As cliche as it is to get chocolate and a bouquet of flowers on Valentine’s Day you have to admit it’s still kind of nice. For a recent study a UK-based flower delivery service teamed up with researchers from London Metropolitan University and found that flowers and chocolates literally make you feel loved.
Study volunteers had their hormones measured after receiving either flowers and chocolates, just chocolate, or a bottle of water, and those who got the flowers and chocolates showed a raised level of the “love-hormone” oxytocin shortly after getting their gifts. This echoes the findings of study from 2007, which found flowers are natural mood enhancers.
