Love Through the Ages: Valentine’s Day, Romance, and Reality

Is love a sacred bond, a cultural construct, or a diagnosable condition? In this Valentine’s-adjacent episode of Life in Jest, Selene Castrovilla and Pascale take on love in all its messy, romantic, absurd, and occasionally unhinged forms. From the pagan roots of Valentine’s Day to its modern evolution into texts, chocolates, and emotional expectations, the conversation ricochets between history, pop culture, and deeply personal reflections. Along the way, they uncover fun (and strange) facts about the holiday, dig into the tragic legend of St. Valentine, and ask the big questions: Are we hopeless romantics, hardened skeptics, or both at once? Is love timeless—or wildly irrational? Equal parts thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny, this episode celebrates love in all its contradictions, including the most underrated kind of all: self-love.

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