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Holiday Heartbreak
Surviving Valentines Day Without the One You Love

by Jessica Stevenson
for About.com

Sometimes Valentine’s Day can feel like a cruel joke. If you’re single it is a day-long in-your-face reminder that you’re still flying solo, if you’ve recently broken up with somebody it is cold hard proof that you now have to go it alone, and if the one you love is away from you on V-Day it may make your heart grow fonder but it will also make the day drag on and on and on… So what do you do on February 14th when, for whatever reason, fate finds you facing the hoopla all on your own? Start by taking a few deep cleansing breaths and then dive in to our essential Holiday Heartbreak survival guide.

If You’re Single (Again)
Ugh! When Valentine’s Day strikes the single heart it is aggravating and more than a little insulting. Sure it sucks to be alone sometimes but come on, single life does have its perks...
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If Your Single-ness is Recently Acquired
The only time when Valentine’s Day can really destroy a heart is when it follows closely on the tail a break-up. Never does being alone on Valentine’s Day sting more than when you wish you were with somebody specific, namely a lost love. Sure it can be lonely being single on “the day of couples” but when single is your basic state of existence the being alone-ness rarely hurts. The complete opposite is true when your heart is longing for a love you’ve recently lost or let go of...
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If The One You Love is M.I.A.
So it’s February 14th again and this time you’re hooked up, but cruel mistress that fate is, you still find yourself facing the day alone, how do you make it through the 24hour love-fest without losing your mind? Simple...
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