13 Things To Do In NYC For Valentine’s Day If You Hate Valentine’s Day

Ugh, couples.

1. Eat blissfully solo at Ichiran Ramen.

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Seat yourself, order by filling out a form, hit a button if you need a refill on your water, and enjoy your ramen, all without having to talk to a single person or see any couples canoodling at the table next to you.

Location: Midtown, Brooklyn, and Times Square

Cost: $18+

2. Throw darts at a photo of your ex's face at the Moxy Chelsea.

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Snag a last-minute Anti-Valentine's Day package at the Moxy Chelsea, and you'll have access to their exclusive Game Night on February 14, where you can hang up a picture of your ex on a dart board and throw darts at their face all night. Or, if your aim is off, just bring the picture to the bar and shred it in exchange for a shot.

Address: 105 W 28th St, New York 10001

When: Feb. 14

Cost: $219+

Package includes: Sleeping accommodations, Game Night activities, and a pizza at Feroce Bocce & Pizza

3. Learn to love yourself (even more) at 305 Fitness.

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305 Fitness is hosting a CARDIO Luv Ur Sxy Slf dance class on Valentine's Day that will leave you feeling yo'self, and possibly a little buzzed because they'll be pouring out wine right after your heart-pumping class to keep the high going.

Location: Greenwich Village, Midtown, Upper East Side, Columbus Circle, Union Square

When: Feb. 14 at various times

Cost: $34+

4. Let it all out at Break Bar.

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You may have seen places like Break Bar on reality shows like Vanderpump Rules and The Bachelorette as of late — it's a place where people go to let out their rage by, well, breaking things. Come for a drink and smash your glass, or book a little extended session in Break Bar's Wrecking Club rage rooms where you can take out all your frustrations on dishes, printers, monitors, and flat screen TVs.

Address: 458 9th Ave, New York, NY 10018

Cost: Drinks from $7+; rage rooms from $25+

5. Sit in near-silence at Burp Castle, a whisper-only bar in East Village.

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At this self-proclaimed "Temple of Beer Worship," if you speak at any volume over a whisper, you may be shushed by the bartender. So there won't be any obnoxious proclamations of love here, that's for sure.

Address: 41 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

6. Trade a photo of your ex for a free Whopper at Burger King.

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Finally, a positive reason to scroll through your ex's Instagram. Just print out a photo, bring it into the 42nd Street Burger King, put it in a BK Birds of Prey–themed "breakup box," show it to the cashier, and you'll have yourself a free Whopper.

Address: 327 W 42nd St, New York NY 10036

When: Feb. 14–Feb. 16

Cost: Free

7. Dress head-to-toe in black and prepare to NOT celebrate love at Littlefield's "It's Friday, I'm (Not) In Love" Anti-Valentine's Party.

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Dance your cold, empty heart out at The Skint's fifth annual anti-Valentine's Day party. There'll be themed drinks, a DJ spinning songs about heartbreak, a strict all-black dress code, and plenty of other people who hate this manufactured holiday as much as you do.

To get in the mood, you can also stop by on February 13 for Mortified's Doomed Love Valentine's Day Special, where you'll hear strangers tell cringe-worthy stories about love from their childhoods.

Address: 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

When: Feb. 14 at 10:30 p.m.

Cost: $7 online or $10 at the door

8. Get out of New York and head over to Jersey City for the Midnight Market Valentine's Day Foodie Festival.

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You may have to see other couples here, wandering around the Midnight Market all in love and stuff, but there's one major perk of flying solo: you wont have to share a single bite. A bunch of delicious vendors will be lined up waiting to serve you, including Downeast Lobster, Empanada Papa, and Lucky Dumpling Burger.

Address: 210 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ

When: Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 entry; food $5–$7

9. Treat yo'self at Babeland.

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Babeland is an adult's Toys 'R' Us, and no doubt your purchase will bring you just as much joy as that Furby did 20 years ago (albeit a different kind).

Location: Lower East Side, SoHo, Brooklyn, and online

Cost: Products starting at $5+

10. Shred a photo of your ex in exchange for a free drink at The Seneca.

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Demolish all memories of that Bahamas vacation with your ex that you once treasured so much. Print out your couples' photo on the beach, hand it to the bartender, watch it disappear into tiny little shreds, and cheers the bad juju away with a free drink on The Seneca.

Address: 582 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385

When: Feb. 14

Cost: Free

11. Escape to Elevated Acre, a hidden garden in the middle of the city, for some quality "me time."

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Unfortunately, you can be hard-pressed to find anywhere private in the city, but Elevated Acre in FiDi is about as private as NYC gets. Just take the escalators up from 55 Water Street, pick a bench in this raised, one-acre urban meadow, and enjoy an afternoon with you and only you. And hey, a good therapeutic solo cry never hurt anyone either.

Address: 55 Water St, New York, NY 10041

12. Go to the House of Yes "F*ck Love" party.

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House of Yes is throwing a huge party to prove that love isn't about roses and fancy dinners. There will be kissing booths, relationship therapists, divorce attorneys, a menstrual product drive, live performances, and dancing all night long.

Address: 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237

When: Feb. 13 at 10 p.m.

Cost: Free if you RSVP or $10 on the night

13. Take advantage of the shorter checkout lines at Trader Joe's.

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Run (don't walk) to the Union Square Trader Joe's and stock up on literally everything because you probably won't ever find the line any shorter than it is the night of February 14.

Address: 142 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003

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