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Love is in the air! For Valentine’s Day in Japan, there are so many different levels to the chocolates you give out, true feelings, friends, self chocolate, and even…. obligation chocolate.. lol. Let’s chat about the differences in Valentine’s Day here vs back home, then get into some wild dating stories. Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected] - @franklinthewomanCheyenne - @lostwithlowWords mentioned/useful words:Honmei-choco (本命チョコ - true feeling chocolate)Giri-choco (義理チョコ - Obligation Chocolate)Tomo-choco (友チョコ - Friend Chocolate)Jibun-choco （自分チョコ self chocolate)Kazoku-choco (家族チョコ family chocolate)Gyaku-choco (逆チョコ - Reverse Chocolate)お土産 omiyage - souvenir 独身証明書 dokushin shomeisho - certificate of single statusReferences/sources:Giri? Tomo? Gyaku? A guide to Japan’s many different kinds of Valentine’s Day chocolatehttps://soranews24.com/2023/02/12/giri-tomo-gyaku-a-guide-to-japans-many-different-kinds-of-valentines-day-chocolate/#:~:text=But%20first%2C%20let's%20take%20another,Valentine's%20Day%20chocolate%20in%20JapanJapanese woman marries AI companion she created using ChatGPT: “Klaus understood me”https://www.mangaloretoday.com/today/Japanese-woman-marries-AI-companion-she-created-using-ChatGPT-Klaus-understood-me-.html “Tokyo's Syphilis Epidemic Related to Sex Industry”https://www.vax-before-travel.com/2026/01/02/tokyos-syphilis-epidemic-related-sex-industry Couldn’t find his waifu: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSasmFJUd/Time stamps00:00 catching up/life updates06:15 Valentine’s day intro07:37 Valentine’s day in Japan09:03 different chocolates depending on relationship 13:42 do people even want giri choco19:21 love languages/our husbands30:16 tinder in Japan + other reddit stories46:48 AI husband52:17 syphilis on the rise54:19 Rosa tells us how rough it is out there