In Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the person believes another person is in love with him/her.
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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