Looking for Valentine’s Day gift ideas? Creative gift ideas for him and sentimental gifts for her

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When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I’m nostalgic for candy hearts and childhood crushes. But like many facets of adulthood, the holiday becomes more complicated as I grow older.

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