{"id":35,"date":"2009-02-08T12:14:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-08T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motivatedtomarryblog.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2009-02-08T12:14:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-08T16:14:22","slug":"how-to-survive-valentines-day-as-a-single-being-with-good-friends-that-you-can-count-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motivatedtomarry.com\/stage\/how-to-survive-valentines-day-as-a-single-being-with-good-friends-that-you-can-count-on\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive Valentine&#8217;s Day as a Single: Being with Good Friends that you can Count On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year Valentine\u2019s Day lands on a Saturday.\u00a0 So if you are single, perhaps not only do you not have a date for Saturday evening, you also don\u2019t have a date for Valentine\u2019s Day Evening- that\u2019s a double whammy!\u00a0\u00a0 So what do you normally do on a Saturday evening?\u00a0 I hope you are not saying, \u201cI stay home and wash my hair!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Make plans with your friends to have a fun evening out.\u00a0 I find it helps to be actively involved so you won\u2019t think of what you don\u2019t have.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nYou can find a venue that has a good band, go dancing or even go bowling!\u00a0\u00a0 Or if that\u2019s not your cup of tea, then you can go to a movie that you were dying to see.\u00a0\u00a0 Personally, I recommend a good action or drama film over a romantic comedy for this evening!<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go out and see all the love birds cooing at each other, what about having a dinner party at your home.\u00a0 You can have a potluck dinner so you don\u2019t have to do all the work.\u00a0 Make sure people bring decadent deserts.\u00a0\u00a0 Try to have your friends bring a friend so you get to meet new people!\u00a0 You can play board games or arrange a poker game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So you don\u2019t have to dread Valentine\u2019s Day Evening.\u00a0\u00a0 Lean on your single friends who are in the same boat as you.\u00a0\u00a0 You will have a more enjoyable evening than staying home and washing your hair and seeing Friends reruns!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So what plans are you going to make for next weekend if you are not in a serious relationship?\u00a0 How do you want to make sure you are in a supportive environment on Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/p>\n<p>This inquiring relationship coach wants to know!\u00a0 I\u2019d love to hear your comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your relationship coach,<\/p>\n<p>Amy<\/p>\n<p>P.S.\u00a0 Get your relationship questions answered and helpful dating and relationship advice!\u00a0 Join my February (2\/24) 2009 tele-coaching group to help move you forward towards your goal of meeting a partner for a committed love relationship with the support of other singles, as well.\u00a0 We will work on your online dating strategy.\u00a0 For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getloveright.com\/\">www.GetLoveRight.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Save $200 by signing up by 2\/21\/09!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year Valentine\u2019s Day lands on a Saturday.\u00a0 So if you are single, perhaps not only do you not have a date for Saturday evening, you also don\u2019t have a date for Valentine\u2019s Day Evening- that\u2019s a double whammy!\u00a0\u00a0 So what do you normally do on a Saturday evening?\u00a0 I hope you are not saying, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44,4,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.3 (Yoast SEO v18.5.1) - 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