Dear Valentine,

I just want to be loved. Without pretention and without conditions. I may be enigmatic, if only because I am shy and would rather not be predictable. But apparently being an enigma frightens off people in general and I wonder why? Do we fear unknowns?

So when your day rolls around, do bestow upon us the strength to move through uncertainty. Let us move beyond cowardice. I want to be able to love one of your namesakes, but above all, I just want to be loved.