Spontaneity, uncontrolled natural passion, unprovoked thoughtfulness and expressing love for love's sake are all characteristics embedded in romance.
They are also qualities absent from the very day commercialisation and conventionalism has dedicated to romance. There isn't anything wrong with Valentine's Day, but there isn't really too much right with it either.
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