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These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.morrisons.co.uk\/Offers\/Valentines-Meal-Deal\/\">Morrison&#8217;s &ldquo;Valentines &pound;8 Meal Deal&rdquo;<\/a> &ndash; A starter + Main + Side + Dessert + Bottle of wine. <i>Your<\/i> choice from selected products. Prosecco and roses also available. Offer ends 14th February.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re going out, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk\">JD Wetherspoon<\/a> offer a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk\/home\/promotions\/valentines-day\">Valentine&#8217;s weekend special<\/a> &ndash; two steaks and a bottle of wine for &pound;14.99.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lunguk.org\/you-and-your-lungs\/living-with-a-lung-condition\/sex-and-breathlessness\">The British Lung Foundation<\/a> has just published a leaflet on sex and breathlessness.<\/li>\n<li>If money&#8217;s a real issue, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poundland.co.uk\/top-tips\/valentines-day\/\">Poundland offer a range of Valentine&#8217;s goodies<\/a>, including fluffy dice and a Hot Stuff Teddy Bear, both for a quid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>But nothing says, &ldquo;I love you&rdquo; like stationery &ndash; so say it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/filing-archiving\/c-949\">files<\/a> at Paperstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck famously gave J-Lo a $105,000 diamond-encrusted toilet seat and this was recently voted the least romantic gesture of all time. 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