Rational Valentine - Settle

Want to send a ‘rational’ valentine to that special, pragmatic someone?

Esquire’s AJ Jacobs has written some Valentine cards that emphasize the practical side of love for our partner The Really Big Questions. PRI fans have contributed others. Feel free to download or suggest your rational valentines.

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You can download these cards from The Really Big Questions. The first six were written by Esquire's AJ Jacobs, while the others come from PRI fans. Feel free to offer up your own rational Valentine's Day messages in the comments below.

1. You light up my prefrontal cortext.

You light up my prefrontal cortext

2. The pros of being with you outweigh the cons.

The pros of being with you outweigh the cons

3. You are one of several thousand people who could make a compatible partner for me.

You are one of several thousand people who could make a compatible partner for me

4. I will always be true to you because having an affair sounds exhausting.

I will always be true to you because an affair sounds exhausting

5. I love you as much as a praire vole loves its mate.

I love you as much as a prairie vole loves its mate.

6. Please settle for me. I've settled for you.

Please settle for me. I've settled for you.

7. So far. So good.

So far so good

8. I believe our relationship is mutually beneficial.

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9. I could tolerate you for a lifetime.

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10. I give you this document to acknowledge that we are in a relationship and I anticipate that it will continue.

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Feel free to offer up your own rational Valentine's Day messages in the comments below.