.

If you are a single on Valentine's Day, you basically have two options. You can embrace the day and make it your own. Or you can boycott. We support both options. If you choose the latter, it might not be as hard as you think. Here are 15 easy ways to completely opt out of Valentine's Day this year.

It's More Than Okay To Be Single, Valentine

'Couples Holidays' can be a drag, but only if you allow them. Choose to look at Single differently!

As the years seem to fly past in record speed, I've begun to notice more and more the increase of holiday emphasis. Promoting Halloween begins late August/early September, and the minute our clocks stike midnight into November, the shelves have already been slated clean and now full of Thankskgiving and Christmas hoopla. Just when we think after the New Year has been rung in and we're finally free and clear from the bombardment of annoying toy and jewelry commercials, the world at large starts digging into one of the most gawdy ritual days of them all; Valen

Warning: Love In 10 Words Or Less [EXPERT]

Poetic warning against settling for less than we deserve in this February Month of Love.

February - the Month of Love. For singles hoping to be couples, February can be a month of loneliness and agony instead. For centuries, poets have captured this pain with a romantic sincerity. This pain is powerful and can make us do the most ridiculous things in the name of finding Happily Ever After, especially with so many potential mistakes being available to us at the stroke of a keyboard.

Single Ladies Give Yourself a Gift This Year!

Top 10 things Single Ladies can do to give themselves a boost this Valentine's Day.

Oxytocin is a stress reducing hormone released in women. When a woman does somthing that produces Oxytocin, her Cortisol (stress hormone) levels begin to drop and she starts to feel less stressed and more relaxed. Below is a list of 10 sure fire ways a women can produce Oxytocin for herself this Valentine's Day. Some of them might just surprise you. 1. Get a massage 2. Get your hair done 3. Get a manicure or pedicure 4. Take yourself on a shopping spree 5. Volunteer or give to a charity

12 Anti-Valentine's Day Movies

You might not be in the mood for love, but you'll definitely be up for these unconventional flicks.

Folks, February 14th is almost upon us again and, if you're not making restaurant reservations or picking out scented bath tablets, chances are you're in your sad corner crying to a Morrissey album. Well fret not, lonely souls, because we have the surefire cure for the Valentine's Day blues: MOVIES, and plenty of 'em! Keep that copy of Sleepless in Seattle on the shelf and check out our selection of the perfect double features to suit your mood on Singles Awareness Day.