Valentine’s Day, shmalentine’s day. Buy yourself a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine, and download this soundtrack of songs for the single. (It’s only sad if your apartment has more cats than rooms.)

1. “Broken Hearts Are for A – – holes” (Frank Zappa)

2. “Love Stinks” (J. Geils Band)

3. “The Breakup Song” (Greg Kihn)

4. “You Oughta Know” (Alanis Morissette)

5. “Baby’s in Black” (The Beatles)

6. “What Do I Get?” (the Buzzcocks)

7. “You Got Lucky” (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)

8. “I Will Survive” (Gloria Gaynor)

9. “These Boots Were Made for Walking” (Nancy Sinatra)

10. “I Used To Love Her” (Guns N’ Roses)

MORE ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAY:

A LETTER FROM ANDREA PEYSER TO HUBBY DEAREST: What’s Love Got to Do With it

SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE: What Have You Done For Me Choco-lately?

DISH MAGIC MOMENT: Alternative V-Day Dining

NO LOVE LOST: Don’t Get Angry, Get Drunk