15HowtheAmericansviewloveAnoldsongsaysthat“lovemakestheworldgoaround.”IfyouwatchAmericansonValentinesDay,youcanbelieveit.Thewholecountrybreaksoutwithlittleredhearts.Love-struckpeoplegivecards,flowersandcandytotheirsweethearts.Youmightcallitanannualcelebrationoflove.TheAmericanconceptofloveandromancebeginswithdating.Youngpeopledateinseveralways.Atfirsttheymighthavegroupdateswithseveralboysandgirlstogether.Later,theystartgoingonsingledates--justoneboyandonegirl.Sometimesaboyandagirlwillgotoamovie.Maybetheywillgotoapartyatafriend’shouse.Ortheymightgoouttoeat.Whentwocouplegoouttogether,it’scalleddoubledating.Afriendmightevenarrangeablinddateforyouwithsomeoneyoudon’tknow.Thatdoesn’tmeanyoukeepyoureyesclosedthewholeevening!Youjustdon’tknowwhoyourpartnerwillbeuntilthetimeofthedate.Ifsomeoneasksyouou