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February 12, 2014

February 14th is Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated in many countries around the world. This day was first associated only with romantic love, but it has become a very commercial holiday.

Polls show that the average person spends between $50 (women) and $100 (men) on their Valentine, though 57 percent of men want sex instead of a gift this Valentine’s Day, while more women want a card. So much for chocolate!

And for those of you who are single, here are the 5 healthiest ways to spend the day:

1. Eat chocolate (yes, chocolate after all!)
2. Exercise (preferably after eating the chocolate)
3. Spend time with friends
4. Volunteer
5. Unplug for the day.

Any combination of the above is suggested.

(HuffPost, Napala Pratini, February 11, 2014)

And our top suggestion for Valentine’s Day:

Learn a new language or practice a language you learned in school or abroad! You can also mix your native language with another one and come up with your own as can be seen in our Valentine’s video from a few years ago.

(The woman in the video is Mónica Garcia Salamon, VP of Project Management, with her husband)

Have a happy one!