Published February 10, 2005 in issue 0406 of the Hook

By COURTENEY STUART

Sure, "love" is all around us at Valentine's day: The goo-goo faces couples make at each other over candlelit dinners, the red boxes of chocolates, the plastic roses, those ridiculous white stuffed bears holding satin hearts stitched with inane messages like "You're Cute!"

Gag!

How 'bout the heartbreak that's inevitably around the corner? We've all lived through that once or twice!

Break-ups come in all shapes and sizes-- as you'll see in the following pages. So if you're already picking out your black ensemble for Valentine's Day and have vowed to hide in the dark 'til the smooching's over, this issue's for you.

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