VALENTINE’S DAY
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- S h a r e a meal at Olive Garden. -Go ice skating. -Watch “The Artist.” -Snuggle up for a movie.
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-Cook a meal together. Share the cost of the groceries. -Gather your friends together for a karaoke night at your fa- vorite establish- ment.
-Get a deal from Groupon or LivingSocial for an activity for two or for a group of friends. -Gather the group together for a video game or board game night at a friend’s house. -Create your own homemade Valen- tine’s Day cards and hand them out to your friends.
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a. Safe, secure and sexy. b. Physically attractive. c. Like pulling my hair out.
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Valentine’s Day by the numbers
180
million Valen-
tine’s Day cards are ex- changed annually. For every
100
wom-
en in their 20s who are single on Valentine’s Day,
120
there are
single
men of the same age.
53
percent of Ameri-
can women would dump their boyfriends if they didn’t receive a gift for Val- entine’s Day. Around
15
percent of
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85
percent of all Val-
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are bought by men.
Women spend an average of
$72
on gifts for
Valentine’s Day.
Men spend an average of
$135
on gifts for
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