Every year there is a surge in romantic interest as February, the Month of Hearts, approaches, and the scent of Valentines Day begins to waft in the air. When it comes to reality, though, how much of that surge is genuinely about romance? Is it not all a commercial exercise designed to rake in the profits?
I do not think anyone can argue that commercial interests contribute greatly to the publicity that surrounds Valentines Day. You see it everywhere from Christmas onwar…