by Paulina Gugala February 13, 2023
Here at Scout, we believe that nurturing all of your closest relationships is an important part of living a joyful and happy life. Valentine’s Day traditionally celebrates romantic love and the heteronormative dynamic between a man and a woman. But! Since there’s no rulebook on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we want to bring the focus to ALL types of love - self-love, good friendships, family love, and everything in between, they’re all equally deserving of a special day.
You can experience the joys of this love-fuelled holiday with or without a romantic partner, so we invite you to focus on the love you give and receive and find creative ways to celebrate all of the people you love and cherish!
Here are some creative ways we’ll be celebrating this year:
The relationship you have with yourself is the most important one of all. Self-love is what guides your ability to spend your love on others, and without it, you can find yourself pouring too much of yourself into your loving relationships and leaving little for your own energy and care.
Here are some of our favourite ways to show ourselves a little extra love:
With the rebrand of “Galentine’s Day” rising in popularity (we prefer Pal-entine’s for a more inclusive take on friend love), many folks are re-writing this celebration of love as one that can be light-hearted and community-centered. Getting all of your best friends together is always a good time, why not use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to celebrate how great they are?
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Your family members are often the people that loved you first. Since day one they’ve been by your side, and as we get older and busier, our ability to spend quality time gets harder. If you can spend Valentine’s Day pouring your love into your family members, you’ll recognize how lucky you are to be loved back by them.
We weren’t just going to leave romantic love out of this. Although it floods the Valentine’s Day celebrations, partner love is the core of Valentine’s Day and it puts a smile on our faces to imagine the world celebrating love all on the same day. The internet is filled with a million suggestions for how to spend this day as a couple, but here are some of our favourites:
It doesn’t necessarily matter how you celebrate Valentine’s Day, who you celebrate it with, or what society defines as love. We are big lovers of love in all of its forms, and we hope all of our Scout friends and family can spend this Valentine’s Day feeling loved, showing love, and celebrating with whoever they love.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
With love from the Scout Team.
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