The Backstory: Romance: Roses, chocolates, and bloody animal skins
The Backstory with Patty Steele
February 13, 20248m 57s
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Show Notes
Human attachment is thousands of years old but Valentine’s Day started off as a blood soaked pagan fertility festival, and it wasn’t much fun for women. On the flip side, the romance element is a recent invention. You can thank the Victorians for that.
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