Galentine's Gifts for Friends Who Are Better Than Any Date

February has an entire industry built around couples and almost nothing for the people who actually show up for you all year.

Friendship gifts have one advantage over romantic ones: you can be funny without it being risky.

For the friend who cancels plans and you love her anyway

Not Today, The Feelings Are Huge is a black cat professionally avoiding its feelings, with wine, dessert and a Meltdown Kit within reach. It is a joke and a small act of understanding at the same time.

For the friend who is happily single

Ocean Dropout is a fish that ended up somewhere it was not placed and is doing fine there. Slightly on the nose, entirely affectionate.

For the group chat

Stickers at 3,90 euro are the right size for posting several at once. Printables at 9,90 euro if you want to send the same piece to three people who all live in different countries.

For the one who has been having a year

Six months of the Collector's Club at 47,40 euro sends something to her letterbox every month, which is more useful than one grand gesture in February. Or 7,90 euro for a single month if you are testing the water.

For the friend you live with

Something for the shared wall. Cheesy Romance is two pigeons on a ridiculous date, which works perfectly well as a flatmate joke and not at all as a declaration.

Doing it properly

Pick the piece because of a specific thing about her, not because it is pink. The pigeon because of the pigeon photo she sent you. The cat because of the four cancelled dinners. That is the difference between a gift and an errand.