BLACK? Like, the color of doom and death?

Yes- they said if they were giving a loved one a Valentine's card it would be black with red writing, or red roses with a black ribbon. Which might be nice for some, but I wouldn't call it tradition. They said red and black were sexy colors like you would wear for a tango!

Valentine's Day is not about the sexy tango. I mean, it could be, of course, depending on how you roll, but that is not the tradition.

or red roses with a black ribbon.

Uh, no. That's the kind of thing stalkers send people in movies just before they boil a bunny.

I was like...so kids make black paper hearts, now? If they are not Wednesday Addams? Or-- if you were on Family Feud, the top answers for that question would be red and...black?? They are both 22, though so that might account for it.

Valentine's Day is actually my favorite holiday because of the red and the pink. I give out little Hello Kitty candy bags with pink and red hershey kisses and pink and red m & m's... No black!

Uh, no. That's the kind of thing stalkers send people in movies just before they boil a bunny.

That's what I was thinking, too.

This reminds me that I have part of a old box of Simpsons school valentines that I should give out at work on Friday!

or red roses with a black ribbon.

Uh, no. That's the kind of thing stalkers send people in movies just before they boil a bunny.

Or it's the standard goth bouquet. But it's probably not something non-gothy types would immediately think of as romantic.

but the feed or whatever is completely effed up.

Oh mine was too! I thought it might be because there was a huge super short storm right when it got all messed up.

We made a ton of Valentines over the past week. In our house the hearts come in whatever colors are found in the construction paper pack: red, pink, black, white, blue, green, yellow, orange, even brown.