“According to Freud, to care for someone is to convert ego-libido into object-libido by giving some self-love to another person, which leaves less ego-libido available for primary narcissism and protecting and nurturing the self. When that affection is returned so is the libido, thus restoring primary narcissism and self worth. Any failure to achieve, or disruption of, this balance causes psychological disturbances ...” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_%28psychology%29)
This would mean that with each Valentine card not replied to, you might have driven someone insane.
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