Valentines Day - Page 4

perth · 02-12-2007, 10:38 AM

Completely, yeah. But she doesn't know that... Yet.

LabRat · 02-12-2007, 02:42 PM

If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me.

I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still.

Griff · 02-12-2007, 06:53 PM

I often blow off V Day but I'll be away so I sprang for tulips this time around... crap I shoulda got the Snickers.

monster · 02-12-2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me.

I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still.

It's a whole different culture over here. In some elsewheres it would seem kinda perverse to send valentine's day cards to kids or even friends -(a) it's for lovers and (b) it's supposed to be anonymous for that extra frisson. It's a whole different thing here, and not one that's easy to get used to.

LabRat · 02-14-2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

It's a whole different culture over here. In some elsewheres it would seem kinda perverse to send valentine's day cards to kids or even friends -(a) it's for lovers and (b) it's supposed to be anonymous for that extra frisson. It's a whole different thing here, and not one that's easy to get used to.

Um, I'm from Iowa, USA.

It's perverse to send a Valentine's card to your neices and nephews/grandkids etc in Michigan??

Did you not pass out Valentines in school or has that been PC'd out nowadays?

Aliantha · 02-12-2007, 06:54 PM

Mmmm...snickers....mmmM

Sundae · 02-13-2007, 03:37 AM

I would love to get a card tomorrow.
If I opened it and it was from my best friend (or my MUM!) I'd feel worse than if I hadn't got one at all.

Flowers would make me happy regardless of who they were from, but I doubt anyone who knows mw wants to spend £30 that way...!

footfootfoot · 02-13-2007, 09:32 AM

OK here's the sitch:
Valentine's day also happens to be SWMBO's birthday. Each year it is a challenge to come up with something that is romantic, special, birthdayish, etc etc. w/o raising the bar impossibly high for next year.

I'm out of ideas right about now.

Griff · 02-13-2007, 09:48 AM

You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

Mixie · 02-13-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

I thought that was the Whopper?

footfootfoot · 02-13-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

Yeah, I hit the "reset" button last year, as in did absolutely nothing beyond a card. We were both overwhelmed with other things in our life and it seemed like the most humane choice.

This year, it isn't too different, but we need to make an effort.

Maybe I'm allowing too much lead time, planning-wise...

DucksNuts · 02-13-2007, 01:37 PM

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Aliantha · 02-13-2007, 06:19 PM

Same to you ducksy!

Hubby liked his fishing rod.

He was so impressed he's decided he's going to get me a present today, as well as take me out to dinner tonight!

I think this is going to be a lovely valentines day for us. I'm really glad about that since it's the first one since we got married.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-13-2007, 08:11 PM

When I open the card, Johnny Cash sings "Ring of Fire".

Aliantha · 02-13-2007, 08:14 PM

One of my boys told me that he'd done a fart so hot his bum hurt. I told him he now knows what a burning ring of fire feels like.

02-12-2007, 02:42 PM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me. I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

02-12-2007, 06:53 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I often blow off V Day but I'll be away so I sprang for tulips this time around... crap I shoulda got the Snickers. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-12-2007, 06:54 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Mmmm...snickers....mmmM __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-13-2007, 03:37 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I would love to get a card tomorrow. If I opened it and it was from my best friend (or my MUM!) I'd feel worse than if I hadn't got one at all. Flowers would make me happy regardless of who they were from, but I doubt anyone who knows mw wants to spend £30 that way...! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-13-2007, 09:32 AM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	OK here's the sitch: Valentine's day also happens to be SWMBO's birthday. Each year it is a challenge to come up with something that is romantic, special, birthdayish, etc etc. w/o raising the bar impossibly high for next year. I'm out of ideas right about now. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-12-2007, 10:38 AM	#1
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Completely, yeah. But she doesn't know that... Yet.

02-13-2007, 09:48 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-13-2007, 01:37 PM	#12
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

02-13-2007, 06:19 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Same to you ducksy! Hubby liked his fishing rod. He was so impressed he's decided he's going to get me a present today, as well as take me out to dinner tonight! I think this is going to be a lovely valentines day for us. I'm really glad about that since it's the first one since we got married. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-13-2007, 08:11 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When I open the card, Johnny Cash sings "Ring of Fire". __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:47 PM.

02-13-2007, 08:14 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	One of my boys told me that he'd done a fart so hot his bum hurt. I told him he now knows what a burning ring of fire feels like. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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