Valentine’s Day feels overwhelming and fraught for many of us. V-Day has always made me feel weird. During the years I have been single, this day has often left me feeling like a totally pathetic…

Rati is often associated with arousal and sex positions (many of which are named after her). She is also known to represent the pleasure of sex and sexual techniques rather than sex as it relates to childbirth or motherhood.

Coquettish (adjective): Behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful, flirty sexual attraction. They say this describes Oshun, who is a Yoruba goddess representing things that make life worth living. (Like hot sex.)

She is the patron of artists and also represents the sexual power of young women. She is the goddess of flowers, fertility, prostitution, and pregnant women. In one account, she even represented chocolate and was known for giving roses their scent.