Feb. 13 means it's that time of year again: When, despite being single, you're overcome with the heart-wrenching spirit of St. Valentine, so you've still got the perfect red sweater or pink bodycon dress on deck (and a makeup look to match!). And while you may be toasting your best friendships tonight for Galentine's Day, alas, no boo has showed up to be your Valentine. Enter Oloni's Valentine's Day challenge on Twitter to upgrade your love life. The annual challenge comes from the brilliant mind of London-based sex and relationships content creator Oloni.
There's more than one way to smoothly slide into your crush's DMs for Valentine's Day. You can keep it wholesome and cute, and ask them to a night at the movies. Or you can turn up the heat, send that risky text, and be Netflix and chilling in no time. Oloni's solution? Keep it straightforward. The challenge is to message your crush, "I've had a crush on you for some time. Would you like to go on a date with me this Valentine's Day?" And yet, as straightforward as the question is, the answers people are getting back are few and far in-between.
I mean, bare minimum, a frank, "Yes, I would." is just fab.
Keep playing games! Don't save my number! I'll just cute tomorrow night, alone.
Their crush responds, "Yeah, sure! Why not? Just tell me when you're available. I'm down!" Then they finishes their response with, "But why do you need to ask your man that?" And honestly, maybe it takes shooting your shot for your crush or hookup partner to be like, "But wait, am I not your man already?" Which, of course, is an entirely different conversation.
The worst part? Oloni asked if their name was Sandra and they said, "No!"
I mean, what kind of response is this? Being unsure is fine, but don't leave me absolutely hanging.
Even better than a simple yes, getting such a warm response to being vulnerable and shooting your shot makes me want to melt.
Both @nostalgicfaye and their crush were working on Thursday, but they set up a date for later!
Listen, if there's a certain fine someone who is possibly Valentine material? Go for it. Time is of the essence! Of course, if your crush doesn't respond the way you want to, don't sweat it. Pencil in another night with the other single folks in your crew and cheer on the Valentine's Day madness with a drink in hand.
