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Whether you're single, separated or divorced, Valentines Day can be a difficult day to survive. But there IS a positive way that you can get through this and even, dare I say, enjoy it. So, here's a few suggestions for you to keep your chin up:- Girls Night In Invite a few of your friends round for a girls evening in. Girls - enjoy a romantic, soppy movie together with a take away pizza and plenty of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Boys Night Out Why not arrange for an active evening for a few mates? Guys - why not book a slot at the bowling alley or go karting to let off some steam?! Follow it up by eating out and enjoying pizza or a KFC. Surprise Someone Enjoy the secret delight of sending a small gift or surprise to someone. With the success of the Secret Santa scheme over the past few Christmases - why not make this Valentines Day about giving, rather than getting? How about paying for the guy in the queue behind you at the toll bridge, "dropping" a fiver and pic...

I was watching an episode of the Home and Garden show "NEAT", which is a show where a crew comes in to help clutterbugs reorganize and systematize their homes. There is major change going on for the homeowners, including a lot of tossing out, giving away and rearranging of their home and life. I turned to Rob, my life partner and even though I am an Amiable personality type which means I am into teamwork and everyone getting along, I said "If I was honest with myself, I think I would turn into Linda Blair's possessed character from the Exorcist if people started trying to force me into so much change." Amiables, by tradition, do not adapt as well to change, but all personalities if they are not consciously aware of it or do not have positive, accepting ways of handling it, will go into resistance when someone imposes change on them. Even if the other person is including the first person in the decision-making process for the change, the simple fact that the othe...