4 viral Valentine's Day stories from Texas that tugged heartstrings of thousands

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Friday, February 16, 2018

By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com

Published 3:17 pm, Thursday, February 15, 2018

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Twitter user @gxlaura tweeted photos of her little brother surprising his Valentine with roses and gifts. See the post here.

Twitter user @gxlaura tweeted photos of her little brother surprising his Valentine with roses and gifts. See the post here.

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Twitter user @chelllseyyy, from Missouri City, tweeted a video of her nephew offering his crush a handmade card and getting rejected. In a follow-up tweet, the little boy said "she was only shy." See the post here.

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Twitter user @chelllseyyy, from Missouri City, tweeted a video of her nephew offering his crush a handmade card and getting rejected. In a follow-up tweet, the little boy said "she was only shy." See the post

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Twitter user @benavidez_aaron, from San Antonio, tweeted a video of his dad picking up his three little sisters from school on Valentine's Day. See the post here.

Twitter user @benavidez_aaron, from San Antonio, tweeted a video of his dad picking up his three little sisters from school on Valentine's Day. See the post here.

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Chasidy Gwaltney, near Corpus Christi, took this photo a man seemingly eating alone on Valentine's Day. "[...] that's actually his wife in that very beautiful bottle sitting on the table," Gwaltney said on Facebook. "Apparently his love for her was and still is very strong as he takes her ashes out for a Valentine's lunch together. He even bought her a glass of wine..." See the post here.

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Chasidy Gwaltney, near Corpus Christi, took this photo a man seemingly eating alone on Valentine's Day. "[...] that's actually his wife in that very beautiful bottle sitting on the table," Gwaltney said on

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These people were just doing every day things such as checking out people at Target when social media made them famous.

These people were just doing every day things such as checking out people at Target when social media made them famous.

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As a regular TV commentator, Robert Kelly's not exactly an "everyday person," but he did accidentally go viral when his two young children barged in on one of his live interviews with BBC. less

As a regular TV commentator, Robert Kelly's not exactly an "everyday person," but he did accidentally go viral when his two young children barged in on one of his live interviews with BBC. ... more

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A Warriors fan named Robin Schreiber attending a game got really into her dance cam moves in November 2016, getting herself a bit of unintentional publicity in the process. less

A Warriors fan named Robin Schreiber attending a game got really into her dance cam moves in November 2016, getting herself a bit of unintentional publicity in the process. ... more

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Tara Monroe, an industrial engineering junior, at Texas State found viral fame after she was seen riding around in a Barbie Jeep on campus. Monroe said her license was automatically suspended after refusing a ... more

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A Target employee, identified only as "Alex from Target," has become an overnight online sensation after one Twitter user posted a photo Nov. 2, 2014, of him bagging items.

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One American News Network anchor Tomi Lahren gave President Obama a piece of her mind on foreign policy in a YouTube video that has gone viral, reaching 1.7 million views in three days.

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The homecoming an Army soldier stationed in San Antonio received when she visited home had all the makings for a viral YouTube video, because nothing warms the heart quite like happy dogs.

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Candace Payne, also known as "Chewbacca Mom," went viral after posting a video on Facebook in July 2016. The mask, as she explained in the video, wasn't for her kids, but for herself. less

Candace Payne, also known as "Chewbacca Mom," went viral after posting a video on Facebook in July 2016. The mask, as she explained in the video, wasn't for her kids, but for herself. ... more

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4 viral Valentine's Day stories from Texas that tugged heartstrings of thousands

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Valentine's Day is over, but the love stories are still being spread across the web.

The day of love inspired sweet gestures between couples, parents, children and friends. Social media was active with photos of bouquets and kisses, but a few got more attention than most.

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From Copperas Cove to Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Texans were feeling the love.

While some are childhood sweethearts, others are tear-jerkers.

See them in the gallery above.

Madalyn Mendoza is a digital reporter for MySA.com. Read more of her stories here.| mmendoza@mysa.com | Twitter: @MaddySkye

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