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Rebecca Leib

Left: Front of a Cheesecake Factory restaurant against a blue sky. Right: TikTok screenshot of a Cheesecake Factory kitchen in the aftermath of Valentine's Day, 2026, dishes piled high. Text overlay reads, "Happy Valentine's Day."

“It is 1:17 in the morning”: Video of Cheesecake Factory kitchen on Valentine’s Day is making people rethink eating there

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

left: dollar tree storefront; right: woman covering her mouth

“Hard to beat”: The most romantic spot to fake a Valentine’s date this year is the local Dollar Tree

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

2-panel image: on the left is a seen from Parks and Recreation and on the right a well-known meme from Flavor of Love. Text over: What's Galentine's Day?

Memes

25 of the funniest Galentine’s Day memes to celebrate your BFFs

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Split image. Valentine's Day cards with "Work Wife" and "Work Husband" options on the left. Image of two coworkers leaning against each other, back-to-back, on the right. Tweet in the center that reads: "I hate this to my core. What an insanely inappropriate concept."

Culture

‘I hate this to my core’—’Work wife’ and ‘work husband’ Valentine’s Day cards spark outrage

Emoji with bouquet and text "im telepathically taking you out for valentine's day so if you feel loved and adored out of nowhere that was me"(l), text "if ur boyfriend is ugly do NOT post him on Friday...this week is already hard enough"(r)

Roses are red, violets are blue, these 37 Valentine’s Day memes are just for you

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

3 panel image: on the left is a Starbucks barista, in the middle a Starbucks logo, and on the right Valentine's Day hearts.

‘Don’t do this’: Starbucks customer tries Valentine’s Day hack. Then a worker intervenes

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

man shares his experience shopping at walmart(l) Walmart store Front(c) Valentines Gift(r)

‘I’m not normally speechless but…’: Walmart shopper spots new Valentine’s Day toy on the shelf. Then he takes a closer look

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Applebee’s $5 Valentine’s Day deal has customers who aren’t in a relationship together ordering

‘I’ve gone to 3 local applebees and everytime we ask for his deal it just so happens the fryer goes down’: Applebee’s $5 Valentine’s Day deal has customers who aren’t in a relationship together ordering

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Popeye’s worker mocks what store will be releasing for Valentine’s Day

‘Bro just leaked the company’: Popeyes worker mocks what store will be releasing for Valentine’s Day

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Valentine's Day Stanley Cup(l), Target sign(c), People grabbing Stanley cups at target(r)

Target shopper records customers rushing to get exclusive Valentine’s Day Stanley Cup

Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

People search for sad GIFs on Valentine’s Day more than any other day of the year

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Valentine's Day