Ever wonder what spending Valentine’s day with a historical figure would be like? Of course you have! Lucky for you, through a grueling and meticulous research process, experts have been able to piece together how some historical figures may have acted on the most romantic day of the year.
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 Zeus
Zeus is your Valentine? Guess what, he’s everyone else’s Valentine too.
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William Shakespeare
He’ll probably write a couple of sonnets about you before he leaves you for Anne Hathaway.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Honestly, she probably wouldn’t have much time for you while she’s running the country.
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Henry VIII
You’ll lose your head over him.
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Karl Marx
You can’t be his Valentine, but you can be the community’s Valentine. Love must be shared equally.
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Martin Luther
He’ll give you 95 reasons why he’s a great Valentine.
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 Cleopatra
Pros: She’s gorgeous. Cons: She’ll make you lose the Roman Empire.
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 Sigmund Freud
You’ll spend all of your supposed-to-be romantic dinner talking about your father.
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Christopher Columbus
Valentine’s Day itself will be exciting, but he’ll leave you sick over the next few days and give your number out to all his friends.
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….on second thought, maybe it’s best to stick to the present.