Romance Can Turn Brutal—Especially for the Children

A mother and her child pose in a room in a temporary apartment of the Home Association in Paris on Nov. 22, 2016. Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images

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If you’re the typical U.S. consumer, you just shelled out money to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Collectively, Americans spend multiple billions of dollars each year on candy, flowers, jewelry, or some other gift to spark romance with a loved one.