22 years ago my DH asked me to marry him on Feb 13th because he couldn't face doing it on Valentine's day. Nobody could accuse him of being a great Romantic! We have our own little celebration on the 13th. Well that's not quite true, I make a fuss of it and try to cook something a bit more special. He rolls his eyes - and then eats it. We do exchange cards on the 14th but never presents and wouldn't dream of going out for a meal - much too cheesey. Some years ago I was on a weekend away with a girl friend and it just happened to fall on a Valentine's weekend. When we went down to dinner in the evening, the dining room had been transformed with balloons, banners and all things red and pink. Every item on the menu had a dreadful name to go with it. It was all excruciating and to our eyes hilarious.
It's just an industry now to sell things, same with Mother's Day, Father's day, Easter etc. Take what you want from each 'celebration' and ignore the others.
Baby Reindeer - anyone watched it?
Alphabetical girls and boys names January 2024