Are You Anti-Valentines Day?

Does Valentine’s Day make you break out in hives? Are you sick of the cutie-cutie pinkness of Cupidmania? You are not alone.

 There are probably millions out there who share your hatred for this particular day: some of them have even put together an Internet forum. But if you’re not into publicly bemoaning this day of hearts, you can still unite with your fellow sufferers by sending them an anti-Valentine’s Day greeting.

Yes, it seems that even the big greeting card companies have caught on to the fact that not everyone in the world lives in a constant state of being in love, nor does everyone have someone to call their Valentine. Therefore they must have heard the endless sighs that cloud the pink heavens of regular Valentine’s Day lovers and decided to do something about it. Voila! It’s the greatest valentine idea since Esther A Howland came up with the idea of mass producing valentines in the first place.

For the most part, these eCards take it out on that little nasty Cupid. Haven’t we all felt the urge to shoot an arrow at his fat little buttocks, just so that he too could feel the pain? Well, this eCard gives you just the golden opportunity that you’ve been waiting for.

Another card puts it very clearly and without any shadow of a doubt: In both pictures and in words, this card says that Valentine’s Day stinks! While other cards have cute, singing babies, this one at least has a realistic portrayal of a child, and it’s a message worth sending.

If you’re not really the hating kind but just frustrated with all the lovey-dovey valentine hearts and balloons that clutter up every space you visit from the supermarket to the kindergarten to the doctor’s office, there’s also a card for you just to let everyone know that you’re really not into the red-and-pink-everywhere infatuation.

This year, don’t worry about not having a valentine—or not being a sucker for pink sweets and hearts—you can still join in the fun of sending Valentine’s Day eCards to everyone you love (or don’t?).