National Girlfriend Day is very much a thing. When is it?
Love comes in many forms — be it romantic, platonic, familial. And each of those forms of love deserve to be celebrated.
National Girlfriend Day is a day for celebrating female friendship. So, if you didn't get a chance to show your gal pals any love on Galentine's Day (Feb. 13), then mark your calendars for the chance to spoil them.
While the day was originally set up to honour the women in our lives, there's no one preventing couples from taking part too. Valentine's Day only happens once a year, so why not seize this opportunity to make your partner feel extra-special?
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When it National Girlfriend Day?
National Girlfriend Day is celebrated each year on August 1.
What is National Girlfriend Day?
Established in 2004, National Girlfriend Day was created by lifestyle blogger Mistress Susan as a way for gal pals to show love for one another.
All that remains to be done is decide how you're going to celebrate. Need gift inspo? Try out Mashable's Gift Lab to find the perfect gift.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
