Recently I’ve been addicted to the HBO show Big Love. For those of you who don’t know, Big Love is about a polygamist family consisting of a husband, Bill Henrickson, his three wives — Barb, Nicki, and Margene ­— and their children.

Though their lifestyle may be controversial, the characters show how in any family or relationship love conquers all.

I think that this Valentine’s Day we can all take this lesson from the Henrickson’s: any kind of love is worth celebrating. I’m not suggesting anyone should go out and become a polygamist, or even a monogamist. I am, however, suggesting we give V-Day another chance.

In my experience, Valentine’s Day is probably the most universally hated holiday ever created. People have forgotten how necessary it is to celebrate love. The red roses and enormous heart-shaped boxes of candy are enough to make the sappiest romantic gag.

While this predictability can be somewhat nauseating, we have to look at the bigger picture. In a world as complicated as ours, where war and hatred are just as commonplace as peace and — gasp — love, I think it’s worth the inevitable cheesiness to celebrate on this day.

I’m proud to say this year my boyfriend and I are celebrating our fourth Valentine’s Day together. Instead of sitting at home watching Rock of Love 2 or obsessing over our two cats, we’re spending some quality time together reminiscing about our relationship on V-Day.

But who says Valentine’s Day is just for couples? Call your parents, have cocktails with friends, call someone you haven’t heard from in a while to tell them you care. This issue is also chock full of sexy lingerie to prance around in, yummy dishes to indulge in and movies to watch on Valentine’s Day.

Whether you’re gay, straight, single, polygamist, or whatever, spread that love around, damnit.