Sweet socks for a gift
The concept of a love drink has been known since time immemorial. Feelings have never been simple, and a broken heart causes the same pain for us as it did for our distant ancestors. However, once upon a time, much higher hopes were placed on the effect of a love potion. Just one sip of it was supposed to make a loved one reciprocate the feeling. It was before St. Valentine's Day that herbalists received the most orders. The recipe of the drink varied depending on the region of the world and the times. In the Middle Ages, there were even situations when a beloved person, instead of reciprocating the feast, suddenly took his own life. All due to an overdose of dangerous plants. It happened that a love potion included plants containing atropine, which in large doses can lead to death. Quite often there were also hallucinogenic substances in the drink. What plants were the basis of the elixir? It was not uncommon to bet on mandrake and wolfberry nettle. Fortunately, today we know much more effective methods to gain someone's affection. A good step towards this is gifting romantic socks with a love potion. Valentine's Day socks are a great gift both in long-standing relationships and in relationships where romantic feelings are just germinating.
Do love potion socks work?
A penchant for love magic has been known around the world for centuries. Unrequited feelings resonated with many people, so they soon became the subject of songs, myths or legends. The tale of unhappy lovers is known from Greek mythology, among others. One day the centaur Nessos offered Dejanira a flask of his own blood. The centaur assured her that a shirt soaked in the liquid would keep her husband from betrayal and restore love in the marriage. Dejanira was married to Heracles and was well aware of the impression her chosen one made on women, and at the same time he himself did not shy away from their company. When, years later, Dejanira learned that her husband had fallen in love with another woman, she gave him a shirt sprinkled with centaur blood to wear. It soon became clear that the substance did not restore love at all, but caused unbearable pain. Hercules, unable to bear the suffering, died at the stake. When Dejanira found out about everything, she decided to join her husband on the other side.
