364 Other Perfectly Good Days to Express Your Love For Someone
It's a strange fact of Valentine's Day that most of us seem to participate out of a sense of obligation, yet there's no single entity holding us responsible for it — no Jesus, not even the U.S. government cares if we celebrate or not. Yet at face level, you'd think we'd all be onboard with a holiday that gives us a chance to tell someone we love them — a day when couples dutifully force busy schedules to converge, restaurants offer special menus and Starbucks offers two-for-one lattes for couples.
But that's not the case.
Everybody knows at least a handful of Valentines Day curmudgeons. You may even be that person — the one who feels they don't need a designated day to share their love with someone they care about. You may feel that EVERY day may as well be Valentine's Day.
We're sympathetic to the cause. So, we've racked our brains and put together the all-time greatest list of other days you might consider for your romantic expression:
1. February 15
Candy is very cheap on this day.
2. February 16
Still cheap, just slightly stale.
3. February 17
Like the song "I am sixteen, going on seventeen." Very romantic, especially if your Austrian royalty.
If you aren't, this might not be the day for you. Don't worry — there are others.
4. February 18
Honestly this one isn't so great. Tends to be a little cold. Still, it's serviceable.
5. February 19
Getting warmer.
6. February 20
7. February 21
8. February 22
Alright, there is something pretty wholesome and romantic about the number 22. Go all out on this one.
9. February 23
10. February 24
11. February 25
Two-month anniversary of Christmas. Will resonate for some.
12. February 26
13. February 27
14. February 28
ou What better way to bond, romantically, than to reflect on the strange fact that February only has 28 days? Pretty loveably idiosyncratic, just like someone else you know ...
15. March 1
You can start pretending it's spring.
16. March 2
17. March 3
18. March 4
A date that's also a command. Something special about that.
19. March 5
20. March 6
21. March 7
22. March 8
23. March 9
24. March 10
25. March 11
26. March 12
27. March 13
28. March 14
We all know what happened a month before this. And we must never speak of it again.
29. March 15
30. March 16
31. March 17
Monthiversary of the 17. Happy 17, everyone.
32. March 18
33. March 19
34. March 20
35. March 21
36. March 22
Now that I think of it, '22' isn't just wholesome — it's sort of a complex and multilayered sound. 22.
37. March 23
38. March 24
39. March 25
40. March 26
41. March 27
42. March 28
The Ides of March were 13 days ago. Should have told you that 13 days ago. Hopefully that turned out alright.
43. March 29
44. March 30
45. March 31
31 days. Pretty much the infinite month when compared with February which, if you recall, was last month.
46. April 1
Nothing goes together better than love and practical jokes. Like saying "I love you" to someone and then telling them you were just kidding. Even if you weren't.
47. April 2
Happy anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Mint thanks to the good old Coinage Act. Go crazy.
48. April 3
49. April 4
50. April 5
51. April 6
52. April 7
53. April 8
54. April 9
55. April 10
56. April 11
57. April 12
Great one.
58. April 13
59. April 14
Marginally improved but still problematic.
60. April 15
61. April 16
62. April 17
Monthiversary of the 17th. Hold your loved one extra tight.
63. April 18
64. April 19
65. April 20
66. April 21
67. April 22
It's funny — there are other dates with repeated numbers (like 11) but it doesn't have the same euphony as 22.
68. April 23
69. April 24
70. April 25
71. April 26
72. April 27
73. April 28
74. April 29
Alright, a potentially loaded day. Tread lightly.
75. April 30
Three months in a row of different lengths. What are the odds.
76. May 1
Happy Beltane everyone. Celebrate driving your livestock out to pasture with a barefoot May day dance. Then watch as your date runs.
77. May 2
78. May 3
79. May 4
80. May 5
81. May 6
82. May 7
83. May 8
This might be spring dress day.
84. May 9
85. May 10
86. May 11
Again, 11 — it's no 22.
87. May 12
88. May 13
89. May 14
90. May 15
91. May 16
92. May 17
Happy 17th.
93. May 18
94. May 19
95. May 20
96. May 21
97. May 22
Alright, I'm not the only one who is hearing this. Twenty-two. Twenty. Two.
98. May 23
99. May 24
100. May 25
May 25th. 100 days after Valentine's Day. And still not far enough.
101. May 26
102. May 27
103. May 28
104. May 29
105. May 30
106. May 31
That was a great month.
107. June 1
108. June 2
109. June 3
110. June 4
111. June 5
I think the days have been getting longer. Make use of the additional light here.
112. June 6
113. June 7
114. June 8
115. June 9
Ralph Ellison's Juneteenth is a classic. Definitely worth a read. Especially if you're a literary couple. Even if you're not. Actually, especially if you're not.
116. June 10
117. June 11
118. June 12
119. June 13
likeFriday the 13th. This is a good chance to celebrate Halloween in June. Also a good chance not to leave the house.
120. June 14
121. June 15
Probably a good day to go running as a couple.
122. June 16
123. June 17
Happy 17th — may they all be as special as the first 17th.
124. June 18
125. June 19
126. June 20
127. June 21
128. June 22
Mm.
129. June 22
130. June 22
Nothing to see here.
131. June 25
132. June 26
133. June 27
134. June 28
This is a month before my brother's birthday. That might not mean much to you. Actually, it might not mean much to him.
135. June 29
136. June 30
A day to appreciate the fact that we've been having normal-length months for awhile now.
137. July 1
138. July 2
139. July 3
140. July 4
Good day to break up and reconcile.
141. July 5
142. July 6
143. July 7
Any residual patching up you have to do after the 4th is probably best done here, because the 8th is crazy ...
144. July 8
Really not that crazy actually. It's more a state of mind — whatever you make of that.
145. July 9
146. July 10
147. July 11
148. July 12
149. July 13
150. July 14
151. July 15
Didn't even comment on it that time.
152. July 16
153. July 17
This is a special one, don't let it slip by too fast.
154. July 18
155. July 19
156. July 20
157. July 21
158. July 22
I think it's the consonance. T-wenty t-wo.
159. July 23
160. July 24
This is a 31 day month, so if you're getting sick of it you just need to suck it up.
161. July 25
162. July 26
163. July 27
164. July 28
Creator of Garfield born this day. I'd suggest some lasagna.
165. July 29
166. July 30
I got nothing.
167. July 31
168. August 1
And a good Lughnasadh to you.
169. August 2
170. August 3
171. August 4
172. August 5
173. August 6
Bittersweet — the end of summer is in sight.
174. August 7
175. August 8
176. August 9
177. August 10
178. August 11
179. August 12
180. August 13
181. August 14
182. August 15
183. August 16
I know it happened. The 14.
184. August 17
Happy 17th.
185. August 18
186. August 19
187. August 20
188. August 21
189. August 22
Gets me every time.
190. August 23
191. August 24
192. August 25
193. August 26
194. August 27
This one. This is the one.
195. August 28
196. August 29
197. August 30
198. August 31
I think we never really recover from that back-to-school dread. The end of August and the beginning of September will always hang heavily on any summer person's soul.
199. September 1
Kind of broke tone there — back to the task at hand.
200. September 2
201. September 3
This is a nostalgic one.
202. September 4
203. September 5
204. September 6
I'm giving you pearls.
205. September 7
206. September 8
207. September 9
208. September 10
YES. This is a good one.
209. September 11
210. September 12
211. September 13
212. September 14
213. September 15
214. September 16
215. September 17
Happy monthiversary of the 17th.
216. September 18
217. September 19
218. September 20
219. September 21
This is a good day to listen to David Bowie's Young Americans.
220. September 22
Look, I don't mean to insist on this. If you feel it, you feel it.
221. September 23
222. September 24
223. September 25
Christmas is coming, but definitely still awkwardly far away.
224. September 26
225. September 27
226. September 28
227. September 29
228. September 30
Bout to be autumn, pretty suddenly and beautifully.
229. October 1
230. October 2
231. October 3
Celebrate the fall of Vercingetorix, Gaul warrior, to the Romans with some slow, romantic readings of Asterix.
232. October 4
233. October 5
234. October 6
235. October 7
236. October 8
237. October 9
238. October 10
239. October 11
240. October 12
241. October 13
242. October 14
243. October 15
244. October 16
245. October 17
246. October 18
247. October 19
248. October 20
249. October 21
250. October 22
251. October 23
252. October 24
253. October 25
254. October 26
255. October 27
256. October 28
257. October 29
ha yExcellent one.
258. October 30
259. October 31
260. November 1
Celebrate the anniversary of the first ever Atlantic Monthly by asking whether or not hook up culture has negatively affected your relationship.
261. November 2
262. November 3
263. November 4
264. November 5
265. November 6
266. November 7
267. November 8
268. November 9
269. November 10
270. November 11
271. November 12
272. November 13
273. November 14
It's coming.
274. November 15
275. November 16
276. November 17
277. November 18
Whoa, nearly forgot — happy belated 17th.
278. November 19
279. November 20
280. November 21
281. November 22
Alright — I'm done.
282. November 23
283. November 24
284. November 25
285. November 26
286. November 27
This is Thanksgiving — kind of like a quadruple date with your family.
287. November 28
288. November 29
289. November 30
290. December 1
Happy Advent. Don't step on this one's toes too much.
291. December 2
292. December 3
293. December 4
Jay-Z's birthday. Do with that what you will.
294. December 5
295. December 6
296. December 7
297. December 8
298. December 9
299. December 10
300. December 11
301. December 12
302. December 13
Friday the 13th, may want to skip.
303. December 14
Although who am I to deem certain Fridays unworthy of romance?
304. December 15
Are we really so shallow that a number can turn us against a day?
305. December 16
A day as deserving of love as, say, your December 16?
306. December 17
Happy 17th.
307. December 18
308. December 19
309. December 20
310. December 21
Shortest day of the year. But also the longest night. You know what that means ... you get to rest up because December 22nd is amazing.
311. December 22
Every one is a gift.
312. December 23
313. December 24
314. December 25
Merry Christmas.
315. December 26
Taking the tree down can be romantic as well as painful.
316. December 27
317. December 28
318. December 29
319. December 30
320. December 31
This one is pretty excellent.
321. January 1
Happy New Year.
322. January 2
323. January 3
324. January 4
325. January 5
326. January 6
327. January 7
I'll be honest with you, this month sucks.
328. January 8
329. January 9
But you just have to tolerate it.
330. January 10
331. January 11
332. January 12
333. January 13
Frankly, I'm impressed you're still reading.
334. January 14
335. January 15
336. January 16
337. January 17
I can't believe it's been a month since the last 17th. Wow.
338. January 18
339. January 19
340. January 20
341. January 21
342. January 22
343. January 23
?
344. January 24
It strikes me that this could be a good profession.
345. January 25
Calendar making, that is.
346. January 26
Not match-making.
347. January 27
348. January 28
Well, maybe for some.
349. January 29
350. January 30
351. January 31
352. February 1
353. February 2
Closing in on it.
354. February 3
355. February 4
356. February 5
357. February 6
358. February 7
T-minus one week.
359. February 8
360. February 9
361. February 10
362. February 11
363. February 12
364. February 13
There you have it. 364 days.