Gothic Valentine Skulls and Hearts

Not everyone wants to send a lovey-dovey card. Anti-Valentine cards have a place too.

You'll find a great selection of Gothic style here - including Cards, Jewelry, and Artwork.

Skulls are cool this season. Put them with romantic hearts and you have weird and wild tongue-in-cheek symbolism, loving you to death.

It used to come everywhere with me.

I suppose that was the precursor of Goth, before it was fashionable, and people used to say I was ghoulish or just plain weird. I didn't care - I always liked being a bit different, and still do. I would be rather sad if I was now thought of as ordinary, or run-of-the-mill. I don't make a point of standing out in a crowd, but I do believe in being myself, and I try not to conform to what other people think I should be, but rather to what I think I should be. That way lies peace of mind.

I must confess, I can't remember ever having sent anyone a Valentine card myself, romantic or unromantic. Maybe when I was young it just wasn't done for girls to send cards to blokes. I don't know, don't care, and, to be honest, can't remember!

I think you could say I'm a cynic.

• eternal love

or, maybe,

• I will love you till I die

or

• My love for you will endure beyond life itself

or

• In the midst of love and life we are in death

or even

• Let's meet in the next life

.....and so on, and so forth.

On the other hand, maybe it just signifies cocking a snook at a romantic but somewhat commercialized notion of what love is supposed to be. But, paradoxically, it has itself become somewhat commercialized, wouldn't you say?

• Is it only men who send them anonymously to the woman of their dreams, or do women also send anonymous Valentines to the man of the moment?
• Is it only single people who send them, or has it now become commonplace for couples to send them?
• And what about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people - that could be a bit confusing: Whether and who sends what to whom, and vice versa? Would they need to reach some agreement first?
• If you are in a stable relationship, would you still send one?
• Do you feel obliged in any way to send a romantic missive to your significant other? Would the sparks fly if you didn't send one?
• What if you send more than one, i.e. to different admirees - does this make you a slightly sordid predator, or just someone who has a particularly romantic soul?
• If you don't receive a Valentine card, do you feel unpopular or rejected, or do you laugh it off or not think anything of it?
• If you receive more than one, are you a tart, or a very loveable person?
• Do you feel these questions are trivial or important?

See how you compare with the other readers - What do you think about sending a Valentine card to your beloved (or anyone else, come to that)?

Would you be cheeky and send skulls and hearts?