Finally there's no shame in hating Valentine's Day! Whether we're single, dating, married, or divorced, the dreaded February 14 arrives each year to ambush our self-esteem. No other twenty-four-hour period convinces otherwise happy folk that they're in fact social pariahs.But now comes protection from the ritual onslaught of Whitman's Samplers, saccharine cards, and suffocating expectations.I Hate Valentine's Dayis a bitingly funny guide to getting through the Big Day painlessly, including tips on: People and places it's best to avoid Ways to take your mind off being single How to score an emergency date Alternative ways to celebrate the holiday --or obliterate all thinking Crossing the minefield of gift-giving Romance for the unromantic Running into the ex Last-resort measures It's only one day. Tomorrow it's just dead flowers, emptycalories, and a wicked champagne hangover.