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Valentines Day do you expect anything?

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justasking111 · 12/02/2019 13:43

OH walked in with a lovely bunch of flowers at lunchtime. "Bought them while they were still cheap" he said. I had to laugh, he has ranted about this rip off day since we met. So does your OH or you like a big fuss made on this day for lovers? Or are you more low key?

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leahtalbot96 · 14/02/2019 10:58

My partner gave me a card and some free flowers this morning.

I love him even more now.

UnderCaffeinated · 14/02/2019 10:58

I never expect anything from DP, but he always does a little something, like a card and a small bunch of flowers.

Today is my day off so I got a lie in, a single rose in a vase and a mcdonalds breakfast so I'm a happy bunny!

idontlikebirthdaycake · 14/02/2019 10:59

I mean... If you love someone tell them all year round, not just one day. My Sister and her Husband bought me a little box of Roses chocolates, and my little one got a box of love heart sweets. I dont expect anything for Valentines Day though - It's overhyped, just like Christmas

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PhilomenaButterfly · 14/02/2019 11:01

I expect a card and a bar of chocolate. Usually Green and Black's 70%, which I don't like.

FaFoutis · 14/02/2019 11:22

Who needs another thing on the endless 'to do' list? No thanks.

Why do you get chocolate you don't like Phil?

Slightlyjaded · 14/02/2019 11:25

@MissLanesAmericanCousin. I want to ask this without sounding sour but what's romantic about spending loads of money on jewellery that you know you're getting to the point where you can describe the exact quality/style/value of the necklace? Genuinely don't get it.

Loulzze · 14/02/2019 11:34

I'll never understand why people poo poo holidays, dates like valentines etc. Some people actually seem irritated by it.

Folks who shit all over Christmas being too hyped whatever you want to pick at, we make a big thing of it and have a fab time for two weeks, someone else is irritated, who's the real loser?

Same for valentines, and yes we tell each other we love each other every day. But today I woke up to flowers, breakfast in bed and a new watch that I wasn't expecting. We had a morning full of gross soppy extra appreciation for each other it was lush, brightened the day. What's not to love

HotChocolateLover · 14/02/2019 12:05

I’d be gutted if I didn’t get a card but no expectation of a present as we’re skint. However, we bought a house last year and a car earlier this month so not doing too bad 😜

DelurkingAJ · 14/02/2019 12:12

It’s DH’s birthday so we don’t do anything big...over the years it’s evolved so that he sends me flowers at work (I may have been a little bit enthusiastic the first time he did so!) and I get him a card and some nice chocolate (and don’t demand my share of it!).

golddustwomen · 14/02/2019 12:17

We do cards and cook a nice meal at home. He does usually get me some flowers too.

spinabifidamom · 14/02/2019 12:19

A box of chocolates is all I expect. It’s a pretty ordinary day as usual around here. Last year my partner popped the question whilst getting down on his knees in our bedroom. I was definitely surprised. Today I will mark one year since with a romantic dinner at home (probably a pizza).

headinhands · 14/02/2019 12:21

We're very sweet and loving so say extra sop but don't usually do cards. If we do something it's a special gift.

Heathcliff27 · 14/02/2019 12:26

Yes after being together forever will still do cards and sometimes a box of chocs or a takeaway. This year however we've outdone ourselves, I bought him a card and a pair of socks and he bought me a card and a bottle of gin, winner winner

1Supersonic · 14/02/2019 12:36

I was quite shocked this morning DH presented me with a card! I wonder what he wants

Pinkbells · 14/02/2019 12:42

We always do. This year my husband is taking me out to dinner and a concert as a surprise (not on the 14th). I bought him a painting. Usually we also have lunch on the day and we do cards and sometimes flowers for each other. But we try to avoid the commercialised tat.

allnewredfairy · 14/02/2019 12:47

Didn't expect but got a box of chocolate seashells and flowers. Going to Frankie and Bennys on Saturday night on a Groupon deal. My husband knows how to treat a lady.

BrexitIsComing · 14/02/2019 12:51

DH & I have always believed that if we need a specific day to remind us to tell each other how much in love we are, we're doing it wrong. It's capitalist bollocks.

RomanyQueen1 · 14/02/2019 12:54

We have never bothered tbh, just a reason for card factory to make a profit.
I think it's a brilliant idea in its original form, but we don't need it in modern day, where we can approach people we fancy.

MrsFoxPlus4 · 14/02/2019 12:54

Just cards here, I value a card more than anything. I save them from all sorts of days in my memory box.

Justanothernamechange2 · 14/02/2019 13:02

We do cards.

Were gonna have a takeaway but thats more of an excuse than a celebration

burntdinner · 14/02/2019 13:03

We have exchanged cards and I bought him his favourite chocolates , he sent me some roses 🌹
Today is our day off so off to cinema later followed by a steak dinner
We have just had a sausage sandwich for brunch ( not an euphemism )

Badtasteflump · 14/02/2019 13:25

I don't understand all the 'capitalist' and 'money making' comments. Valentines Day is no more commercialised than any of the other traditional days in the calendar - Christmas, Birthdays, Mother's Day etc etc. If you don't bother with it, fine, but why give a fart what other people do?

We do celebrate St Valentine's Day, just because it's a bit of fun an an excuse for some nice food and mid-week alcohol. We don't 'need' it as a reminder that we love each other - I have to say that I have had exes who didn't bother with Valentines for various reasons - sadly they generally couldn't be bothered to be decent human beings the rest of the year either, which is why they ended up as exes.

BramRang · 14/02/2019 13:37

We celebrated at the weekend (we were on a city break anyway) and he sent a card to arrive this morning. He's working away and we are currently long distance so we seem to 'celebrate' everything we have the chance to. We never acknowledged Valentines before this year, though.

Purplecatshopaholic · 14/02/2019 13:44

My husband cheated and got binned at the end of last year, so I am not expecting anything! Other than a peaceful, happy life without him. Lol

NoWayNoHow · 14/02/2019 14:06

We both think it's a rubbish commercial day, so DH proposed on it to (a) surprise me as I never would have seen it coming because we both hate it, and (b) so we'd have something real to celebrate. We rarely can be arsed with the cards, but we do try to do a nice meal (out or at home) to celebrate when we got engaged.

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