NIKI FLORICA

Like it or not, our society is saturated with the concept of romance. In February especially, we tend to be bombarded with commercialized amour in the forms of roses and candy-grams tied up with red velvet bows. It's become so normalized that we seldom stop to think of the societal value that's been shoved down our throats like a heart-shaped box of chocolate—the idea that a life without romance is a life waiting to be complete. We've put so much emphasis on finding love that