Dinesh Kumar Biran

Dinesh Kumar Biran:

Indian author from Chennai, formerly Madras.

February, the month of love? No wonder the shortest one in the calendar.

Photo: tigerlily713. **Meaning 🧠:** Playful, slightly cynical pun on: February = *“month of love”* because of Valentine’s Day (February 14th) 💘 At the same time, February is the shortest month 📅. The rhetorical question ironically suggests that love is kept *“short,”* or that the label *“month of love”* is mainly marketing. **Origin 🔎:** No reliable, documented first source (book, magazine, speech) is known. The quote has circulated mainly since the 2000s–2010s on social media, quote sites, and memes. It is almost certainly a modern internet aphorism, not a classical saying. *Small context note:* February is called *“month of love”* because of Valentine’s Day, not for historical or etymological reasons. The shortness of February stems from Roman/Julian/Gregorian calendar reforms; this is unrelated to *“love”* or Valentine’s Day. **Authorship ✍️:** *Verifiable author: unknown. Attribution to Dinesh Kumar Biran*: There is *no hard evidence* (no primary publication, newspaper archive, book, or dated source) that he is the original author. This is likely a common internet misattribution via quote sites. Common variations 🗒️: “If February is the month of love, why is it so short?” “February is the month of love—no wonder it’s the shortest.”

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Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa. Spiritueel, echter niet religieus. Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten. Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).

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