It can be all too easy for single people who want to be in a relationship to feel inadequate, and this date on the calendar is, hands down, one of the worst days of the year for that. While there is nothing wrong with desiring companionship and feeling sad that you don’t have it, it is also important to look on the bright side. If we are being brutally honest, the majority of couples aren’t as happy as the social media posts make them out to be, and the dating game? At this point, choosing to opt out of it is a much better guarantee of happiness than playing.

While it’s hardly groundbreaking to complain about the state of dating apps, it is almost impressive how their awfulness can astound even the most jaded of daters. We have to capitalize on their entertainment value because most of the time, it doesn’t seem like they’re offering much else.