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As I mentioned a few days ago, Valentine's Day has changed a lot in Chinasince the Revolution. Yet love in general has changed. Massively. Whereas love in the 1950s stood for longing each other over poetic handwritten letters and traditional arranged marriages, nowadays text messages and public displays of affection seem to conquer all. From Sina.cn, I bring to you (abridged) versions of love letters throughout the century. 

In the 1950s:

- "Examining our love, under the guidance of three red flags–the general line, the Great Leap Forward, and the people’s communes–in the past year (our relationship) has been following a healthy, intimate, friendly road to flourishing. The main performance is: over the past year, we wrote 95 letters, an average of 3.8 days per letter. I wrote to you 55 times, 58% of the total letters; you wrote to me 40 times, 42%. The longest among the letters was about 3,000 words, the shortest letter was more than 1,200 characters……"

- "Over the past year, we have dated about 58 times, on average once a week. I invited you 38 times, 66% of the total dates; you invited me 20 times, accounting for 34% of the dates. The average time for each appointment was three hours. The longest was five hours, while the shortest was about one hour…"

- "All the above interaction sufficiently shows: We care for each other, love each other, help each other. We are equal and we love each other with a positive attitude. Viewing this in the “divided into two” point, there are also shortcomings and deficiencies. From the data perspective, the development of (our) love for each other is uneven, and we must redouble our efforts in the future. With the pace of the Great Leap Forward, we also need to strengthen our feelings day by day. "

Now:

- "When you see this short message, you have been severely poisoned by love, and the only antidote is to marry me. Don’t think about it any more, Let’s get married!"

- "Love plus love is extreme love. Love minus love is the starting point of love. Love multiplied by love is boundless love. Love divided by love is the only love. Perhaps for you, my existence in your life is the emergence of the 100 +1 = 101. But for me, your appearance in my life is 0 +1 = 1 formula."

-  "I want to be your cell phone, hidden in your arms, held in your hands, seen by your eyes, remembered in your heart!"

- "Fish talks to water, 'you can not see my tears, because I am in the water.' Water said, 'I can feel your tears, because you are in me.'"

- "There used to be no desert in the world. But every time I thought of you, God dropped a piece of sand. That’s how the Sahara was made! There used to be no sea in the world. Only because every time I thought of you, God dropped a tear, and there was the Pacific Ocean."

What messages did you send to your loved ones over Valentine's Day?