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" Valentine&amp;#039;s Day can be a tricky one, whether you&amp;#039;re single or in a relationship, long-distance or not. Even if you aren&amp;#039;t in a relationship, or if you&amp;#039;re going to be away from your beau, a holiday is still a holiday and that means there&amp;#039;s no excuse to be upset! There are plenty of options of fun and festive things to do with your friends to get in the spirit. Although in American culture Valentine&amp;#039;s Day is associated with romance and love, in Latin American countries the holiday is called &amp;quot;D\u00EDa del Amor y Amistad&amp;quot;\u2014the day of love and friendship. In this spirit, Valentine&amp;#039;s Day is a day to show your appreciation for your friends. Try setting up a Secret Valentine game to play with your group of friends by anonymously gifting throughout the week and revealing your identities on the 14th. Moreover, since it is the day of love, why not indulge in perhaps the most important form: self-love. Go out to dinner with your friends and then head back to someone&amp;#039;s dorm for homemade mani-pedis and DIY facemasks. This isn&amp;#039;t about feeling bad for yourself\u2014it&amp;#039;s about having fun with your friends and treating yourself right! Lastly, since it may be hard to ignore the hordes of people posting Facebook statuses about love and Instagramming Valentine&amp;#039;s candy, feel absolutely free to give into your romantic whims. Snuggle up with some hot cocoa and watch Pride and Prejudice or its video blog adaptation, &amp;quot;The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.&amp;quot; Just because you&amp;#039;re spending the day with friends and not a significant other doesn&amp;#039;t mean that it should be filled with negative energy and self-pity. Open yourself up to have a lovely Valentine&amp;#039;s Day by letting all kinds of love in, and see that any holiday can be a reason to celebrate if you make it one! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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