Depending on the year and my relationship status, February can be a pink-hearted, chocolate-dipped nightmare. When I’m single, it seems like everybody in the office is getting flowers but me. When I’m seeing someone, I’m worried about whether it’s too soon to expect something romantic, or being disappointed when my boyfriend of two years forgets entirely. Although I’m now casually dating someone I really like, I’m determined to not let Valentine’s Day define an entire month for me. This year, I’ve decided to approach with a new attitude: I can be my own damn Valentine. And what better way to embrace this than a February treat-myself-subscription to SinglesSwag, a monthly subscription box with incredible and self-affirming goodies for single, casually dating, or just badass self-confident women. If you’re already dreading a month of hearts and flowers all over your social feeds, don’t—here’s what you can look forward to instead.
As someone who has more-or-less been in relationships my entire adult life, it can be difficult for me to think about what I need and want, instead of what my partner needs and wants—and I know that as a woman, I’m not alone in this. Every SinglesSwag box is about loving yourself, and with hand-picked organic beauty products and snacks, trendy accessories, and best-selling books by inspiring female authors each month, it’s hard not to feel pretty amazing.
I started my SinglesSwag subscription a few weeks before Valentine’s Day last year —the anxiety can come on early!—to get a taste of what the box would look like. It was a fun surprise when my first package arrived on my doorstep after a long day at work, but the real treat was what was inside. Each of the 7 products are full-sized (as in the same stuff you’d maybe admire at a boutique but not actually buy until sale season rolls around) and you get it all for under $40 a month. Some first-month favorites that won me over: a Kevia white jasmine and fig candle, an O.R.G. Skincare mineral peel, a Mollie Jacob calendar planner, and SmashMallow Cinnamon Churro Marshmallow Rice Treats. I sat in a bubble bath and let the white jasmine waft over me as I pampered my skin and snacked out.
When the guy I’ve recently been seeing asked if I wanted to get Valentine’s Day dinner this year, I declined and came up with a new plan: I gifted my two best (and single) friends their own gift subscription and made plans with them for Galentine’s instead. I haven’t forgotten about my date—I said I’d see him on the 15th; it’s just that thanks to SinglesSwag, from now on Valentine’s Day is not about putting pressure on myself to find “the one.” Now, February is the month of self-love, and I can’t wait to celebrate that with a girls’ night in.
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