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[semperfiona]

It's really difficult to find Valentine's Day cards that I can feel comfortable giving to people. As a poly person, I don't feel right about sending a card that says "You're the only one I'll ever love", or "I didn't know what love was until I met you," or other such monogamous sentiments. And Hallmark isn't particularly helpful for non-heterosexuals, either. Almost all the cards were either addressed specifically to a man from a woman, or to a woman from a man. Many of the ones that had text that felt okay had pictures of a male-female couple. I don't want to send that to my girlfriend!

I know there are online card stores that have e-cards for alternative relationships, but I want to send a physical object that someone can keep on their desk and smile at!

I did eventually find some things that will work. They're not entirely ideal, but I think the point will get across.

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[eternaleponine.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the wonderful world of not being "normal" around any holiday. ::sighs:: I have no one to send Valentines to this year, though, so I guess I'm spared.

Of course, I do have a tendency to go and have some fun and get cards from my characters to other characters. :)

[semperfiona]

::sighs:: I have no one to send Valentines to this year, though, so I guess I'm spared.

::huggles::

[jillfelice.livejournal.com]

Kind of funny, last year, I bought one for my hubbie, I really liked it. Had a picture of a couple in different scenes, I like sharing my chocolate with you, I like laughing with you, etc. I didn't realize till I got home that the couple in the illustrations was of two woman.