Valentine's Day WTAF do I do?

[Alonelonelyloner]

My DP went an bought me a bottle of perfume for VD. I forgot VD. I forgot his birthday. I'm generally lousy. Now it's Saturday and I have literally 1.50 to spend. How can I make his VD dreams come true either for free or for

It's Valentine's Day tomorrow so as yet you haven't forgotten it.

Why has he given you a present early unless it is to make sure you get him something which is a bit crap to be honest.

But him a large bar of chocolate and make a personal card if that is all you can afford or make him a I will take you to (insert place) when lockdown is over voucher

Do you have any ingredients in the house that you could bake him a cake with?

Little book of vouchers? Eg cup of tea in bed etc

Spend the £1.50 on a card.

He's basically a demon baker and it'll be inevitably shit if I make something.
Argh.
Yeah maybe he's trying to make me feel bad as I always am terrible at this stuff.
I like the voucher idea.
It'll have to be realistic though as any likelihood of a trip to Hawaii in this lifetime (or anywhere with sunshine) is slim.
Would a coupon with moomins on and the future promise of a trip to the French Riviera work you think?

Are birthdays and valentines day important to either of you? If they are not then fair enough, my dh isn't a big fan of valentines day he will still make effort for me but doesn't like a fuss himself. If they are important to either of you then get better at them. Mark on a calendar , on your phone, set reminders.

I would just cook him a meal and wait till you can afford it to buy him a gift. Use the £1.50 to buy him a card. Be honest, say you forgot, he might be a bit bothered he night not.

What about making up some personalised vouchers that he can redeem with you eg.
20 minute back massage
5 minute back tickle
A night off the dishes when it's his turn
1 option to override your choice of movie/restaurant (or whatever you like to do together).
You can add a few sexy ones in as well.
I've done this sort of thing for my husband in the past and he thought it was fun.

Buy a card

Cook dinner

Blow job

My DH would be happy with that lol

Why have you only got £1.50 spare? Does he realise your financial situation? He isn't much of a partner if he doesn't.

So I think I will do vouchers of some kind.

Annoyingly @Sceptre86 he's really big on any dates. Never forgets any and always bakes cakes, makes a massive deal of them. I am useless and even forget my own birthday sometimes.
I feel like a bloody shambles.

@Ilovemaisie

Why have you only got £1.50 spare? Does he realise your financial situation? He isn't much of a partner if he doesn't.

This ^^

But also: he's your partner. Worrying about presents when you've £1.50 shouldn't be the priority.

Do you love each other? Do you both show that meaningfully as much as possible for 365 days a year? In my mind, then, what you do for this one hallmark day doesn't matter.

But having no money to your name sounds like a bigger problem.

If he never forgets then it may be quite hurtful that you do. I’d start by diarising his birthday, your anniversary, etc. so you don’t forget again.

If this were the other way round the comments would be much more harsh, to be frank, OP.

Unless there's some sort of back story it must be very hurtful that he always remembers send you never do. Just put it in your diary, set alarms, whatever needs doing. Especially the birthday.

Write out a poem in your best handwriting, something by John Donne possibly, or W.B. Yeats's Cloths of Heaven, don't choose anything too long!
Or
What MrsSugar said!

All very good comments.

To be fair he absolutely knows about my finances and financially supports me in so many ways so I know he doesn't expect much but yes, the forgetting is lousy and I must not do this. I will set alarms or reminders up on my phone.

@AdaColeman

Write out a poem in your best handwriting, something by John Donne possibly, or W.B. Yeats's Cloths of Heaven, don't choose anything too long! Or What MrsSugar said!

Or compose one.

Something heartfelt and from your head.

Now that's priceless.

A few saucy vouchers. My DH loves them!

Make him a card and write all the things you love about it in it. Did this once for my now DH and he cried. This year's offering of a jigsaw puzzle and some alcohol may not cut it but we've been married 20 years now

*him

Bacon butty and blowjob 😂

I’d make a card and vouchers (redeemable whenever, to cook dinner / do whatever jobs he hates + some fun ones) and spend the £1.50 on chocolate or snacks he likes.

Given money’s an issue, could you maybe make him a Valentine’s Day “schedule” with things he likes doing on them? For me that’d be running a bath, candlelit dinner etc, but that could be up his street too! Effort over spending will likely mean more to him as someone who loves celebrating these things.

If you're ok with crafting, you could make him one of those photo box things where you fold paper and glue photos on, then fill it with £1.50 of chocolate/sweets/biscuits/IOU coupons as suggested previously.

Like this m.youtube.com/watch?v=INz0Ezp3zC8

Write a card of lovely messages,
make him his favourite breakfast, organise a walk and simple hot picnic lunch (soup in a flask, rolls)
Join him in a hot bubble bath to warm up when you get back.

Oh my goodness! You've all given me hope.
I shall do that box thing @LaChatte and write a poem and all the things I love about him.

You may all have saved me!!
Thank you. Of course if I do a lame job of the box and poem etc I shall post pics so you can have a laugh at my lameness and show your partners how marvellous you are in comparison