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Its the day before Valentine's Day and you don't have a date. Don't fret! Iris Ruth Pastor shares a few tips on how to not be blue this time around.Website: www.irisruthpastor.comFollow: @irisruthpastorAbout Iris:It all started with me trying my hand at publishing a parenting newspaper with five kids. I was in the same city where I had experienced a failed first marriage. My aunt was absent-minded. My uncle was ailing.I wrote a first person account about my two-week ordeal and used it in the premier edition of the newspaper. I titled it “Incidentally, Iris” in case I came up with any other things I wanted to reflect on in future issues. And I signed off with the phrase “Keep Coping” — which was about the only thing that I managed to do during that visit, albeit not very gracefully.Since that time 27 years ago, I’ve written over 600 columns, on a vast number of topics — parenting and family issues, major milestone events, health and well-being challenges, goals attained and those that fell short, losses avoide