Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services in the U.S. alone.

Cupid is sometimes depicted blindfolded because, of course, love is blind.

The prologue begins with the following lines:

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene ...

On Valentine's Day, White Castle switches up its usual fast-food vibe. The special experience, complete with hostess seating, tableside service and a decadent cuisine of Sliders, Shrimp Nibblers, Strawberry and Cream Waffles and other noteworthy menu items, is a yearly tradition for many couples.

According to mythology, Venus was born fully-formed from sea-foam.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 50% of Americans 16 years and older are single, compared with just 37.4 percent of the population in 1976.

Dolphins were often portrayed in antiquity as friendly to humans, and the dolphin itself could represent affection.

Over two million marriages take place in the United States every year. That means there are more than 6,000 a day!

On average, it takes between 12 to 14 dates before couples will trade house keys.

At a matchmaking event he organized in 1998, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo brought along a gragger, the noisemaker Jews use during Purim. That night, in a Peet's Coffee & Tea in Beverly Hills, the Orthodox rabbi twirled his gragger to signal when it was time for the single men and women present to switch partners and spark up a conversation with the next stranger.