Do you take valentines serious ?

[chychyete]

Hi ladies just wanted to know if other women or men take Valentine's Day serious like do you love when your partners do something for you even if it's just a nice cooked meal or flowers or taking you out.

Reason asked my boyfriend said to me today why do I keep asking about what we are doing for Valentine's Day it's only a one day thing and i'm being annoying he's not interested in that and it's something he's not interested in bare in mind I don't usual get nothing for him anyway lol so I take Valentine's Day as a nice occasion that we both can do for each other as im a big gifter and feel good when I give others stuff I even get my mum something for Valentine's Day some flowers

Nope... never have. We exchange daft cards if we remember, which isn't always sometimes we might cook a nice dinner, but not bothered about nothing happening.

Haha, no.

Couples should be showing their love for each other all year, and not necessarily through gift giving. Just simple gestures to show you care for the other person.

Valentines day is over commercialised and promoted so that you'll spend excessive money on things that would cost half the price the rest of the year.

Nah, can’t be bothered with it.

Do I take it seriously? No
Do I enjoy getting some flowers, card, wine, chocolates cooking something lovely, slipping into something slutty and spending some time being loved up with my old man? Absolutely

Naaaa. We've been together 14 years. If I'm in the supermarket I might get him a pair of novelty socks or something, but literally only if I happen to walk past them. Otherwise, nothing. And I don't expect anything.

We bought cards before we were married always funny or mildly insulting!
We don't bother anymore as they just go in the bin after a week so it's a waste.

Refuse to pay the mark-up price on going for dinner, we eat out regularly do date days and weekends away anyway so don't feel the need tbh

No, restaurants are awful on Valentine’s Day.

No, a few years ago we decided to stop doing cards.

DH loves a card, so I'll get him one. But otherwise I'm not bothered.

This thread has reminded me of the misery of primary school Valentines and your popularity being rated on how many cards you got from classmates. I really hope all that has stopped now.

I’m not sure seriously is the word I’d use - but we do celebrate Valentines. Dh always gets me flowers: red roses before we got married, and the flowers that were in my wedding bouquet every year since. We don’t go out for dinner anymore, as it’s usually too busy, so I cook something special at home and we light some candles.

No I don't take it seriously. I buy my husband and children, their favourite chocolates/crisps. I don't buy cards anymore as its a waste of money!

No
Never

Plenty of couples do show their love for each other all year round AND celebrate Valentines. Is that so difficult to believe or understand?

Of course it's not just about gift giving. DH will come home from a long day of manual work and, even though I have been home all day as I don't work, will cook the evening meal. He makes me a cup of tea every morning and brings it to me in bed. Lots of other small ways we each show love to each other.

You can celebrate Valentines and not spend excessive money and since when do books, cd's, dvd's, earrings etc cost half the price the rest of the year?

I don't understand why the posters who don't celebrate are so keen to put those who do down and make ridiculous and pathetic claims

It’s a commercial ploy absolute nonsense

No we joke about it and in the early days went to the pub as an excuse not to cook but over 25 years later we just complain how flowers cost more just because it 14/2 and move on

No in the slightest.

I don't want flowers and chocolates etc. from my partner when Hallmark reminds him.

I want then when it's a nice surprise and more thoughtful than just because it's a certain day.

@usedtobeasizeten same thing
I'm saying personally so
Shocked on the answers im getting everything seems tacky or outdated for most maybe im just different 🥴

No but I am going to buy a Valentine's Day outfit for my cat (at the behest of my young daughter!) 😻

No, similar to Mother's Day/Father's Day. If I only get told that I am appreciated and loved once a year than something is wrong in my relationship.

Supermarkets don't put the price of their flowers up and M&S flowers are lovely. Of course though that doesn't fit the tacky and inflated price narrative that so many posters want to follow

Another sad pathetic post.

There are other things to buy than flowers and chocolates you know.

I get presents throughout the year but it's nice to also get something plus a card and nice meal on Valentines Day.

The other days are surprises but not all gifts have to be a surprise do they or else people would not want presents for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries.

I’m single now, but in my 45 year relationship, we never once managed to remember Valentine’s Day. And even if we had, we wouldn’t have bothered with all the tacky Hallmark nonsense.

Well you are different in that you are not as sad or pathetic as the posters trying their utmost to show how superior they and their love is because they don't celebrate.

Fine not to celebrate but so boastful about it? If their relationships are oh so perfect with love shown every day why do they feel the need to sneer at those who do celebrate and tell us we are childish, spending inflated amounts of money on tacky presents, going out for overpriced food etc?

Oh and another saddo that just has to use the word "tacky". It's not compulsory to buy a card if you do celebrate you know.

Did you bother to buy tacky birthday cards or tacky Christmas cards or tacky anniversary cards or were all those occasions beneath you?

Not sure why you consider it pathetic or sad.

It's just my preference. I'm as entitled to my opinion as you are yours.

We see things different that's all. There's no need for the insults, especially on such a lighthearted topic.

I hope you get the Valentine's day you want.