Weird World of Deborama #2

You’re getting them WHAT for Valentine’s Day???

What do you usually give or receive for Valentine’s Day? Chocolates, jewelry, Valentine cards? Maybe, if you /they are lucky, a hot date. If you/they are both lucky and rich, a trip to Paris or somewhere in Thailand or Hawaii. Boring. Unthematic. Doesn’t tell them anything about what a knowledgeable geek you are. It’s just not good enough. No wonder there’s a sizeable minority, even among the safely and happily partnered, that claim to hate Valentine’s Day.

In order to save Valentine’s Day, W W of D is featuring the return of the “listicle” — that’s an internet based term for an article that’s structured around a (usually amusing) list. We explored deeply into the murky history of St. Valentine and his (or their, yeah, there are several Sts. named Valentine) special day in order to structure a list of truly quirky presents (in most cases, little collections of presents) that you could give your Valentine sweetie instead of the usual stuff.

Now we don’t really expect anyone to go out and buy these exact things. We consider it more of a thought experiment to get you to think outside of the box, or the pink envelope decorated with putti.

The Valentine’s Day really has nothing to do with the ancient Roman Holiday of Lupercalia Package