9 Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day If You’re Not a Romantic Couple

There’s no beating around the bush, my partner and I aren’t a romantic couple. It’s just not our jam and romance in it’s extremes gives me the ick a bit. It’s important to appreciate these differences and if you and your partner are a romantic couple and it works for you, then that’s great. It’s just not for us.

And I very much doubt that we’re alone in that either. All relationships are so different and work due to different things. For some it’s the big romantic gestures, for others it’s being long distance or perhaps it’s humour (like us!)

So when Valentine’s Day rolls around, it can be easy to dismiss it and not want to do anything because you’re not a romantic couple.

But Valentine’s Day isn’t – and shouldn’t be – reserved solely for romance. I think all types of love should be celebrated on Valentine’s Day. Including friendship, family love and self love.

Let’s face it, life’s too short and we don’t spread enough love and kindness around in the first place.

What’s so bad about having a day to remind us?

But when it comes to Valentine’s Day, not every couple jumps at the chance to shower each other in flowers and chocolates and enjoys writing out soppy cards that make you want to be sick in your mouth a little bit.

If you’re in a couple but you’re not romantic and generally a bit anti-Valentine’s Day, this one is for you.

Here are 9 ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day if you’re not a romantic couple:

Have a joint dinner party with friends

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be celebrated alone and as a anti-Valentine’s couple, you could use this opportunity to get together with your closest friends for a dinner party to celebrate your friendship, eat good food, have a good conversation and a few drinks.

Have a funny games night 

We’re all so busy that we don’t often take the time we need for date nights or spending quality time together as often as we should. No, you might not celebrate V Day but you can use it as an excuse to do something fun – like a games night if you’re a gaming couple.

Get drunk

What better excuse? It doesn’t have to be a romantic night but it can be a fun one for the both of you. Go out and get drunk together, reminisce, get flirty and forget about your responsibilities for a night.

Treat yourselves to fast food and eat it in the car

Valentine’s Day often revolves around some sort of food but if a romantic meal isn’t your idea of a good time, then perhaps something more low-key is. Take yourselves for a drive, listen to some good music and finish the night with fast food in the car and pretend you’re teenagers again.

Take your dog out for the day

If you have a dog, why not use Valentine’s Day to celebrate them instead! Like I said, Valentine’s Day should be about all types of love – including the love we have for our pets (which, lets be honest, is usually deeper than that we have for most humans).

Have a fun day out

Whatever your idea of fun is as a couple, use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to set a day aside to go out and do something fun. Maybe you head to a theme park to ride the rollercoasters, go go-karting, go to the zoo or go on a hike somewhere.

Movie marathon

Classic but always does the trick. Mark the occasion with a movie night of movies YOU want to want, not anything typically romantic that you associate with Valentine’s Day. If you like Horror films, then perhaps a Horror marathon is in order?

Have a baking competition

Baking together can definitely swing either way. It can be a really lovely and romantic activity or… turn it into a competition. If you’re a competitive couple then this could be a super fun thing to do together!

Go book shopping for each other

If you both love books then what better thing to do to mark the day than to go book shopping? Books always make a good gift, so why not choose each other a book that you think the other person will like.

We all know that Valentine’s Day has been hugely commercialised over the years and more than anything, is a consumerist ploy to get people to buy more things we don’t always need.

Whilst the origins of Valentine’s Day have centred around the idea of romantic love since th4e 14th and 15th century, we certainly don’t need to be spending our money on unnecessary things to show we love each other.

If you’re anti-Valentine’s Day, I hope these have given you some good ideas as to what you can do to mark the occasion. If you are romantic, then I hope you enjoy your day in whichever way you see fit.

Are you a romantic couple or anti-Valentine’s Day couple? What do you usually do to mark the occasion?

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