For many folks, Valentine's Day is a special time to celebrate the ones they love.

But the origins of this romantic holiday are terrifying.

While it may seem like just another cash grab by candy manufacturers,

Valentine's Day began in Greco-Roman times as a sadomasochistic fertility ritual,

and nowadays it is responsible for a lot of horrific clickbait relationship advice articles on the internet.

Today, Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at the dark and gruesome origins of Valentine's Day and

all the outrageous romantic advice blogs post to coincide with the holiday.

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