It's good for the economy ! "In the United States, about 190 million Valentine's Day cards are sent each year, not including the hundreds of millions of cards school children exchange. Valentine's Day is a major source of economic activity, with total expenditures in 2017 topping $18.2 billion, or over $136 per person." Andreano, Caterina; Shapiro, Emily (February 14, 2017). "Valentine's Day by the numbers". ABC News. Retrieved February 13, 2018. John Roach. "Valentine's Day Facts: Gifts, History, and Love Science". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
50 Sure Ways to Make Money Fast on Valentine’s Day for 2019 37- Dead flower delivery "Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but what about those who have fallen out of love or who have had a very nasty experience in the hands of their partners. You can still make money by tailoring your services to this set of people. You can take advantage of the emotions flowers evoke to make money this period. Flowers can still send a powerful message especially if they arrive broken and on the verge of decay. You can accumulate a couple of dead and rotten blooms people can send to their exes. Whether it is a bunch of stinking, old carnations or an arrangement of all broken roses, these gifts can make you a tidy sum if marketed very well."
You know I laughed when I read this on FB....but then I thought: "Hey, this is really a good idea. We just go to the store, pick our favorite card for each other and then let each other read them and when we're finished just put them back and save money and clutter.
It seems like time slips by when we are not looking, @Lon Tanner . Blink our eyes and 60 years have passed. Happy birthday to her. And happy Valentine's Day to you.