Flipboard on Nostr: Are you marking Valentine’s Day this year? nprofile1q…aet2z looks at how ...

Are you marking Valentine’s Day this year? nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqcy06su88dl9crjvthx56mdpgd0m9dauplnjf58rvcqynj6p8uygqeaet2z (nprofile…et2z) looks at how Victorian London went gaga for greeting cards. Back then, you were expected to send a Valentine in return regardless of your feelings, which meant you could buy cards with messages that proclaimed mutual admiration, encouraged patience, or politely discouraged future attention.

https://theconversation.com/how-valentines-day-was-transformed-by-the-industrial-revolution-and-manufactured-intimacy-247441

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