Roses are red, Violets are blue, is the start to many a romantic rhyme.

Walking round town centres in the run up to Valentines day, you find advertisements for it splashed everywhere.

In the past many people chose to celebrate this day with their marriage, but new data has found that solicitors could be in for a boost if spending trends head the same way as last year.

Although not the most romantic of purchases solicitors, attorneys and legal services saw the biggest trading increase on February 14, 2018 compared with all other businesses across, Payment sense who carried out the survey and have a 70,000-strong customer base. The sector saw a 549 percent increase in trade last Valentine's Day, compared with the annual average, suggesting that the occasion could be a trigger for some couples to begin separation proceedings.

Its not all a negative, in the north folks tend to be more invested in the day, when it comes to flowers data shows Valentine's is the second most important time of the year for florists, behind the Mother's Day. Consumers in the north of England splashed out the most on flowers before the day, with florists in the North West and North East enjoying six times the usual rate of sales on February 13, 2018 ahead of all other areas.

But, is this day still relevant?

Helen Holiday, 33, from Gaitsgill said: "I do think its relevant, my husband wouldn't agree, but I think its really nice to show people that you love them." Her daughter Martha, 3, said: "I love the hearts and flowers." and when asked if she had a boyfriend she proudly boasted: "Yes, he is called William and he likes tractors."

Keeping the love alive was Robert Dixon,18, from Carlisle who was carrying a huge balloon with I love you on, said: "I don't think its relevant, you should love them all year round,but its just to keep them happy."

Another excuse to celebrate, Chaz Reid,17, from Stainton said: "Yeah, its over commercialised, but everyone wants to get something, its just like your birthday, but on February 14."

The feeling that Valentines day is over-rated continued with Brian,75, from Maryport who said: "Its just a load of rubbish, its too commercialised, its dearer and they just want to get more money out of you, I've never been in to it, I'm past that now."

Some would even go as far to say the longer you're together the less it matters, Doreen Gray, 64, Hawick said: "Not after forty odd years, its a waste of money."

Some of the changes to the celebration have put people off the romantic day as George Gray, 64, from Hawick said: "Its not what it was, it used to be you would send someone a card and it was a secret thing, now its blatant."

Sheila Gordon, 75, visiting from Yorkshire said: "I'm sure it is to the young ones but for me at my age its not quite the same, I don't think its changed I think there is the same amount of things in the shops, flowers advertised and cards, but I think its great."

And, not every couple want the same thing, Brian Irving, 72, from St Aidan's area said: "There is too much hype around it, when I was a boy it was never like that, I'm maybe, too old fashioned." However, his wife Elenor, 72, said: "I like it, I like anything like that, for Valentines day I would like something nice and romantic. To be honest I don't know if a lot of the young'uns like it now, I know our grandkids they're not into that sort of thing, but I do."