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I did try to organise a babysitter, including for either side... no joy

SGB!! sorry!

it just to make people spend money on the worst month if the year for shops, after January sales and all that. Sorry but really makes me and cringe...
All the best rho SBD

I think kids like to do something for Valentine's day, we will make cards for Dad and maybe a cake, will probably make choc brownies and use a heart shape cutter. You don't have to spend money... but if you do want to I made a personalised I love.. book for the kids last year which went down well, here's a link to a demo book

Nothing. I have told DH not to get me a card as I won't be getting him one. We didn't do anything for our anniversary either.

We'll probably have a nice meal out in March or April for our birthdays

That one billion n rising looks good! Think Ill tak the kids along to the local one. Raise some awareness in DS (8)

Valentine's Day = Singles Awareness Day, the day of the year that those who are single (and would rather not be) are made to feel lesser beings!

SGB - all the best.

Last VD my DH made a speech about it all being

''a total waste of time and money and not having anything to do with it and i know he loves me and he knows i love him and we both know that we know and we don't need to pay for a bit of card to say it, if i don't know he loves me by now there's something wrong''.

<Breath>

So i didn't buy him a card.

And on the morning of VD he presented me with a big slushy romantic card with the most lovely words written by him and i was , , and all at the same time.

AND - we've not bothered with xmas cards to each other for the last 5 years (since our first xmas together) but last xmas was our first as DH/DW. I thought it would be nice - but got the above speech, so didn't buy him one.

You can see where this is going.

On Christmas morning he gave me a beautiful card with the most beautiful poem, which he'd written himself.

I am buying him a VD card this year.

Have a 1 year old who nanny is babysitting so we are going out... Friday valentines and Saturday for his birthday...

Very little on the 14th but on the following saturday I have arranged (secretly) for DD to go to Granny's house for a few hours, then I will run DW a hot smelly bath, give her a bunch of flowers and some nice undies then take her to all the local charity shops (her fave pastime) then on to lunch at the chip shop... another favourite of hers!

Saveme, thank you so much for making me giggle helplessly with that image.

One of my, well, minor issues with the whole tit-chopping business is that I hate bras and hardly ever wear one... the idea of a Naice Young Man with warm hands whose duty it is to stand behind me and cup the afflicted tit whenever I need to move is quite appealing.

SGB: for once treat yourself to some new underwear for Valentine's... I learned from bitter experience that cleaning your teeth without a bra on after a bit of a boob op is NOT a great thing to do!!!

Neither was changing gear though to be fair.

What I really needed was a chauffeur who didn't mind holding my boobs whilst I cleaned my teeth, but I'm not sure that would meet with your approval

I'm going to have lunch with XH and discuss our forthcoming divorce

Will get Bf a card and think he'll get me one. Have made it clear I do not want any other "valentines" things

Teahouse I'm pretty sure virtually everyone hates it apart from lovestruck teenagers...........

Valentine's day = pile of shite. Luckily DW feels the same, even more so to be fair. She particularly enjoys receiving a big bunch of flowers the following day for a quarter of the price.

I've been in relationships where flowers, a meal out, underwear etc were all simply EXPECTED - where the f@*k is the romance in that?

All the best SGB

Buy her a few Stella's, a Chinese take away then give her a good seeing to.

Hi londonmummy. When my daughter was born in 2010, on valentines day that year she was only 2 weeks old. DH and I stayed in, watched a film and he got me some presents but more really because it was his way of pampering me as a new mummy. We don't really celebrate valentines day but I do like to use it as an excuse to do something romantic in the house.

In 2011 we actually went out, first time we have ever done this to a lovely bar in shoreditch. Very nice and quiet, only three other couples. But one of them had an argument and the lady stormed out!! Her other half was left sitting there like a lemon with the bottle of wine 2 thirds full and she'd left all her presents behind. It was pretty embarrassing for him I still wonder, how did he fuck up?!

Last year, stayed in, candle lit dinner in the kitchen. This year, we are using up a spa voucher that we got as a wedding present. It's a coincidence that it expires on V day!!

We celebrate with a party for DS. 7 this valentines day.

Same as every valentine's day for the past 12 years...nothing as not had anyone to do anything with. Hate the day...am fine single thanks but realy don't need reminding that society funds it unacceptable that no one loves me!

My DP will naturally forget. I will wake him up, kiss him, give him a card, a present, and pretend to believe him when he says he's giving me my present after the DC's have gone to bed in the evening. And not notice how it was hurriedly wrapped, the card was bought from the shop on his way home and cost about 50p, and the present was probably one of the prototypes for his woodwork designs (from his own business) and hurriedly sanded down and filed.

He loves me really

nothing because I don't like it

I hate Valentine's day but definitely will plan something.

Hope all goes well SGB.

Me too. I think you have to be a bit older than the STI generation.

No cards here, don't like shop bought and can't be faffed with home made.

Sex?

No. I do it too.