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"Dateless again on Valentine\u2019s Day? Don\u2019t sweat it. Your trusty, tireless companion, the World Wide Web, is here to help you get through it. Whether you're looking for a real-life companion, a fake one (insert obligatory Manti Teo reference here), or you're just sick and tired of romantic listicles like this, we\u2019ve got you covered. \nHere are four ways to spend Valentine\u2019s Day online depending on your state of mind.\n1. I Want To Enjoy Some \u201CMe Time\u201D\nIt\u2019s been well documented \u2014 the Internet is great \u2014 for porn. While we don\u2019t want to tell you what kind of porn (if any) to watch, we have a few suggestions specifically for Valentine\u2019s Day.\nCheck out MakeLoveNotPorn.tv (currently in Beta and NSFW), a different type of adult-only site from the mind of Cindy Gallop. Ms. Gallop, who famously gave this TED talk about the impact of pornography on sex, created the first site that celebrates \u201Creal sex\u201D in a way traditional porn (which they\u2019ve deemed performance sex) doesn\u2019t. They call it \u201Cof the people, by the people, and for the people who believe that the sex we have in our everyday life is the hottest sex there is.\u201D\nIf that\u2019s not your style, we suggest the Big List of Porn, which is exactly what it sounds like. It\u2019s straightforward and definitely NSFW, but you already knew that.\n2. I Want To Meet New People!\nThe web is full of great ways to interact with strangers you never have to see again. Of course, there are old standards like Chatroulette and Omegle. If you\u2019re more cautious, we suggest BlurryPeople.com, which gives you a few minutes to get to know someone before you can actually make out what he or she looks like, and vise versa. The best part about the site? You get to rate the personality and appearance of the person (or awkward blur) you just chatted with.  Nothing captures the essence of surfing the web alone like blindly critiquing people you don't really know.\n3. I Want To Meet New People (IRL)\nWhat\u2019s an \u201CI\u2019m alone on Valentine\u2019s Day\u201D list without a nod to online dating? True, online dating isn\u2019t perfect, but it works. The average length of a courtship leading to marriage involving people who met in the \"real world\" is 42 months. The average courtship for a marriage between online daters is only 18.5 months. For some of you, even that may be too long. Here are a few options for quickly finding a soul mate, or at least a warm body.\nSEE ALSO: 11 High-Tech Adult Toys for a More Stimulating Valentine's Day\n\nGrouper is a good option for beginners. You and two friends get set up on a blind date with three other people. It\u2019s only available in select cities, but this is a great way to get over the online dating stigma. Plus, with six people, the odds of a date-killing awkward silence are almost zero.\nFeeling bold? Check out OkCupid\u2019s new \u201CCrazy Blind Date\u201D app. Basically, it\u2019s a blind date you set up yourself. No more messaging back and forth with a potential partner -\u2013 just pick a person and meet them at a pre-arranged place. The only caveat: you don\u2019t get to see what they look like. OkCupid changes all profile pictures into mosaics so the match is made 100% on personality, not looks.\n4. Remind Yourself It\u2019s Better to Be Single\nAs a single person, nothing beats the schadenfreude of reading about relationships and dates gone wrong. Thankfully, there are a plethora of great resources to revel in the misery of others.\nOne of our favorites is Bad Online Dates, mostly because it attempts to turn a negative into a positive. Their goal is \u201Cto connect people from all walks of life through their bad dating experiences.\u201D It\u2019s a great message, and of course the stories are often hilarious.\nImage via iStockphoto, Mari"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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