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Origins of the Valentine's Day Heart Symbol  

senecaguy2 63M
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2/14/2014 8:38 am
Origins of the Valentine's Day Heart Symbol


You'll Never Look at a Heart Symbol the Same Way Again However, turn the heart upside down and it becomes a particularly intriguing<b> symbol. </font></b>Now the heart looks like a pair of plump, dangling breasts. The heart also compares favorably to the female buttocks. Once again, with the heart turned upside down, and the point extending towards the vulva, the comparison is interesting.

The upside down heart also compares favorably to the male genitalia with two testicles and a pointed penis. Others have suggested the heart image looks like the tip of the penis.

The use of an arrow to pierce the heart has strong male overtones, suggesting the heart as female and arrow as male. Furthermore, the traditional male and female suggests an accurate comparison. The male<b> symbol </font></b>has an arrow point, just as Cupid's arrow. The female<b> symbol </font></b>is rounded at the top and narrows to the bottom, just as the heart.

The comparisons between the heart and human body are numerous. It is amazing that such an endearing image has so many possible erotic connections. Perhaps that is why it has endured for so long as such a powerful and connotative<b> symbol.</font></b>

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