To ask if you didn't get anything for Valentines?

[Valdeeves]

Make me feel better that I'm not the only one - hubby doesn't do romance these days.

Ooooh, update on being 'romanced'...Our lodger has decided he is staying in and has invited over another one of our male mutual friends so he doesn't feel 3rd wheely, and I suspect a hastily purchased card from the co op on his way home...

...and we are watching Thor.

Ok, so not the nice-ish, private meal and movie I would have liked with DP but we'll do it another day!

I got a text...

Valentines day is a load of bullshit!!!

If love exists for only one day every year, then love must be pretty bloody cheap.

Valentines makes me skin crawl. Have never received or given, have no desire to.

Nope, nothing here. We don't celebrate it so it's just a normal day. Nice seeing other people's flowers, etc, on FB.

DS1 made a valentines card at school and they baked heart cookies today. All of which were presented to DS2!

The doctor gave me co codamol! :)

H managed to be late home so I ended up taking the DCs with me though. Almost relieved that there is no card, chocs or flowers otherwise he'd be eating them!

My husband, lovely as he is, wouldn't know romance if it danced naked in front of him. He made me a cup of tea this morning and that'll be my lot! I am a bit envious of friends going away for romantic weekends and such but none of them have kids and we're saving hard to finish our house and then move.

No sex either tonight, cos I've got cystitis :( Actually he offered to get me cranberry juice and Canesten Oasis on the way home, so he'll do after all

dating for 6 months, first valentines day together and nothing! not even a card

DH said last night 'I've not got you anything for tomorrow' and I said 'me neither, but you're my valentine every day of the year' and he said 'and you're mine'.

Job done.

First year we haven't given each other cards (married 30 years) and it was my decision. Just thought it's a waste of money and he was happy enough. We have also gone out for expensive "Valentine Meals" each year but this year we are going to go out tomorrow night instead.

Think I'm becoming an old menopausal tight arse

DH wouldn't know romance if it bit him on the arse - but he did spend most of last weekend hanging out the loft window refixing tiles and installing the new shower door, so I will let the lack of crap card and wilting flowers pass. He is good where it counts, and he isn't going to change after 12 years now! So I am ignoring all the Facebook crap and thanking my lucky stars that I have a roof still!

So much for me saying it's a load of consumerist crap.

Dh has just walked in with a massive orchid and a dvd for me.

Ahhhhh!

Omg.
A bottle of bubbly too!

(Wonder what he's done.... )

???????

Actually we will be having a bottle of Bollinger!!
It's been in the fridge since DH's birthday tbh, his colleagues bought it for him and we were both poorly on his birthday so it's still there! He's currently having an after work drink but I'll be opening it later on whether or not he drinks any..
On the flip side I came on a week early today. Bugger.

Didn't give, didn't get.
We sometimes do but more often than not VD is just a normal day to us - we both agree that we'd rather not feel forced to conform with the whole 'feb 14th is the most romantic day bollocks'

Dp buys me gifts all of the time so I don't need one today.
We eat out regularly so feel no need to join the masses trying to make reservations for tonight.
We both know that we are loved and don't need a specified day to tell/show each other.

Now I feel bad.... hubby came home with lovely flowers & bubbly...

told him I had a card for him but didn't write it because I didnt think he had bothered...

ffs! Why can he not just be organised & give me something in the morning.

Think I'll call it quits from now on... no more cards.

My DH realised it was valentines last night when I arrived home from work on his day looking after the kids. Today he woke to a card, chocolates and I paid for lunch and a haircut (only technically of course as it's all shared, just money in my account at this time of the month). I woke to him reciting a Pablo Neruda poem during which he got a bit choked (we had another of Pablo's finest at our wedding). This meant more than any commercial expression. Even if he hadn't read the poem, I know he loves me and we don't need a randomly chosen day to show this love. I'd much rather we showed each other in our own way, with care and consideration of each other's needs and wants. I spent years single and didn't enjoy the feeling Valentines creates if you don't have someone. Crock of shite!

Bah humbug

We exchanged cards, but that is all. We don't exchange presents on Valentines Day. We will be going out for dinner next week, as I have been unwell this week.

Admit it you wouldn't have said no to a little treat !

No cards or presents here, we don't bother. Can't be arsed with Valentine's Day.

Wait, we did get a letter from the vasectomy clinic saying that DH had got the all clear after his snip. So that was nice.