For those flying solo on the dreaded day of love, take solace in knowing you aren’t alone. Statistics Canada data from 2016 show more than 12 million single Canadians and more than 1.6 million single British Columbians.
In fact, nearly half of the 3.8 million people over 15-years-old in B.C. are single, and 28.8 per cent of homes in B.C. are occupied by only one person.
When you’re the only person who loves you... 😂 #ValentinesDay2019 pic.twitter.com/Ih9qhk2S3y
— ⚜️ 𝕂𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙 ⚜️ (@SupaGirlZombie) February 13, 2019
But even with all those singles, romance is far from dead.
More than $7.2 billion worth of wine was sold across the country between April 2016 and April 2017 – with red wine accounting for 53.4 per cent of total wine sales.
And in 2017, B.C. brought in 15.2 per cent of the country’s movie theatre revenue.
Not to mention Victoria, the province’s capitol, has been named the most romantic city in Canada for six years straight.
Victoria was only one of seven B.C. cities to make the top 20 list in 2019, based on sales of romance novels, romantic comedies, relationship books, jewellery and sexual wellness products.
North Vancouver, Kelowna, Courtenay, Vancouver, Langley and Port Coquitlam all had spots as the top cities for romance across the nation.
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the nice thing about my bed is that I can fit a cat, a library, a pile of clothes and sometimes a friend and not even notice #singlelife
— ErinFlanagan (@eriinanne4) September 22, 2013
All in all, those celebrating Valentine’s Day without a significant other should be happy to note that, there really are a number of fish in the B.C. sea.
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