The article “historically incorrect canoodling” by Stephanie Coontz is about how people today have more privilege in having a relationship today than people before the 1800s. Years ago religious believes had a great impact on relationships soldiers could not marry and have a have because it was taught to make them weak and they would not fight as well with worrying about family. Also men and women were only put together for repopulation purposes, no pleasure was to be sought for it or it would be consider a sin.  Bu the invention of Valentine’s Day to day have given us a special day to celebrate the love we have for on another to and show our love so that everyone and see. For a roman priest it was not that easy, he began marrying soldiers and was executed for his refusal to follow the law, and then the church declared February 14 St. Valentine’s feast day but not for the reason to encourage love but to replace a holiday that allowed boys to draw names of girls from a jar that they would be with for a year. People today have turned the original reason for celebrating St. Valentine’s death to honoring the cause of his execution LOVE.  Today generation have turned St. valentines feast to Valentine’s Day a day to celebrate love and happiness between two people.  On this day love is given and love is received some people use Valentines Day to visit loves ones far away and some people use it to ask the person that love to spend the rest of their lives together.