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Valentine’s Day News Archive

A collage of a couple over their lifetime: when they first met at university, on their wedding day and in their golden years.

Til Degrees Do Us Part

February 13, 2025 — 
It all started with a chance meeting at UM: one couple's story of a love that lasted 60 years.

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A bronze statue from around the 2nd centure BCE shows Eros sleeping.

Lessons on love from ancient Greeks and Taylor Swift

February 7, 2023 — 
Ancient Greek stories tell of a force we cannot eradicate. A god to some, demon to others, Eros’s myth reminds us on Valentine’s Day why people cannot help who and how they love.

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A worker cuts roses to be shipped to the U.S. and Europe at a flower farm in Madrid, Colombia, in August 2020. // AP Photo/Fernando Vergara

Valentine’s Day: COVID-19 wilted the flower industry, but sustainability still a thorny issue

February 11, 2021 — 
s Valentine’s Day approaches, and the chill of winter lingers, it leaves one wondering: Where do all these flowers come from?

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Holding hands

Love is a four-letter word

February 14, 2018 — 
Jessica Cameron is a professor in social psychology at the University of Manitoba. One of her research areas is romantic relationships, and she has some tips for us

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