February 14 is Valentine's Day – a day to celebrate love , romance and relationships . But today we will talk about some of the most overused romantic sayings in the English language . Throughout the years , people have used them WAY too much . So , they have come to mean almost nothing . Love , of course , does not make the Earth go around . Just ask a scientist . The expression ‘love makes the world go ‘round ’ has nothing to do with the planet spinning . It means love is so important that without it , life would be sad and not worth living . Please , don't get me wrong . It is a lovely thought but to be honest , very overused . Of all the romantic sayings , this is probably the one that people make fun of the most . How could you not ? Apologizing to someone you love is important ! As children , it is one of the first rules we learn : If I do something wrong or hurt someone else , I should say ‘I'm sorry .’ This expression comes from the 1970 movie Love Story . A young man is rich , while his love interest is poor . The rich man's father wants to keep the two apart . So , you know the story is not going to end well . To make matters worse , the young woman is dying , but they get married anyway . So , when he does something hurtful and apologizes , she says this now-famous and often parodied sentence . Writing on the website Psychology Today , psychologist Barbara Rose explains the expression and defends it . She writes that if you really love someone without conditions , or as we say unconditionally , you will forgive them of everything . So , there's no need to apologize . Well , that may sound good on paper . But I still want an apology if someone I love does something bad to me . A mother loves her child unconditionally . But she still deserves an apology if that child lies to her or says something mean . Anyone who has experienced unrequited , or unreturned , love knows that it can hurt like nothing else . To love someone who does not love you back can be difficult -- even painful . Saying “love hurts ” to a friend in great pain from a broken heart does nothing . It is an empty statement that has been said a million times before . You would be better off not saying anything than saying this cliché .