1 Make it a girl’s day. Go out to lunch with your girlfriends, have a cup of coffee and chit-chat about boys, or do dinner with your other single gal-pals. Valentine’s Day shouldn’t only be about couples – it should be about love of all kinds. And what better to celebrate than the love you have for your pals.

2 Organize a Secret Admirers Single Girl’s gift session a’ la Santa. Get a group of girls together and draw names out of a hat.

Then deliver things like, chocolate, her fave movie, teddybears, or other special things that you know she’d like.

3 Forget what day it is. Hide the calendar, flip it to March, or just don’t look. Valentine’s Day is just like any other day. Just because Hallmark sells those cards with hearts on them for February 14, doesn’t mean you have to participate.

4 Hang out with family. This seems to be a great retreat to any depressing occasion that you don’t want to or can’t partake in. Sitting on mom and dad’s couch, for instance, will be so comforting. Top it off with a cup of cocoa and you’ll just reminisce about the times you were young and could care less for Valentine’s.

5 Have a party at your house! (After Having Parents Agree of course!).Invite your girls over for food, movies, music and dancing! Break out the karoke machine too- but to  mix it up, suggest a theme for the party that everyone wear pink (or black if you’ve really caught the single awareness bug) and make a playlist with girl empowered songs!

6 Pig out! Go get your favorite snacks. Let yourself have all the things you usually feel guilty consuming, and this time, don’t feel the least bit guilty. Just eat!

7 Remember that being single is fabulous. Ahhh, it’s the old age saying that single gals say to ourselves when we’re home on Fridays, dateless. But wait, being single IS fabulous! There’s no lying there. Who wouldn’t want the endless opportunities? The world is your oyster

8 Have a eye- candy marathon. Weather it’s Johnny Depp, Zac Efron, or Robert Patterson rent your fav celebrity crush’s movies (or TV series too!) and treat yourself to some fun – and drooling!

9 Grab some single gal pals and go to dinner! Dress up all glamerous and go get something to eat. Don’t hurry (unless Mom is telling you to) and tell hilarious guy stories that will make the table be all smiles. Or make up a Valentine’s game and play for dessert!

10 Since you aren’t spending money on a guy, spend it on yourself. Treat yourself to a manicure, pedicure, or both! Don’t forget to take Mom, a sister, or a best gal pal along.

11 Remind yourself that many couples are unhappy. Valentines – schmalentines. Did you ever stop to think that a lot of these guys and girls out during the holiday may have lots of problems? Just because they’re eating a meal together on February 14, doesn’t mean they’re happier than you. In fact, some are probably quite the opposite.

12 Eat some ice cream. No, it doesn’t make you sad and pathetic. It makes you awesome because you can handle the sugar and you deserve it. And don’t get some sugar-free sorbet. Get the really good stuff – cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, or anything that your stomach is grabbing for!

13 Read countless fashion magazines and strategize for your spring wardrobe. You can make Valentine’s Day a productive one by planning what you’re going to wear when spring hits. It’s only a month or so away!

14 Enjoy yourself. No matter what you do on this day – or any day for that matter – always enjoy yourself. You may not have that “other half” that attached people have, but does that mean your life is any less fabulous? No way. To each their own, and love your life.

15 Read a great book. “Where The Heart Is” is my personal favorite. Anytime I was down about not having found the “right one” yet, I read it and it always changes my perspective. Find an inspiring book that will get you back to down-to-earth thoughts that have nothing to do with cheesy stuff with hearts on them and forced dating.

16 Throw a slumber party. Go back to the time in your life where you and our friends would giggle about boys, not cry about them. On Valentine’s Day, get together with your BFFs and have some fun. From playing silly games like Truth or Dare to making s’mores, this will prove to be more fun than an awkward date with a guy you’re lukewarm for.

17 Eat chocolate. It has been known to cheer women up, which is why so many of them turn to it during times of turmoil. Indulge in a box of truffles or a yummy candy bar. My personal favorite are Hershey Kisses. What’s yours?

18 Spend the day celebrating True Love. Not that junk they try to tell you will make you feel better- the real thing should be celebrated every day. Go find a couple that have been married for a long time (think twenty, thirty years) and ask for stories of how they met and when they got married. It will make you smile.

Is It OK for Your Boyfriend to Look at Other Women?

When it comes to other women, guys often say “it’s ok to look, but don’t touch.” Most girlfriends are fine with this, and trust that their boyfriends love them and would never cheat on them. But many girlfriends feel insecure and disrespected. After all, why should their boyfriends need to look at other women, if they think their girlfriend is attractive and they plan on dating them for a long time, and hopefully getting married? Girls ask how they can deal with their boyfriends looking at other girls, because they feel anxious when it happens, and possibly starts a fight. There are really two answers about boyfriend problems like this.

1. You can deal with it and ignore it. Just be aware that if he is looking at other women, you never know what is going through his mind. Is his looking just harmless? Or is he looking to see what else is out there, and wishing that he was with them instead of you? If he starts talking about other girls all the time, and you get a feeling he has a crush on them, you especially might want to skip straight to step #2. Even though many couples agree that crushes are harmless, why would anyone have a crush on someone else if they weren’t TRULY happy with the person they are with?

2. You can confront him about it if it bothers you. This is hard to do because you don’t want to seem jealous or insecure. But also, you want this to stop if he claims to actually think you’re attractive and really like you. How can you do this without starting a fight or feeling like a nag? Just simply say to him, “when you look at another girl (and then give an example of the last girl he got googly-eyed for) I feel like you are wishing you were with her instead of me. I just feel like I’m not good enough for you. Is that true?”

With a statement like that, he can’t get mad, because you are just telling him how it makes you feel when he does this. It’s now up to him to change this to make you feel better about yourself when you’re with him. Things you should not do about boyfriend problems like this is get even with them and tell them how gorgeous you think another guy is. This will make them mad but also give them all the more reason to look at other women even more, but also to openly talk about how gorgeous they are. And quite honestly, it doesn’t take much for most guys to think a woman is gorgeous. Most of the time, all they need to see is that someone is a female and he could be very attracted to her, depending on the guy.

It’s rarely an easy thing to do, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. It doesn’t even have to be somebody that you were “with” a long time, but just somebody you’ve been so in love with for longer than you can remember. Actually, psychologists say that love is like a drug. It feels so good and gives us a natural high, and when we lose it, we don’t know how to cope. They have rehab for drug users, they even have stop-smoking programs for smokers who want to quit. But when the person you love leaves you, just like that, there is no rehab for you. Your family and friends may be supportive, but will mostly just tell you to move on. “Forget it and enjoy being single”, they’ll say. If only it were that easy.

If you dwell on losing your love, people think you’re “obsessed,” just like teen blogger Tempest puts it. And this fact is so true! We’ve all had friends who try to make us feel better, and maybe even guy friends who try and help us “forget.” But you can’t help wonder what they’re doing, and if even part of them still loves you… or if they ever did. Real life writer / blogger Janet agrees that “ignorance is bliss,” and we couldn’t agree more.

Maybe you will end up back together again, and maybe you won’t. Either way, you want your relationship to end on a high note, with happy memories. You do not want to feel worse than you already do. Something I’ve learned, is that staying innocent (and by that I mean thinking most people have morals like you do) is better than knowing the whole truth. Seriously.

The most important thing you need to remember is this. You have probably heard the old saying, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder,” which means that when people are far apart, they fall more in love. This is actually not true at all! It’s as far from the truth as possible. Psychologists agree that people generally fall in love with people that are closest to us, and that we see or talk to more often. So, if you can distance yourself from this person you are forced to fall out of love with, the best thing to do is to keep as busy as possible, even though it’s not easy. And, you’ll probably think about them constantly, wishing they were there with you… or wondering what they’re doing at that exact moment in time. You’ll wonder what your lives will end up like if you stay apart, and what it could’ve been like.

Some people have a hard time just becoming single again. Some girls haven’t been single for as long as they can remember. They may have had boyfriend after boyfriend with really no breaks in between. Now, suddenly, there’s no implied Friday and Saturday date nights, hanging out on Sundays, someone to text constantly, or someone to hear “I love you” from when you’re down.

Finding a replacement for everything you’re missing should help you with getting over ex the fastest. Make sure there’s always a Friday and Saturday night plan in place, or whatever days you and your ex used to hang out together. Better yet, have a plan for every night! Go out instead of watching sappy love movies and wishing he was there. If you don’t have many friends because he took up most of your time, fight your fears and make some! Fight every urge to call, text, IM, or email them. If they try to get a hold of you, wait a day before getting back to them. Let them squirm a little bit. Keeping your mind and body busy is the best thing you can do. By the way, do things that are actually fun to you. Don’t just hit the gym because it’s something to do. That will just make you think you’re getting your body all gorgeous for him and you can’t wait to show off your arms / abs to him.

Doing things that are new, exciting, and things you have never done before may just be the best remedy for getting over ex. You will probably wish he was there to enjoy things with you, but he could’ve been. He isn’t, and it’s totally his loss. Keep on being the best you that you can be and have fun. Constantly. For other ideas on fun things to do when you’re single, you may want to check out this article. Some of the ideas may be helpful in your case, but not all will be.

One thing you should keep in mind, is that having a brand new crush can change your life for the better! Seriously, finding someone new to crush on might be one of the best ways of getting over ex. It can be exciting and give you that “newly in love” feeling. -SZ

3 Secrets About Guys that Every Girl Should Know

Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails Thats What Little Boys Are Made Of. But now we’d say that guys are just plain confusing and mysterious themselves and it’s annoying; isn’t it? Trust me, I know. I have been there, bought the ten thousand books and read them, watched all the movies, and got all the t-shirts. So I’m going to tell you three secrets about guys along the way. So read and memorize these things because trust me, they’ll make guys so much easier to understand and it’ll also help you keep the right guy and not run him away. I hope with these few secrets you take them and use them, to then learn more secrets about your guy or guys in general that I havn’t blurted out this time. XoXo Kaitlyn

No Guy Is The Same.

I know that your girlfriends will be there to give an answer to all your questions about that guy that you either have or are crushing on; but here’s the thing- the advice they give you for that guy doesn’t mean that it will work on your guy. Because not one guy is alike, and reacts alike to the “techniques” that they will give you to do.

Instead of always following the advice, take the time to find out about the guy you have or have your eyes on. Chances are if you take the time, you will learn alot about him, and it’ll be alot more than you thought you would learn.

Guys are allergic to the Silly Stuff.

I know us girls get excited and stuff when we see a cute guy (or guys). But let me tell you being silly, loud and over-excited can drive them away just as soon as when you first seen them. You see, in a guys’ mind that registers as immature and they aren’t wanting that. Plus it can get kind of annoying -hearing the high pitched giggles and conversations. Trust – trust – trust me, if you act like yourself without all the high pitched stuff, a guy will want to walk over to you and start asking questions.

They LOVE a Real Girl.

Ever talk to a guy and say that you liked this and that just because you wanted him to like you? It won’t work out in the long run. Guy’s like that girl that is so confident that she doesn’t need to become someone else for them, but is herself. Who doesn’t like and dislike things just for them. That’s kindof buying a plastic doll and programming in it what to say. That’s no fun! So here’s this, being honest, confident, and yourself can make a guy want to talk to you and ask you out more; and then if you excersize the “interests” rule it’ll work even more. Here’s that rule: Does your guy like to play football, play video games, or stuff that you’re not really interested in? Ask him to teach you how to do those things. I did that with my guy and he got excited because I was going to do something that he did and loved to do. It gives you time together and you also get to make memories.

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Sweetest Valentine Ever

By Kayce, 25

Hayley and Skyler had been best friends since kindergarten. Now they were sixteen years old and were going to be spending their first Valentine’s Day apart since they were four years old because they now both had boyfriends. They were both so excited about their boyfriends taking them out on dates and giving them gifts, they almost completely forgot about their traditions. They used to watch chick flicks together, eat candy and chocolate, and do each others nails and hair.

“Hey Hayley, I was just thinking about the good ol’ days. I was gonna ask you if you could highlight my hair for me for my date with Jason tonight, and me made me think about all the Valentine’s we spent together.”, said Skyler. “Yeah, I’m kinda sad about us not spending this year together, but at least we both have great boyfriends…”, replied Hayley. The two girls then made a promise that they would spend the next day together, just doing the fun girl stuff they always did. They were just hanging out on Hayley’s front porch, listening to music. “So, where is Nick taking you?”, Skyler asked Hayley. “I don’t know…he never told me”, replied Hayley.

“Oh. Jason is taking me to some fancy restaurant I’ve never even heard of before. I’m kinda nervous.”, said Skyler. Just then, Jason and Nick both appeared, walking up Hayley’s driveway. “Hey guys! What are you two doing here so soon? We’re not even ready to go anywhere…”, said Skyler. “Yeah… we were just thinkin’…”, started Nick, “Well, from what you both told us, we know that you two have always hung out together on Valentine’s Day, and it probably is sort of a tradition or somethin’…”, finished Jason.

“Yeah so, we thought maybe we could all hang out together, that way you two could be together, and we could all start a new tradition.”, said Nick. “You know, since we’re now part of your lives. I mean, Hayley, Skyler is your best friend, and I know she probably always will be, so I want to be her friend too.” said Nick. “And same for me, I don’t want friends to ever come between us, so I hope we can all be friends with each other.”, said Jason. The girls looked at each other and said, “Awwww!”

The girls hurried upstairs to change and do their hair and makeup while they guys went to the store around the corner to get them some small gifts, teddy bears, chocolates, and candies. When they got back to Hayley’s and the girls were still getting ready, the boys just played video games downstairs and waited. Finally, about an hour later, the four of them went to the fancy restaurant, La Chez Restaurante, and all shared some appetizers.

Afterwards they went to the movie theatre at the mall and watched Confessions of a Shopoholic. The guys picked out the movie, lol. At the end of the night, the girls thanked their boyfriends for giving them the best Valentine’s Day ever. Nick stayed behind to kiss Hayley goodnight, and Jason walked Skyler home. The next day, the girls got together to hang out and do all the fun girl stuff they always used to do and talked about how wonderful their boyfriends were. The end. Fictional story, based on my best friend Jill and I and our wonderful guys.

With Valentine’s Day coming up, we all wanna know the best Valentine’s Day you’ve ever had! Or simply discuss the Sweetest Thing anyone’s ever done for you!

Suddenly you notice that your boyfriend is acting differently than he acts. He’s suddenly more concerned with his appearance than he used to be. He is starting to act more loving towards you, or the complete opposite and is acting somewhat guilty. Hhe definitely is not being himself. Does this mean he’s cheating? Well, if your man’s behavior changes, chances are that something has changed with him. Let’s take a look at the signs of how to tell if your boyfriend is cheating.

Your boy starts wearing a new style of clothing or he is doing his hair differently. Why? Is it because he likes a girl that is into that type of style? He suddenly has new interests like a certain type of T.V. show he never had interest in before. Is he suddenly spending more time getting ready for school or work in the morning? This may be the first sign of a cheater.

Your gut feeling tells you he is cheating. Okay, you think. It’s just a feeling I have. But the truth is, it’s probably not just a feeling. Why else would you have it? Human beings are not robots. We are biological beings, just like the rest of the animal kingdom. People, especially women are capable of having instincts just like animals do. We just don’t rely on our instincts as much as animals because over the millions of years, we have learned to communicate – and so, we ignore our instincts. But they are still somewhat there! You just have to pay attention to them. As psychologists say, your instincts are almost always right. So, if you are reading this article – ask yourself why you are reading it. Do you feel insecure in your relationship? And if so, why. Your instincts are probably telling you something isn’t right.

Now, you probably won’t be able to acuse your boyfriend of cheating simply because your gut feeling tells you he is. So you’ll need to get some evidence to back this up. Does your boyfriend suddenly have new friends in his life that he’s hanging out with all the time? Does he go out with his buddies and never invite you? Your boyfriend should at least invite you to go along once in a while. It’s understandable if he wants to have a night out alone with his guy pals, but if he never invites you to meet them or hang out with them, something isn’t right. He shouldn’t be embarrassed of you, and he should have fun with you so much that he would love for you to hang out with him and his buddies once in a while. He should also be able to tell you who he was with and what they did. If he can’t keep his story straight, he is lying. One thing to keep in mind is, the world famous psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud’s famous line was, “deception oozes out of his every pore..” meaning, when someone is lying, you can always tell, but you need to pay very close attention in order to see it. He might have a sudden slip of the tongue, you know he’ll say something and immediately change his wording. Don’t ignore that. Take it as a sign that he is lying. Maybe he does something else everytime he lies like scratches his head or stutters. Maybe not. Put it to the test – ask him something you know he’ll lie about, and see how he reacts as he is answering. Monitor his body language or tone of voice. Then when you ask him a question you should be able to tell if he is lying or not.

Does your boyfriend suddenly start to get angry with you for no reason? Or does he just come out and and accuse you of cheating? This could be because he feels guilty about what he’s doing to you, and he doesn’t feel that guilt anymore, so he blames you. Outta nowhere, he brings up that time where when you were flirting with his friends – even though you didn’t think you were! This is most likely because he wants to make you out to be the cheater. The relationship ruiner. That way, why should he feel bad about cheating on you? In his eyes, you deserve it.

The most obvious clue that he is cheating, is when he is suspiciously text messaging somebody all the time, or someone is constantly calling his phone and you don’t know who it is. He might claim that it’s just one of his friends. You might find out later it’s another female, but they’re just friends. A good female-friend would respect that he is with his girlfriend and would back off a little. So to be 100% sure your boyfriend is cheating, the evidence usually lies within his cell phone, or instant messenger list, because he needs to talk to the other girl somehow. Sneak his cell if you can, and look at his sent folder of his text messages, or the suspicious looking numbers saved on his phone. In reality, you shouldn’t have to go that far. You should know your boyfriend is either cheating, wishes he were with someone else, or simply just not worth your time If he is acting suspiciously and making you worry. If you’re feeling anxious about your relationship, there is a problem and you should confront him about it.

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What went wrong? Just lost touch? Decided it would be best to go your seperate ways? If you want to try to fix things, and get back your ex subtly let the other know you are still interested. This little guide will tell you do to go about this.

If you have their address or email address, send them something genuine to them! Just as a “thank you” for being such a great “friend”. Maybe they once told you they love a certain sports team. Get them tickets to a game they can take their best friend to! That will score you points with their friend who will most likely convince him/her to be with you! Make them something. Whatever is genuine to them. And only do this. Never become obsessed or stalkerish. Don’t message them everyday all the time and bombard them everyday. You’re only going to scare them and push them away further. Be cool, stay in touch every now and then, do a sweet thing or two, and hope for the best. The next step is up to them. Hopefully your ex will realize how great you are, and they’ll miss you and want you back.

You get good signals from your ex. They like you, are still attracted to you, and want to work things out. Great! Then it will be easy to patch things up. Take it easy though, don’t let your ex think you’re desperate or anything! Don’t always be available, but don’t let them think everyone else is more important than them either. If you’re in a long distance relationship and you’re always gone with your friends, at least give your significant other a little bit of attention. Call them once at least every two days or talk online. Text once or twice while your out with your friends to show them they are important to you even while your out having fun! Just don’t spend the majority of your time texting or talking to them. You’ll miss out on great times with your friends! Things should work out between the two of you as long as you show each other respect.

If your rejected or if your ex wants nothing to do with you, there is No point wasting your time! You’re young, and have a world of great and interesting people to meet! Take this time to be glad you’re single and free for fun and new adventures! So what, you’ve lost someone who you thought was great. Clearly they will never be worth your time because others you meet will be so into you! They’ll appreciate you and think the world of you, and you’ll find that you feel the same for them! Have fun with your friends for now, and work on becoming the best you can be without worry that the dumb guy or girl who doesn’t see how great you are is “your bf/gf” and is out cheating or looking for someone else so they can dump you. Stay away from that loser and enjoy life!

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Learn to say “I Love You” in 100 languages!

Afrikaans: Ek het jou lief
Albanian: Te dua
Arabic: Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic: Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian: Yes kez sirumen
Bambara: M’bi fe
Bangla: Aamee tuma ke bhalo baashi
Belarusian: Ya tabe kahayu
Bosnian: Volim te
Bulgarian: Obicham te
Cambodian: Bung Srorlagn Oun (to female), Oun Srorlagn Bung (to male)
Cantonese/Chinese: Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan: T’estimo
Cheyenne: Ne mohotatse
Chichewa: Ndimakukonda
Corsican: Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol: Mi aime jou
Croatian: Volim te
Czech: Miluji te
Danish: Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch: Ik hou van jou
English: I love you
Esperanto: Mi amas vin
Estonian: Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian: Ewedishalehu (to female), Ewedihalehu (to male).
Faroese: Eg elski teg
Farsi: Doset daram
Filipino: Mahal kita
Finnish Mina: rakastan sinua
French: Je t’aime, Je t’adore
Gaelic: Ta gra agam ort
Georgian: Mikvarhar
German: Ich liebe dich
Greek: S’agapo
Gujarati: Hu tumney prem karu chu
Hiligaynon: Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian: Aloha wau ia oi
Hebrew: Ani ohev otah (to female)
Hebrew: Ani ohev et otha (to male)
Hiligaynon: Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi: Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hai
Hmong: Kuv hlub koj
Hopi: Nu’ umi unangwa’ta
Hungarian: Szeretlek
Icelandic: Eg elska tig
Ilonggo: Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian: Saya cinta padamu
Inuit: Negligevapse
Irish: Taim i’ ngra leat
Italian: Ti amo
Japanese: Aishiteru
Kannada: Naa ninna preetisuve
Kapampangan: Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili: Nakupenda
Konkani: Tu magel moga cho
Korean: Sarang Heyo
Latin: Te amo
Latvian: Es tevi miilu
Lebanese: Bahibak
Lithuanian: Tave myliu
Macedonian: Te Sakam
Malay: Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam: Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Maltese: Inhobbok
Mandarin: Chinese Wo ai ni
Marathi: Me tula prem karto
Mohawk: Kanbhik
Moroccan: Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl: Ni mits neki
Navaho: Ayor anosh’ni
Nepali: Ma Timilai Maya Garchhu
Norwegian: Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan: Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan: Inaru Taka
Papiamento: Mi ta stimabo
Persian: Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin: Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish: Kocham Cie
Portuguese: Eu te amo
Romanian: Te ubesc
Russian: Ya tebya liubliu
Rwanda: Ndagukunda
Scot Gaelic: Tha gra..dh agam ort
Serbian: Volim te
Setswana: Ke a go rata
Sindhi Maa tokhe: pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux: Techihhila
Slovak: Lu..bim ta
Slovenian: Ljubim te
Spanish: Te quiero / Te amo
Surinam: Mi lobi joe
Swahili: Ninapenda wewe
Swedish: Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German: Ich lieb Di
Tajik: Man turo Dust Doram
Tagalog: Mahal kita
Taiwanese: Wa ga ei li
Tahitian: Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil: Naan unnai kathalikiraen
Telugu: Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai: Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai: Phom rak khun (to female)
Turkish: Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian: Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu: mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese: Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese: Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh: ‘Rwy’n dy garu
Yiddish: Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba: Mo ni fe
Zimbabwe: Ndinokuda