Not a fan. There's this great term "amatonormativity" which is the assumption that everyone has to be in a monogamous romantic relationship in order to be happy. Obviously this is total BS. It was originally coined by the poly community I believe, but the ace/aro community has picked it up as well since they are also affected by it.
Valentine's Day revolves around this idea, that we need a romantic relationship in order to feel satisfied with our lives and if we haven't found that then we have somehow failed. Doesn't hurt that a whole bunch of companies make a load of money off of it because capitalism loves feeding off of our insecurities.
Folks, you don't need a relationship to be happy. You don't need romance to be happy. What you do need to be is happy with yourself and who you are, because you're stuck with the inside of your own head for life.
This Valentine's Day I challenge you to love yourself, or at the very least, do some form of self-care that is making strides towards that. Because you are more important than all the partners in the world. <3
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