And you thought dating here was bad...

[tlaktan]

<p><a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060104/od_nm/korea_love_dc;_ylt=AqIN0B2Ayiu2ltfAvyxdrgis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-[/url]”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060104/od_nm/korea_love_dc;_ylt=AqIN0B2Ayiu2ltfAvyxdrgis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Love comes at a hefty price in
South Korea.</p>

<p>There are up to 21 anniversaries, special days and celebrations a year for couples to shower each other with affection and gifts, and as a result some relationships are crushed under the weight of festivities.</p>

<p>South Korean companies looked at the wild success of
Valentine’s Day celebrations in their country and found ways to sell their goods and services through a tie-up with love, marketing officials say.</p>

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<p>It seems as if Hallmark-like stationery corporations are becoming ubiquitous…</p>

<p>It was third on Yahoo’s most popular articles of the day. Being Korean-American, I can relate to some parts of it. But the whole thing’s just gone overboard.</p>