The Mercury loves LOVE! And every year we prove it by publishing YOUR most romantic, smoogey-woogey valentines for FREE. Did you get one this year? Oh, it’s very possible! Check out the valentines below, which are listed alphabetically for your convenience. For those who may have missed our February 8 print deadline, visit here for LOTS, LOTS MORE! Happy Valentines to your sexy self, from your pals at the Mercury!

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)