the percent of us women sent themselves flowers on valentine day?
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15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day
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The Origins of St. Valentine's Day\n\nA quick quiz: St. Valentine was:\n\na)  a priest in the Roman Empire who helped persecuted Christians during the reign of Claudius II, was thrown in jail and later beheaded on Feb. 14.\n\nb)  a Catholic bishop of Terni who was beheaded, also during the reign of Claudius II.\n\nc)  someone who secretly married couples when marriage was forbidden, or suffered in Africa, or wrote letters to his jailer's daughter, and was probably beheaded.\n\nd)  all, some, or possibly none of the above.\n\nIf you guessed d), give yourself a box of chocolates. Although the mid-February holiday celebrating love and lovers remains wildly popular, the confusion over its origins led the Catholic Church, in 1969, to drop St. Valentine's Day from the Roman calendar of official, worldwide Catholic feasts. (Those highly sought-after days are reserved for saints with more clear historical record. After all, the saints are real individuals for us to imitate.) Some parishes, however, observe the feast of St. Valentine.\n\nThe roots of St. Valentine's Day lie in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. 15. For 800 years the Romans had dedicated this day to the god Lupercus. On Lupercalia, a young man would draw the name of a young woman in a lottery and would then keep the woman as a sexual companion for the year.\n\nPope Gelasius I was, understandably, less than thrilled with this custom. So he changed the lottery to have both young men and women draw the names of saints whom they would then emulate for the year (a change that no doubt disappointed a few young men). Instead of Lupercus, the patron of the feast became Valentine. For Roman men, the day continued to be an occasion to seek the affections of women, and it became a tradition to give out handwritten messages of admiration that included Valentine's name.\n\nThere was also a conventional belief in Europe during the Middle Ages that birds chose their partners in the middle of February. Thus the day was dedicated to love, and people observed it by writing love letters and sending small gifts to their beloved. Legend has it that Charles, duke of Orleans, sent the first real Valentine card to his wife in 1415, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. (He, however, was not beheaded, and died a half-century later of old age
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Flowers, most of us count calories.
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Mothers push holdiays more.  Women encourage all gift giving activities.  More moms areraising children alone.  Men tend to down play receiving gifts.  Churches are filled with mostly women and they also push the holiday.  School is out by the time Father's Day comes so school children usually are not making cards and gifts.... enough
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i feel like valentine day is not fair. i have always had someone to share it with, but i always feel like the day is very depressing for those single people. you have a good point ---- to love everyone and not just your companion. i feel guilty when i have a valentine and some of my friends don't. they shoul make a singles day. haha
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We don't HAVE to celebrate Valentine's Day. There is NO law that says you Have to but it is a day inwhich one can express their feelings towards their loved ones. Too bad, we don't express these feelings each and every day, isn't it?
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I'm a florist hehehe yeah.. Lots of guyz recieve flowers frm their gf 2 :) .. isn't that funny???
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lol\n\ncuz valentines is made for stalkers................duh
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NO me baby I have my man!!!\nand I don't think the percentage it's that high anyway maybe 10%
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Nothing special as my hubby and I don't believe we need a special day to show our love to one another. Or a commericial reason to buy something. It is actually our rule to not buy flowers during the months of Feb and May as they jump the price so much as to make it ridiculous..Why does everyone have to have a special day to say I Love You! Should not this be done daily in a relationship? This is a day to make those with no partner feel alone and I think it is so sad to see so many feel like that because so many fall for commericial bulllll.
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http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/flowers/
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25% of yahoo mail users
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Hello,\n\nHonestly I'm probably one of the only girls in the world who thinks this, but I hate roses. They are so regular. Giving a girl roses requires no thought, no decision making process. Guys read about giving girls roses in books, see it in movies, and see their friends do it. \n\nMy boyfriend, when he chooses to get me flowers, always get's me rare but beautiful flowers. I love orchids and lady slippers. I always know that he put some thought into it, and it just means that much more. \n\nI hope this helps, and good luck!
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I don't enjoy flowers as much as my wife does, but if she got me some I would still consider it a good and noble gesture.  So I suppose it depends on the man, but I would think it's a fine idea.
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31%\n\nhttp://www.unmarried.org/pressreleases/marriagerelease.html
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why .. r u offering urself to be a valentine? .. \n:)\n\n\n(Email: bunjeez@yahoo.com)
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People make to much of Valentine's Day. It's just another day of the week. There shouldn't be a certain day to make someone buy the person they love something. It just makes them feel guilty so they do. If you truely love someone you shouldn't have to have a certain day to show it, just SHOW IT!! My husband & I will do the same thing we do eveyday , wake up, thank the Lord for those you love & all you have!