Love may not last, but friendship is forever.
That's why Galentine's Day is one of February's most important holidays.
On February 13, gather your girls and celebrate female friendship on Galentine's Day.
Never heard of it? Here's the sweet story behind the holiday.
In a 2010 episode of the TV show “Parks and Recreation,” Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) introduces her coworker to what she says is “the best day of the year,” aka Galentine’s Day.
“Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies,” Knope says.
Since then, Galentine’s Day has taken on a life of its own and become a holiday in its own right, complete with Galentine's Day gifts, greeting cards and fun festivities.
While Valentine's Day puts the focus on romance, Galentine's Day is all about celebrating the women in your life.
Whether you have a sweetheart or you're flying solo on V-Day, Galentine's Day reminds us that we are the loves of our own lives.
Show some love to your squad with these short, funny and sweet Galentine's Day Instagram captions.
Short Galentine's Day captions
- Love is sweet. Friends are better.
- Who needs Valentines when you have Galentines?
- I love you a waffle lot!
- Fries before guys.
- Galentine’s for the rest of time.
- You’re my best-tea.
- Ladies celebrating ladies.
- We came to slay on Galentine's Day.
- You're the X to my O!
- Heart eyes for my Galentines.
- Who run the world? Girls.
- Sip, sip, hurray for Galentine’s Day!
- Girls rule the world.
- Be my Galentine.
- We aren't girls. We're legends.
- On cloud 9 with my Galentines.
- Anything you can do, girls can do better.
- I love you a brunch!
- Friends who slay together, stay together.
- Galentines before valentines.
- Love stinks. Let’s drink!
- Hey, soul sisters!
- All you need is love.
- We're cuter than Cupid.
- Girls just wanna have fun.
Funny Galentine's Day captions
- Sisters before misters.
- Chance made us friends. A stupid holiday made us Galentines.
- On Galentine’s Day, we wear pink.
- I'm still deciding who I should spend Valentine's Day with. It's either you or my other friends, Ben and Jerry.
- “If there’s a law againstfriendship, then lock me up.” — Leslie Knope,“Parks and Recreation”
- Because of you, I laugh a bit longer, cry a little less and feel zero guilt about pouring another glass. What are friends for?
- You love shoes. I love shoes. Guess that makes us solemates.
- Dear Cupid, send wine and chocolate.
- It doesn't matter that we're not movie stars. What matters is that we look like we are.
- Boys are whatever, friends are forever.
- Ewe make me happy. Is that baaaaaa-d?
- We put down our wine for this.
- You had me at "Hello, do you want a margarita?"
- The secret to a happy life? Good friends and a working corkscrew.
- You’re the “she” to my “nanigans.”
- Got a date for Valentine's Day? I do. It's Feb. 14.
- There’s nothing better than a good friend…except a good friend with wine.
- Not today, Cupid. Not today.
- Take time to stop and smell the rosé.
- Roses are red. Violets are blue. Keep the flowers. I’d rather have shoes.
More Galentine’s Day captions to celebrate your friends
- Friends are like wine: the first thing you look for at the end of a long day.
- Love, kisses, and Galentine’s wishes!
- Roses are red, violets are blue, I’d rather spend Galentine’s Day with you.
- You’ll always be my friend, gnome matter what.
- A sweet friendship Galentine’s Day does make.
- “If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.” — Spice Girls, “Wannabe”
- Friends may be separate in distance, but never in heart.
- Friends are like stars. Even when you can’t see them, you know they’re there.
- Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.
- Good friends know all your stories. Galentines helped you write them.
- “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn
- All the single ladies, put your hands up!
- Gals are the pals we meet along the way.
- I'll be there for you, 'cause you're there for me too.
- The best way to have a Galentine is to be one.
- Thank you for being a friend.
- Friends are the family we choose.
- “I do my hair toss, check my nails. Baby how you feelin’? Feeling good as hell!” — Lizzo, “Good as Hell”
- After all this time, you’re still my Galentine.
- Girlfriends are the family we meet along the way.
- You’re the sister I got to pick.
- Gal pals, now and always.
- “Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates.” — “Sex and the City”
- Gals that play together, stay together.
- Friends are therapists you don’t have to pay.
- I wish every day was Galentine’s Day.
- No surprise. You’re my favorite.
- Galentine’s Day is better when we’re together.
- She believed she could, and she did — with a little help from her friends.
- To the world you just might be one gal. But to this gal, you mean the world.
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Sarah Lemire
Sarah is a lifestyle and entertainment reporter for TODAY who covers holidays, celebrities and everything in between.
Sophie Caldwell
Associate Lifestyle Reporter
