Because we love you more than life itself, every year the Mercury happily publishes YOUR VALENTINES to your loved ones FOR FREE (!!) in our annual Valentineโ€™s Day Issue.

Letโ€™s face itโ€”the Internet is good for a number of things… primarily free porn… but is TERRIBLEย at expressing love. Thatโ€™s why writing a FREE (!!) valentine to your schmoopy-woopy and getting it published in an actual newspaper that your sweetie can actually hold in her/his/their sweaty hands is still the best way to show you care.

And OH, itโ€™s so easy to make your loverโ€™s dream a reality:

โ€ข Simply go to portlandmercury.com/valentines

โ€ข Type in your sweetheartโ€™s name or alias.

โ€ข Write an extremely romantic and nether-moistening love note of 150 words (or less).

โ€ข Hit โ€œsubmit,โ€ and then get lots of rest. Because when your romantic interest sees her/his/their own love note from you in the Mercury Reader Valentines Issue on February 8? She/he/they is going to be keeping you up allllllll night. With smoochies!

SO DONโ€™T DELAY! The deadline for print is Monday, February 6! Submit your FREE (!!) Mercury Reader Valentine today at portlandmercury.com/valentines.

Remember: Itโ€™s Not True Love…Until They Read It in the Paper!