In my extra cynical moments, I’ve suspected that Valentine’s Day owes its longevity much less to romance than to a choreographed alliance between the greeting card, chocolate, and lingerie industries. The day has been totally commercialized, and lots of males, myself included through the years, have approached it with well-intended however usually ham-fisted earnestness.
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