<\/a>VATICAN ENQUIRER\u00a0 – A woman from Iowa is suing greeting card company Hallmark for creating Valentine’s Day, the pressure from which she claims led to her divorce last year.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Richmond, 36, is suing for $126 million in mental and physical damages stemming from her separation from her longtime husband.<\/p>\n

Mental damages for the amount of times she\u2019s stalked her now ex on social media, and physical for the weight gain since the divorce. Richmond believes the greeting card company is \u201centirely responsible for the commercial pressures associated with Valentine\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plaintiff believes the deterioration of her marriage would not have happened if it wasn\u2019t for the Hallmark Holiday. If Feb. 14 could be just another Friday or Saturday, she\u2019d still be with the love of her life,\u201d said Richmond\u2019s lawyer, George Simpson, in court yesterday.<\/p>\n

Richmond said through tears during the trial, \u201cMy husband said to me he couldn\u2019t take the holiday pressure anymore, and neither could our bank accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexandra\u2019s ex-husband, Thomas, apparently asked for a divorce after sending her two dozen roses to work last Valentine\u2019s Day with a note that read, \u201cIt\u2019s not you. It\u2019s the holidays. I need a divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas said, \u201cIt\u2019s true. The divorce from my ex-wife is solely based on the societal pressures of the holidays culminating at Valentine\u2019s Day. Alexandra was a great wife. I loved her and still do, but I couldn\u2019t take the commercial pressure anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statistically, most couples do break up on Valentines Day according to reputable therapist John Myers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome find the holiday pressure the most during the time period from October to Feb. 14 because of the string of holidays during that time period. And if your partner has a birthday or you have an anniversary mixed in there, good luck,\u201d Myers said.<\/p>\n

Alexandra posted on her blog Kisses and Crying, \u201cKeep Christ in Christmas and stop forcing people to spend money to declare their love on February 14th with long stem roses, steak dinners and humorously large boxes of chocolates. If you\u2019re really in love, every day should be Valentine\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked to comment, Hallmark seemed not concerned with the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeriously?\u201d Hallmark CEO Mark Black said. \u201cThis woman does realize while people call Valentine\u2019s Day a \u2018Hallmark\u2019 holiday, we\u2019re not the only company telling people to buy stuff on Feb. 14. What about jewelry companies? A card is at most $5; one of those tacky diamond bracelets could be $5,000 and come from the blood of innocent Africans.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Richmond\u2019s lawyer seems convinced that the greeting card company is to blame.<\/p>\n

\u201cValentine\u2019s Day is just another commercial holiday, like Mother\u2019s Day or Christmas. It\u2019s time corporate America takes responsibility for its overwhelming commercialism. And we start with Richmond vs. Hallmark.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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