Venus And Valentine's Day

About this episode

The episode explores the transformation of Valentine's Day from a martyr's feast into a celebration of enduring romantic partnerships.

How did an early Christian martyr's feast day morph into a celebration of romantic love? The route was circuitous. Look it up if you’re interested, but that’s not what I want to write about in this newsletter. What I want to write about is affectionate life-partnerships, the kinds that endure through the years. Perspective: you might find yourself at a wedding. Even if you’re full of bright hopes for the couple, naturally in the back of your mind are the ominous words “fifty/fifty.” Those are their chances of them actually staying together. When it’s our turn to toast the happy couple, we may not mention that statistic, but everyone today knows that something like half of all marriages end in divorce. But, hey, that means that half of them don’t! And given human realities, isn’t that a miracle? Those are the kinds of relationships that I want to celebrate in this newsletter.

People in this episode

Host: Steven Forrest

Topics covered

• romantic love
• affectionate partnerships
• marriage statistics
• enduring relationships
• Valentine's Day history

Keywords

• Valentine's Day
• romantic love
• marriage
• divorce
• affectionate partnerships
• Christian martyr
• celebration

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