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SHOW YOU CARE: Send a text for your loved one to the CQ News this Valentine's Day.

ARE you struggling to think of something extra special to do for your true love on Valentines Day?

Central Queensland News is here to lend a helping hand.

For the price of one text message you can tell 15, 000 readers just how much that special someone means to you.

Every February we celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day with written declarations of love, but why?

One legend has it that Saint Valentine was a Roman priest and Christian martyr, jailed for defying Emperor Claudius II by performing secret illegal marriages for young lovers.

St Valentine sent the first ever Valentine’s greeting signed ‘From your Valentine’ to a young girl he fell in love with while in prison.

You can follow St Valentine’s lead by sending your own romantic messages through the Central Queensland News.

Editor Melanie Petrinec encourages people to have fun with the Valentine’s service.

“All messages will be printed but please no smut!” she quipped.

“It is the first time Central Queensland News is offering this service and it would be great to see people sharing their Valentine’s messages with our readers.

“Just a warning to the lads: An SMS is no replacement for flowers or chocolate!”

Text your Valentine’s Day greeting to 0466 271 185 before Wednesday to get your romantic messages in print in the Friday, February 12 edition of the Central Queensland News.