Aro-tistical Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 To avoid the dread of Valentine’s Day as an aromantic, I use the day to show my appreciation of friendship. I would do like give cards and tell my friends how much I care about our friendship. Does anyone do anything similar? Is this a misuse of the holiday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulWolf Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm planning to post some aro links/info on my Facebook on the 14th. There was this cool video I found a while ago that made a mockery of Cupid. If I can find it, I might post that too. I have no issues with offending people who like Valentine's day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 In the past I've made silly valentines for my friends based on memes/puns/inside jokes. I haven't done it the last couple of years though. It's not a misuse of the holiday! There are a lot of countries in which Valentine's Day is actually about friendship, as a matter of fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apathetic Echidna Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 One of my friends started giving out cards and chocolates, and because we were all girls in that group, she called them Gal-entines. It is also basically the only time I hear the word gal used outside of old westerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyasym Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm actually sending my best friend a card for Valentine's Day this year expressing my love and appreciation for her. I definitely think that Valentine's Day has the potential to be more about celebrating other kinds of love - when I was growing up, my parents made me and my brothers cards saying how much they loved us. So for me, I ignore the icky romantic marketing and take it as a day to express my appreciation and love for many of the people in my life. Screw society, let's make our own rules and normalize love outside of a romantic context! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenAce Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I did it last year, a couple of days before I'd gotten really into making origami butterflies. I made a bunch of them for my friends, a couple with encouraging poems and stuff, this was even before I realised I was ace. I felt pretty good about, but then an older student who knew some of my friends mocked me so... Guess I wont be doing that again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I'm not a big fan of the liberal use of the term "platonic love". This, rather old, article covers some of the issues with the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostspaceace Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 id say that me and my 3 close friends celebrate valentines day as more of a platonic friends day and we get each other gifts aswellits pretty fun i just like it when i get cards from my friends that say how i helped them ect. i dont really need candy or anything but rateher a thoughtful card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_3435 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I just gave boxes of Belgian chocolates to my teachers and my two closest (female) friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eklinaar Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On the 13th, my closest friend sent me a message because she hadn't heard from me in a while and wanted to check on me and make sure our friendship was okay. I don't know if she thought of it because of Valentine's Day, but I appreciate her concern and love either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiecat Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Most people here seem to celebrate platonic love rather than romantic love at least my insta feed was filled with friend appreciation posts on Valentines day. Also our orchestra conductor brought chocolate for everyone! It was very sweet ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulWolf Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Someone posted this on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/overourwall/videos/2091660307715266 Smart kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starstuff Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 My good friend/brother sent me a bamboo plant and a card that said "Happy Annual Fake-Romantic, Overly-Commercialized, Hetero-normative, Shoved-Down-Our-Throats Day". It totally made me laugh/cry and was the best Valentine's gift I've received ever. Love my bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles87 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 1:40 AM, Apathetic Echidna said: Gal-entines I heard this word for the first time this Valentine's day when an old friend/neighbour wished me and my sis a happy "Gal-entines". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2018-02-12 at 2:40 AM, Apathetic Echidna said: One of my friends started giving out cards and chocolates, and because we were all girls in that group, she called them Gal-entines. It is also basically the only time I hear the word gal used outside of old westerns. In the sitcom parks and recreation Lesslie has a holiday she calls Galentine, the day before valentine. Maybe she got it from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apathetic Echidna Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 19/02/2018 at 6:18 AM, Holmbo said: Maybe she got it from there? very maybe possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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