On Valentine’s Day, couples are everywhere. Dressed in their finest red attire, walking hand in hand, stealing kisses, staring into each other’s eyes and taking numerous selfies to mark the occasion. And for singles out there, this kind of weird species on Valentine’s Day is nothing less than an annual alien invasion that makes you want to cringe in disgust. If only there were face masks for the eyes as well! After all who wants another reminder of their singleness right? Well, singles, fret not. Here are 5 must avoid spots for you on Valentine’s Day, so you can go about your daily life without running into annoying love-dovey couples.
1. Fancy Candlelight Dinners
What’s with candlelight dinners and romance? Dining in a dark with your partner, where the only source of light for the evening is a burning candle. And you’re left throughout the night struggling to read and decipher the fancy French menu. Well, whatever said and done, candlelight dinners and rooftop restaurants are two places you’d definitely find couples hovering like bees during Valentine’s Day. So it’s best to avoid them. After all, the burning candles are a regrettable reminder that nobody burns for you, forget the Bridgertons.
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2. Scenic View Points
“I’m on top of the world”, scream lovers in the iconic Titanic pose in scenic viewpoints. Honestly, that small peak in Mahableshwar or Nandi Hills would do nothing much for their romance or even the height per se. If they wanted to be on top of the world, perhaps sitting in an aircraft would be a better bet. As for you singles, forget the gorgeous sunsets and sunrise views on Valentine’s Day. The only view you’d get at scenic points in your city are couples taking cute selfies or standing in Titanic poses. You’d get a better view sans romance from out of your window.
3. Parks & Lakes
It’s refreshing and nourishing to be amid nature. But not on Valentine’s Day. Avoid parks and lakes for one day of the year. Those secluded spots under the trees and cosy shelters by the lakes will all be transformed into a mush-mush zone. So you can travel back to the old Bollywood era, where moving flowers and shaking trees signify.. you know what! After all on Valentine’s Day, things do get quite natural and you’d certainly not want to be part of this.
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4. Movie Theatres
The 50 per cent occupancy in theatres amid the pandemic ensured one good thing, it separated couples from coochie-cooing. But now that movie theatres are back to the 100 per cent occupancy, you can once again expect to find couples getting cosy in corner seats, especially during Valentine’s Day. So, my dear singles, the movie theatre is one place you must certainly avoid, especially if you were planning to go for that romcom. The dark cosy movie theatre experience, especially during romantic movies, is a nesting ground for everything romance. And this is one recipe for disaster for all you singletons.
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5. Exquisite Flower & Chocolate Shops
First of all, if you’d want to buy flowers, the flower carts in your neighbourhood selling quarter kg flowers for 50 bucks would do. And for chocolates, the kinara shop at the corner offering you boiled sweets for pennies is your best bet. Leave the fancy orchid bouquets, dark chocolate truffles for all the romantic couples this Valentine’s Day. Singletons, make sure you not only avoid but run far away from all exquisite flower and chocolate shops. Let the consumerism culture grab hold of the lovers, you’re far better snacking on your 5-star and smelling those roses bought at a traffic signal.
Valentine’s Day might be a day of candlelight dinners, flowers, chocolates and everything red. But for you singletons, it can be a day just like any other, filled with delicious food, great company, adventure and the best movies at your disposal.