Red roses are a popular gift on Valentine s Day
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Valentine s Day, albeit a little different this year due to the latest Covid-19 restrictions, is here.
The annual celebration of love was once a day where people earnestly showed their affection for another person. Now heavily commercialised and laden with expectation, the event sees plenty of people panic-purchase heart-adorned cards, bumper boxes of chocolate, bouquets of red roses and teddy bears wearing T-shirts emblazoned with cutesy messages.
The oldest surviving Valentine s poem was written by a prison-entrapped, pining lover: Charles, Duke of Orleans, wrote it for his wife in 1415, confined in the Tower of London after being captured at the Battle of Agincourt.
Posted February 13, 2021 | By Matt Sulem
Fancy lobster dinners, roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are all nice gifts, but one of the best ways to spend Valentine’s Day is curling up with the one you love to watch a romantic movie. Of course, not everyone enjoys sappy stories, so keep things light and fun by opting for a romantic comedy instead. This genre of film might get dismissed as being saturated with nothing but so-called “chick flicks,” but there are also plenty of quality films aimed at both chicks and dudes alike. From black and white classics to recent releases, here are the 25 best rom-coms to watch this Valentine’s Day.
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But they don’t all have to be saccharine fests of snow, carols and kissing under the mistletoe.
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