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Valentine's Day is by far one of the most stressful holidays of the year for couples. Whether you're trying to pick out the perfect present, the perfect restaurant or the perfect bouquet of flowers, it's certainly not easy. To make things even more complicated, companies rake in tons of cash marketing "romantic" and "sexy" products to the masses, trying to convince you to buy tacky, confusing or borderline offensive gifts. We mean come on: who's REALLY buying edible undies for Valentine's Day -- much less ones made out of meat?

Americans take longer to fall in love than their Eastern European counterparts, according to a new study. The findings also showed that Americans frequently cited friendship as a key part of romantic love, while Russians and Lithuanians rarely mentioned it.

Men consider confessing love a full six weeks earlier than women and say "I love you" first.

With their wet bars, entertainment centers, even indoor fountains, some master bedrooms aspire to look like luxury resorts.
In a good many others, however, what's aspired to is comfort, quiet and - dare we say it this Valentine's Day eve? - romance.