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I Wrote This About how Valentine's Day is Lame and MS Paint is Cool

In the early stages of my current relationship, I was bemoaning the fact that my travel schedule caused me to miss apple picking season. After listening to my whine, my current boyfriend showed up at my door with handful of freshly-picked apples (earning him the nickname “Bon Iver” amongst some friends). This small gesture (and there’ve been many more since then) carries much more meaning for me than roses or chocolates or some other cheesy Valentine’s Day cliché ever could.

I’m not the only one. When asked about romance, my friend Meredith doesn’t think of fancy reservations or expensive roses. Instead she thinks of when her boyfriend made her a flock origami raptors (ORAGAMI RAPTORS) or how he adds an extra blanket to the bed when he gets up for work so she doesn’t get cold. Yes, they’ll probably do something to mark February 14, but it’ll likely involve more origami raptors, and not an over-priced dinner at Momofuku (this is not, in anyway, to say that I would turn down dinner at Momofuku. Anyone who wants to take me to Momofuku is more than welcome to take me to Momofuku).

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