In the article "Historically Incorrect Canoodling" by Stephanie Coontz she brings to light and explains the fact that marriage used to be different as it used to be arranged by parents. Also that Valentine's Day was meant to not show your love, on that day Valentine was killed. It was a limit on sexual passion, now it's a time for sexual passion and romantic love.

In this article it has mainly facts and little quotes. Something that is shocking is that it was meant to represent not being with the one you love but no it's for that which is ironic. This is shocking because things normally do change but not to being the opposite, which is rare.

I think that it's a good thing that we use this day for love instead of hate like it was intended. If it was still the way they intended people wouldn't look forward to the day and stores would lose money because people wouldn't buy gifts which is bad for the economy what is already bad. With all this being said it's obvious that this is better for everyone.

This article makes me think about many things. One question is why would they make a holiday to celebrate someone's death. Was he really that bad of a person, what did he do to be hated by someone so much? I don't think that the explanation in the story is the truth, because for me it would take much more to hate someone so much.