{"id":228,"date":"2011-02-09T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T16:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motivatedtomarry.com\/stage\/?p=228"},"modified":"2011-02-09T12:24:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T16:24:29","slug":"valentines-day-survival-guide-for-singles-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motivatedtomarry.com\/stage\/valentines-day-survival-guide-for-singles-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day Survival Guide for Singles- Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are less than a week away from one of the most dreaded holidays for singles \u2013 especially for those not in a relationship and those who are dating and not yet in a committed relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In the next few days I hope to give you a couple of tips for dating and making the most of this LOVE focused holiday.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We can make the most of it by thinking of it as a time to express how much we care about one another \u2013 be it a friend, a parent, a child, or a close relative.<\/p>\n<p>With a little planning, you can actually make Valentine\u2019s Day a happy and fulfilling holiday or you can decide to ignore it all together (It\u2019s only another Monday!)<\/p>\n<p>My first strategy is just to share the evening with your close friends.\u00a0 You can have a dinner party, go out bowling, treat yourselves to dinner and a movie, find a happy hour at a bar that you know you like the crowd or go dancing at a club.\u00a0 There are singles events that you may want to attend.\u00a0 One of my tips for dating is here you know the people are truly available since those who are kind of in a relationship would most likely be with that person they have been dating.<\/p>\n<p>Another one of my tips for dating is if you live in the DC area, you can subscribe to my weekly calendar of events for singles at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.DCDatingInfo.com\">http:\/\/www.DCDatingInfo.com<\/a> and see what\u2019s going on for this Weekend or Valentine\u2019s Day itself.<\/p>\n<p>In my next blog post, I will give you other strategies to survive Valentine\u2019s Day as a single person.<\/p>\n<p>What are your plans for Valentine\u2019s Day?\u00a0 Have you made your plans already?<\/p>\n<p>This inquiring coach would like to know!\u00a0 So please leave a comment.<\/p>\n<p>Intentionally yours,<\/p>\n<p>Coach Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are less than a week away from one of the most dreaded holidays for singles \u2013 especially for those not in a relationship and those who are dating and not yet in a committed relationship. 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