Valentines Day - Love it, hate it, or somewhere in between?

[snorri]

It didn't go down well ...

They say it's the thought that counts and your thoughts there were very clear ColinJ

 

[Archie_tect]

I'd always wondered how many Tesco Value Valentines cards were sold, who bought them, and why!

I assumed they were for sending anonymously to people you didn't like, but now it appears I was wrong all along, and they're actually for those who dislike the pressure to conform.

Mrs A_T likes this! Who wouldn't find that funny? If they don't then they're not worth the bother!!

 

[Tribanite]

Valentines day is cack!!!
everybody sitting in Harvester - cheeeeeesy!!!

if you love someone - tell them the other 364 days in the year

i bought my wife some flowers 2 weeks ago - no reason other than i wanted to. She prefers that than the obligatory card,chocolates and flowers (at triple price) on feb 14th

 

[EltonFrog]

Valentines Day - Love it, hate it, or somewhere in between?

All depends if I want a shag or not.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I quite happily treat the 14th Feb as a normal insignificant day; as equally insignificant as 23rd August. If & when I enter into a relationship my partner will soon learn to accept the fact Valentines Day will be a non-existant event in our relationship.

March 14th is Steak & Blowjob day. If women expect their partners to go along with Valentines day it's only right that men expect their partners to go along with Steak & Blowjob day

 

[MontyVeda]

Can we start the same discussion about Mother's Day on Feb 15th?

Of course I buy her a card and ring her up... she's my mother and love her and it's mother's day ~FFS!

 

[Night Train]

<Arch hurriedly shreds giant teddy bear-and-hearts card, stuffs 3 dozen red roses in compost bin and eats giant box of chocolates>

I prefer yellow roses anyway. <sniff>

 

[Doseone]

The most I've done is make a tacky card and bought them a bar of chocolate, eg, a Ripple.

Should have bought them a Flake and see if they get the hint.

 

[Arch]

I prefer yellow roses anyway. <sniff>

<hoiks roses out of compost and opens tin of yellow paint>

 

[postman]

I took my wife out last val day.Tea and biscuits. It was a shame we could not share the same bed.But her appointment was before mine.

 

[ianrauk]

Mrs Ianrauk likes it so if Mrs Ianrauk likes it, then I like it...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I don't think it's the flowers themselves, but the perceived convenience of the purchase. Flowers from a florist suggest a special trip. Flowers from a garage suggest remembering on the way home and diving into somewhere where it's easy to park, and you can pick up a Mars Bar and 5lt of Castrol GTX at the same time.

Spot on Arch! I remember, many many moons ago, having a fit about garage flowers on my birthday

 

[ColinJ]

In case anybody was thinking ill of me ... I probably averaged 5 or 6 purchases of chocolates, flowers, cakes, cinema tickets, CDs, books etc. a month for 15 years. I just don't like being told when to be nice!

 

[pauldavid]

I quite happily treat the 14th Feb as a normal insignificant day; as equally insignificant as 23rd August. If & when I enter into a relationship my partner will soon learn to accept the fact Valentines Day will be a non-existant event in our relationship.

March 14th is Steak & Blowjob day. If women expect their partners to go along with Valentines day it's only right that men expect their partners to go along with Steak & Blowjob day

Is the date for steak & blowjob day negotiable, I'm away with work on this date and the colleague I'm away with has teeth that could be described as "Black n Decker Pecker Wreckers" so I don't really wanna put mine in there!

 

[Piemaster]

I shall be taking Mrs. Pm out for lunch next week (here). Note that it is for Valentines, but not ON Valentines. But I would have taken her there sometime soon anyway.
Much better than, as posted above a Harvesters, where food is dire anyway, even when the staff aren't rushed on the day.
Occasionally I buy her flowers for no reason

I hate being told when I should be doing these things. She will expect a card which I will spend about 10 seconds choosing and will go in the bin the following day. Meaningless as it's something I feel forced into doing and don't want to do.