February 15, 2012
It's hard to be a cool customer when Valentine's Day is right around the corner and you've only been dating someone for a short period of time.
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Like New Year's Eve, there's oodles of pressure and expectation riding on this romantic holiday. "Valentine's Day is loaded with hype, advertising and ways for people to make money-and have to spend money," says Susan Hendrick, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. "It's a day that many people in relationships, especially men, dread!"