Roses Are Red

Valentine's Day and the rituals surrounding it has drifted in and out of fashion over the years like an over-attentive suitor. Over-commercialised claptrap or the perfect chance to express your innermost passions and desires? There's opinions from both ends of the spectrum in this collection of Guardian writing on February 14th, from a 1906 celebration of the day's demise to a taste-test of aphrodasiac foods from 1995. Whether you're firmly in Cupid's grip or determined to lock the door and banish the postman this Valentine's Day, there will be something here to set your heart a-flutter.