“There’s just so much pressure to have a plus one. Like if you don’t, you’re damaged or broken.” – Beauty and the Beast

“I know now that there are men out there who are, for me, the whole package, who are supportive of my successes because they know I will be just as supportive of theirs. I’m less tolerant of foolishness now; I know that it’s important I not tie myself up with the wrong person, because then I will miss the right person coming along.” - Ginnifer Goodwin

“So marriage was out for me now. I realized I’d spent a lot of my lifetime looking for a man, and now my searching days were over. A relief, really. A door closed. One less thing to worry about. Oh, I could live with someone. I could be a soul mate (me?), a lover, a squeeze, even a mother, but never again would I ever be a wife. I was free! I was almost giddy, standing in that crummy courtyard. I walked down the street to the Sugar Bowl and ordered a hot fudge sundae.” – Best Friends by Martha Moody

Things to do for a Dateless Valentine’s Day

1. Wear black, and lots of it.
2. If someone else in the office has received flowers, chocolate, singing telegrams, and other forms of dating expressions, glare at them. Snarling and grunting optional.
3. Same goes for anyone wearing excessive amounts of red. Especially if they are wearing heart-shaped items like pins.
4. Later in the day, eat the chocolate, run the flowers through a food processor, and beat the crap out of the singing telegram people. (Most people will thank you for this, anyway).
5. For the rest of the day, labor over the effect all that chocolate is gonna have on your waistline.
6. Return home and destroy at least one item given to you by an ex.
7. Feel guilty. Call the ex. Make up story about having a hot date.
8. Watch TV. Turn off TV after noticing every channel is airing a clone of “While You Were Sleeping” or, worse yet, a “Friends” Valentine’s Day.
9. Realize how lame not having a hot date is. Head to bar.
10. Plot massive torture of anyone who shows up at the bar with a date. Slow torture if the couple is in anything above semi-formal dress.
11. Massive quantities of alcohol. Beergoggling. Wake up next to someone – male or female – with way too much facial hair.
12. Remember (and regret) this incident for the next 364 days. Complain about never having a good Valentines Day.
13. Wait until some bizarre calendar date Hallmark has labeled “Sweetest Day.” Rinse, lather, repeat to get in practice for next Valentine’s Day.

Things to do for a Dateless Valentines Day

“Here’s the thing about having a relationship: you can never look for it. It’s like when you lose your keys, if you look for them, you’ll never find them. You just have to wait for them to pop up under the couch or something. So I’m playing it as patient as I can. I’m not going to rush into having a relationship just because I’m lonely sometimes. I’m waiting for the right person.”

“I’m all alone and fancy-free, but that’s not the way I want it to be.”

“I don’t deserve anything that I go through all I want is someone that gives me butterflies in the stomach every time I see him because I am so excited to be with him….all I want is someone that will wipe away my tears when I am crying and upset….all I want is someone that wants to be with me an only me….all I want is someone that puts a smile on my face every time I see him…. all I want is someone that I go places just because I have a chance of seeing him….all I want is someone that will stay home with me on a Friday night to watch movies and eat pizza, and love every second of it….all I want is someone that won’t lie to me…..all I want is someone that I can talk to until 2 in the morning and will make me so tired for school and I won’t even care….all I want is someone that is so great that I can’t think about anyone else besides them….all I want is for someone to be holding me now and wiping away my tears.”

“The reason love songs make me cry is because I don’t have someone to listen to them with.”

“I want someone who’s not afraid of me or anyone else; in other words I want someone who’s not afraid of himself.” – Ani DiFranco, ‘asking too much’

“There’s got to be a ‘meant to be’ for me out there somewhere, someday. I’m gonna find someone, somehow, someway.” – LeAnn Rimes, “something’s gotta give”

“Maybe someday soon, I’ll find the perfect guy who will dry away my tears and never make me cry or maybe there is not a guy that’s right for me. I’ll be single all my life — drowning in misery. I pray there will be someone I can cherish and adore. But he has to love me back so I won’t have to look anymore.”

“I want someone to say good night to, a last call of the day. I don’t have a last call of the day.” – Bounce

“Whenever I watch romantic movies, witness couples kiss and make-up, listen to love songs — I smile and feel good ’cause I know that love still works, if not for me, at least to others.”

“I think I was totally in love at one time. It felt good. When that stopped, it hurt a lot, but in the end, I think it has made me better for it and appreciate what it was. Love is a big deal to me. It’ll come again eventually.” – Leslie

“because quite frankly I’m sick of falling madly in love and spending twenty-four hours a day thinking about them and crying with misery when they don’t phone. I’m sick of being the kind of girl who, when they say jump, asks how high. I’m sick of always, always being the one to fall in love and get hurt. And maybe this is how it should be, getting on with my life and not putting all my energies into a relationship.” – Mr. Maybe by Jane Green

“Yeah, I’m alone, but I don’t need happy couples walking down the hall together to remind me!” – Meggan Riley

“When I find a guy who sees what I am, and truly understands me…I’ll know I’ve found the guy for me.”

“Somewhere on earth…I’ve got a soul mate. He was made in heaven to fit me perfectly. He’d attend to my every need, he’d understand my emotions, and I would be happy. He’s in my life…we just aren’t ready for each other yet.”

“The reason I can’t get myself into a relationship is no matter how hard I try, no matter how bad I want to, I’m scared. I’m not scared of getting hurt, I’m scared of hurting someone else.”

“Once she had someone who loved her back when she was younger, now she wonders if she held out a little bit too long. Back then there were so many, now there just aren’t any. It seems like all the good ones are gone.” – Pam Tillis, “All the Good Ones Are Gone”

“Seriously, I’ve never understood all that rubbish that married women tell you about not looking, because how can you not look when you’re looking, and how can you really be happy on your own when you’re not?”

“Somewhere, someone is looking for exactly what I have to offer.”

“the Hole is what i worry about. i’m at the age where i notice that an awful lot of women fall into the Hole. All these nice, smart, fun, attractive women in their late thirties and upward–sitting in there, whining, moaning, hoping for escape. and for the most part, they aren’t quite sure what happened to cause them to take the tumble. but once they have fallen in, they can’t seem to find a way out again.” – It’s My F—ing Birthday by Merrill Markoe

“I’ve got this loneliness that’s so relentless.” – Tim McGraw, “I Guess You Get Used to Somebody”

“I’ve learned no matter how much I care, some guys are just assholes.”

“I don’t have someone to call my own.” – MxPx

I’m very independent,’ she said, ‘i like being alone.’” – In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner

“People don’t realize this, but loneliness is underrated.” – (500) Days of Summer

“Gimme faith in dreams, and someone to hold. Gimme love ’cause I’m out here in the cold.” – Amanda Marshall, “fall from grace”

“it shouldn’t hurt me to be free, it’s what I really need to pull myself together… but if its so good being free, would you mind telling me why i don’t know what to do with myself?” – emiliana torini