Will You Be My Valentine?
An invitation to choose what you love.
Valentine’s Day is often framed as a celebration of romantic relationships. But for many people, this doesn’t reflect their lived experience — or it has come to feel hollow, reduced to obligation rather than meaning.
This offering invites a different way of relating to the day.
A Valentine card can be understood as a wish the heart makes — an intention, a desire, or a choice to recommit to something that already matters. It is a way of naming what you want to stay loyal to.
For some, that may be a romantic partner. For others, it may be a creative path, a friendship, a goal, a value, or a way of living. What matters is not the form it takes, but the honesty behind it.
Reimagined this way, a Valentine is not about meeting an expectation.
It is about choosing what lives in your heart — and staying with it.
How it Works
Step one
Choose a card that feels true to you. Don’t overthink, let yourself respond instinctively.
Step Two
Write your heart’s wish inside the card. Name what you are choosing to commit to.
Step Three
Keep the card with you over the year. Return to it from time to time to remember what you chose.
the Cards
Heart Notes
The Etymology of valentine
Valentine comes from the Latin name Valentinus, derived from valens, meaning strong, healthy, or powerful. Think of it as a “powerful desire of the heart” — the courage to commit to what matters, even without guarantees.
The symbol’s of the season
The heart, flowers, and Cupid all symbolize more than romance. They represent attraction, commitment, and devotion — ways to show that what we care for matters enough to act on.
Shadow expression
Waiting for love to prove itself first can keep us stuck. We look for reassurance from others, circumstances, or the world before we allow our hearts or actions to align. In this pattern, the outside must change before we act — and our commitment depends on proof.
Light expression
Choosing to act in alignment with what we desire, even before proof appears, is the light side of Valentine’s energy. We remain loyal to what matters, act with integrity, and treat our heart’s desire as real — because it is real to us.