What Valentine’s Day Can Teach Us About Long Term Wellness

Valentine’s Day is typically framed as a celebration of romance, a single evening of attention, affection, or indulgence. Restaurants fill, flowers are exchanged, and gestures become amplified. Yet beneath the cultural packaging, Valentine’s Day carries a quieter and more meaningful lesson. It reminds us that feeling cared for, seen, and emotionally safe is not simply pleasant. It is biologically regulating.