Recently I’ve heard some scuttlebutt, a call to boycott Valentine’s Day - on the Internet, on the news, and in print. Mostly vocalized by men, it’s said the day is nothing more than a marketing ploy that puts pressure on men to buy expensive gifts for women.

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