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How Valentine's Day Can Ruin Your Relationship via @Care2

Candlelit dinners replete with a fine bottle of wine, diamonds, roses or imported chocolates. If you haven’t planned or purchased something from this list, you’re more than likely going to have a horrifying night (and you wont get lucky either) this Feb. 14th. Why? Because unrealistic expectations are not just about women, but men too. We all fall into the Valentines Day trap and beyond. The problem with romantic fantasy is that it starts long before our first big Valentine’s purchase or even before our first kiss. We’ve been hearing the happily-ever-after fairy tales since we were in kindergarten and we’ve grown up with a steady diet of the diamonds-are-forever commercials. The commercialization of Valentines Day has given rise to great expectations and just as often great disappointments if the gift giving is not enough to meet our romantic fantasy. These expectatio...

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