Valentine's Day with No Partner or Unreal Expectations: This Is How the Most Romantic Day of the Year Is Impacted on Mental Health

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Every year, when February 14th arrives, social networks are filled with publications with flowers, romantic dinners or getaways and public declarations of love. For some it is a light and fun celebration; for others, an uncomfortable reminder of what they feel they lack. In those second cases, Valentine's Day, rather than generating new emotions, tends to amplify those that were already there: insecurity, comparison or the feeling of not fitting…