Lovers Lore
Patron saint of lovers, beekeepers, travelers, and epilepsy
St. Valentine
A coming-of-age, queer awakening film made by Netflix about a teen boy falling for boy from a different school and coming out to his friends, family, and girlfriend as gay
Alex Strangelove
Largest blood vessel in the body
Aorta
Chemicals released externally by the body that are considered to attract potential partners
Pheromones
Author of acclaimed novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Harper Lee
Flower that means "I dare you to love me"
Lily
A newly divorced, middle aged man (Steve Carell) befriends a younger man (Ryan Gosling) who helps him learn how to re-enter the dating field, only to find that his new friend is dating his daughter (Emma Stone).
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Animal whose heart is comparable in weight to a piano; largest heart of any species
Blue whale
Chemical released by the hypothalamus known as the "cuddle" or "love" hormone
Oxytocin
Stephen Hawking's most known book
A Brief History of Time
Greek god of love; inspiration for Cupid in Roman mythology
Eros
A high school girl's social life is upended when a collection of letters to the boys she has had crushes on are all sent out by her sister.
To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Organ that is reduced in size on the left side in order to make room for the heart
Lung
The nervous system can mimic the effects of this recreational drug when falling in love
Cocaine
Name of the dot over a lowercase "i" and "j"
Before "X" symbolized a kiss, what did it stand for at the end of a letter (i.e. "XOXO")
The Cross
Book to movie adaptation; after being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family - and her killer, who flies under the radar as an unassuming neighbor. Stanley Tucci plays the murderer and he's scary AF in this.
The Lovely Bones
Type of disease that is extremely rare due to the fact that cardiac cells do not divide after birth
Cardiac sarcoma (heart cancer)
Hormone released by the adrenal glands which can mimic an adrenaline response and is responsible for the feeling of "having butterflies"
Norepinephrine
Name of the lion in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Aslan
Company credited with creating the first box of Valentine's Day chocolates
The Cadbury Chocolate Company
One of my all time favorite movies; an acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged son and daughter all come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year. (Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Herman, and Lily Collins)
Stuck in Love
The name of the independent electrical system in the body, which powers only the heart
Cardiac conduction system
Serotonin
Fyodor Dostoevsky