I grew up believing that being single was an ailment and that everyone should have a partner. But life has taught me otherwise.

Why should Valentine's Day only be about the happy couples? Here are some quirky ways to celebrate Valentines Day for single people.

Any single Indian woman who has tried to rent a home has probably encountered this: brokers with conditions, RWAs laying down draconian rules, long lists of dos and don’ts. Women choosing to live life on their own terms just seems to rattle a lot of people.

She never got a chance to create a bucket list! The struggle of surviving a divorce, a judgmental society and a not-so-supportive mother while raising two lives alone— took away her everything!

After coming home, while having her snack, she told me one of the kids in her class told her that the bindi makes her look like an Indian. When I told her she is in fact an Indian, she told me without any hesitation that she is not an Indian now and is “Canada” (Canadian).