This year’s Valentine’s Day is destined to look different than usual, with the COVID-19 pandemic still present in the U.S.
But couples and single people alike are finding creative ways to celebrate.

“I might see my boyfriend, but we are planning to keep things low-key, probably cooking a meal together, splitting a bottle of wine, and reading,” Faith Elder said.

Others aren’t sharing it with a significant other, but with their families.

Valentine’s Day today is synonymous with a single idea — love. But the Feb. 14 holiday’s origins are not quite so cut-and-dried.

Highline history professor Rachael Bledsaw says historians have several theories as to how the holiday got its start.

“Truthfully? We’re not entirely sure,” she said. “By the time someone decided to investigate why the Western world suddenly went love crazy in the middle of February, there were a few different options to pick from as far as its start.”