Usually, Valentine's Day comes and goes with just ... -Stephanie Coontz

Usually, Valentine's Day comes and goes with just a day or two of news media attention to courtship and marriage.

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I love Valentine's Day because it's a fun day to show not only your significant other some love, but also your girlfriends and close family that you'r...
Valentine's Day is a holiday of high emotions, mostly stress. The occasion has the unique ability to make both those who do participate in it and thos...
I have no use for Valentine's Day, with its limited menu and cramped seating....
My birthday is two days before Valentine's Day so it has always been about that rather than romance....
I like Valentine's Day for the kids. You know, they take their valentines to school and I like to see what they come home with....
I do not want to limit my celebration of 'love' to just twenty-four hours in a year. I would like to pamper and be pampered all through the year. And ...
Valentine's Day isn't always as much fun as many of us would like....
Valentine's day has been reduced to a marketing gimmick. Buying diamonds for your beloved has no appeal for me....
Somebody asked me what am I doing on Valentine's Day, and all I had to say was that I'll spend it with my dog, who will love me endlessly....
When I was in the seventh grade, I had a girlfriend. I used to save up some of my pocket money to get her gifts on Valentine's Day....