Do you hate Valentine's Day with a passion? Or are you just trying to get to the 15th without descending into a pit of lonely sadness?
Don't fret, we've got some great ideas for having a completely Valentine's-free Valentine's Day.
How To Have An Alternative Valentine's Day
Cuddle A Kitty At Battersea Dogs And Cats Home(01 of05)
If you prefer the company of cats on Valentine's Eve, head over to Battersea and pay £4 to snuggle with a feline friend for a few hours.
Feline Lonely is a tickets-only event, starting at 5:30pm on Friday 13 February. (credit:JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Feline Lonely is a tickets-only event, starting at 5:30pm on Friday 13 February. (credit:JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Celebrate Korean Style(02 of05)
In South Korea, singletons take the opportunity to spend V-Day drowning themselves in comfort food.
Known as Black Day, people without a partner will descend on restaurants to eat copious amounts of jajangmyeon, a hefty black bean and noodle dish.
So if you want hot, salty food to fill the gaping hole in your love life, why not pop out to your local Korean restaurant on the 14th? (credit:WEKWEK via Getty Images)
Known as Black Day, people without a partner will descend on restaurants to eat copious amounts of jajangmyeon, a hefty black bean and noodle dish.
So if you want hot, salty food to fill the gaping hole in your love life, why not pop out to your local Korean restaurant on the 14th? (credit:WEKWEK via Getty Images)
Get Filthy With Torture Garden(03 of05)
Well renowned fetish events group Torture Garden are putting on a Thames-bound spectacular to mark Valentine's.
Kicking off on 13 February, the Torture Garden Love Boat will host a sexy extravaganza on the 1918 World War 1 ship the HMS President.
If you're thinking of heading down, there's an enforced dress code of 'Full Fetish & Fantasy Costumes Only'. (credit:Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Kicking off on 13 February, the Torture Garden Love Boat will host a sexy extravaganza on the 1918 World War 1 ship the HMS President.
If you're thinking of heading down, there's an enforced dress code of 'Full Fetish & Fantasy Costumes Only'. (credit:Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
Get Rat-Arsed And Watch Some Men Beat Each Other Up(04 of05)
England play Italy in the Six Nations of Valentine's Day, so if you're feeling a bit anti-men you could always watch them inflict pain on each other while getting well-and-truly smashed. (credit:AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Go And See 'Fifty Shades'(05 of05)
It's out on 14 February.
And if you see any happy couples in the cinema, you can ruin their night to make yourself feel better!
And if you see any happy couples in the cinema, you can ruin their night to make yourself feel better!
Or, y'know, you could just watch Netflix and eat pizza. That works too.
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