We could try to give you the typical Valentine's Day reports about gifts to make your partner, about hotels to have a... time on Valentine's Day, restaurants to be said to be tied in the candlelight and on February 14... But, realistically, the only consistent way to' celebrate' Valentine's Day is to watch a video of penguins. In love. You're gonna throw up hearts. They carry hearts. Good thing you have Esquire to quench your romantic thirst.
Let's put the frame (golden) to this story for you to enjoy it as it deserves: in the zoo of San Francisco every February 14th they celebrate a tradition for Valentine's Day that consists of distributing felt hearts through the aquarium of African penguins. According to the caretakers, and we've already warned you that we haven't really checked it or cared about it, it's not unusual for male penguins to pick up the heart and take it to the nest they share with each female, which you'll already know that penguins, unlike many other species, are delighted with monogamy. They probably use it to deposit their adorable herring faeces and spurs, but the video says that this action serves to reinforce the couple's bond, resulting in increased reproductive activity. Come on, penguins give hearts for Valentine's Day to prick. A unique species, penguins. Come on, enjoy yourselves: