February 15th, the day after Valentine’s Day and Singles Awareness Day (acronym: SAD).

Singles Awareness Day is the final leg of the triathlon of love holidays in February.

The origin of the holiday is still unclear, but according to the Singles Awareness Day website the holiday was copyrighted in 2005 as a day to “let singles have celebrations, get-togethers, etc. and to exchange gifts with single friends.” Their website also gives some suggested activities on how to spend the day like sending yourself flowers, planning parties for other singletons to mix and meet.

Most singles referred to February 14th as Single’s Awareness Day but it just became too depressing. By turning it into the next day it gave single people a chance to turn it into a celebration instead of self-pity.

Having a day to embrace your singleness might feel lame but it isn’t, it ultimately could be good for your mental health.

Also, think about all those Valentine’s Day candies that are on sale today. Take that boxed heart and gift it to yourself, you deserve it.