# Brutally Forthright Valentine's Be Careful When Giving Out These Honest Valentine's Day Cards By Mesel Isaac | Published 2014-02-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/honest-valentines-day-cards References: [huffingtonpost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/honest-valentines_n_4783073.html) & [imgur](http://imgur.com/a/jRkJG) If further proof was needed as to why men should not make their own Valentine's Day cards, [Reddit](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wplace) user mamba_79 shared these honest Valentine's Day cards he's been making for his wife for the past few years. He was prompted to share these honest Valentine's Day cards when his wife told him "to make some into posters so others can share the love." Fortunately for him, his wife shares in his sense of humor, as some of them are quite brutal in their "honest" assessment of why he and his wife are together. While these honest Valentine's cards are incredibly hilarious, personally I'll just stick with my routine of buying a last minute [Hallmark](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hallmark-valentines-day) card at the 24-hour convenience store. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Honest Valentine's Day Cards:** Create brutally honest cards that offer a humorous and unconventional approach to expressing love. - **Personalized Greeting Cards:** Customize greeting cards with personal messages or inside jokes for a more meaningful and unique gift. - **Humor in Romantic Relationships:** Embrace humor as a way to strengthen romantic relationships and create a deeper connection. ### Where This Applies - **Greeting Card Industry:** Introduce a new line of honest and humorous greeting cards to disrupt the traditional market. - **E-commerce:** Develop an online platform that allows users to create personalized and funny greeting cards for various occasions. - **Relationship Counseling:** Incorporate humor as a therapeutic tool in relationship counseling sessions to foster better communication and understanding between partners. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Valentine's Beef Jerky Hearts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meathearts.md) - [Practical Valentine’s Day Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-card-bath-bar.md) - [AI-Powered Valentine's Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resn.md) - [Naughty Valentines Day Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-wood.md) - [Inclusive Valentine's Day Gifts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hallmark-valentines-day.md) - [Educational Valentine's Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/language-of-love.md) - [Spicy Valentine’s Day Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/some-love-it-hot-valentines-day-set.md) - [His-and-Her Underwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upside-down-heart.md) - [Practical Valentine's Candies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-in-this-economy.md)