Valentine's Day dread or delight?

[skysidhe]

Is it a day you look forward to? Are you a giver or reciever?

I'd say I am both. I give to my mother and my older lady friend and give to my compainion too. When I am in a relationship I make sure to say I don't like stuffed animals however.
The day itself isn't really a big deal to me. I do recieve gifts like flowers or coffee out quite often enough so there really isn't anything I want on that particular day.'cept chocolate and if I don't get some I just go buy some


So how is your Valentine's celebrated?

[Shawnee123]

I'm going to drink a bottle of rum and throw up a lot.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I'm going to drink a bottle of rum and throw up a lot.

It's the gift that keeps on giving?

[glatt]

When I was a kid, Valentine's day was cool. I've hated it since then.

Reason number 1,476,092 I love my wife is that she suggested that this year not only should we not exchange gifts or flowers or go out to dinner, but we also should not exchange cards on Valentine's day.

We'll just stay home and snuggle on the couch watching season 2 of The Wire on DVD from Netflix. Oh, wait. It'll be Thursday. We'll probably watch Lost.

[aimeecc]

My husband and I give each other small gifts, and we relax. Order pizza or chinese. Watch a movie. Play with little one. It doesn't sound romantic or special, but even the simple things are romantic and special. There's nothing like hearing little one laugh, there's nothing like being in my hubbys arms, nothing like spending time with the ones I love.

[skysidhe]

yeah it's nice to just 'be' with one another.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

It's the gift that keeps on giving?

Heehee...yep, I guess you should put me down for "dread."

[Cicero]

The story goes that Emperor Claudius had issued a decree that Roman soldiers were not allowed to marry - because marriage would inhibit their ability to fight. But romantic Valentine (Priest) continued to marry soldiers in secret, until eventually his clandestine activities were discovered and he was jailed. Before being beheaded he fell in love with his jailer’s daughter, for whom he left a note signed ‘Your Valentine’, before he was led away to his death.

That's right up my alley. Delight.

[Aliantha]

Last year we went out to dinner and I bought my husband a new fishing rod (which he loved because he's very specific about what kind of rod he likes and I had been collecting clues for months beforehand).

This year I think it'll be fairly quiet. The book launch is the next day, so we might just get takeaway or something and take a night off. D will probably still send me flowers though.

[DucksNuts]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I'm going to drink a bottle of rum and throw up a lot.

I there with ya, Shawnee.

Fucking stupid romantic day.....

that is, unless I am in a new love and get showered in gifts, then I like it

Last year I got some beautiful roses, massage oil and smelly stuff from Army dude, which was lovely.

This year, diddly friggen squat me thinks.

[Cicero]

Well do some giving and you might be getting.

That's kind of the spirit of the Holiday.

I'm sorry....I was cupid in a former life.

[Clodfobble]

We have a hard time getting into the bigger holidays, so Valentine's usually isn't even on the radar.

The awkward thing is, just yesterday I got a call from my MIL telling me that she is going to come visit us the weekend after, and that furthermore she is going to watch the kids Saturday night so that we can go out to dinner for a belated Valentine's Day. She's done this several times before, both inviting herself over and then kicking us out. I know she means well, and though her methods are pushy there's nothing inherently wrong with a grandmother wanting to spend time with her grandkids--but it's really weird having it dictated, especially because then we feel obligated to actually dress up and go somewhere nice, to somehow validate her gesture.

[monster]

Point out that it's actually not so much fun going out 7 months pregnant, and could you store the babysitting for a night you really need it?

[Aliantha]

You're lucky Clod. I only wish my Mum could still do that for me. MIL is in a wheelchair, so no hope there either. Fortunately, my boys are now big enough to say, "can you organize a sleep over at so and so's this weekend?", but no one's better than family for your kids.

[Sperlock]

For quite a while Valentine's Day bugged me because I was single, looking for a girlfriend, and not having any luck. While I am still without a girlfriend, and wouldn't mind finding one, Valentine's Day is now just another day for me. It doesn't bug me like it used to.