Valentines Presents - do you, what?

[Chavmum]

Do you? What unusual present are you buying for your partner/DH?

Nothing. I love him very much as he does me but I'm definitely not buying him something cos some card company tells me that's the day to do it on.

anyone else?

DP has said he's planning to take me to a sex club so that I can get all the lovin' I need. I'm hoping fairly sure that this is a Tommy Sheridan-themed joke

We don't really mark Valentine's Day. We usually try to hunt out a rude or funny card from somewhere like this and last year I used VD as an excuse to buy him a book I knew he wanted anyway. But generally, neither of us are much impressed by commercial gestures and neither of us expect the whole 'special-meal-and-red-roses' shebang.

Sorry, I guess you were hoping for the romantics of Mn to answer - may they be along shortly

Yes because real life gets in the way. DH and I have a date once a month and it amazes me how quickly they come around!

He's cooking this year so I'll probably buy him something like a ridiculously tiny negligée to open and then I'll wear it with my highest heels while I stand around drinking wine :)

Isn't "Valentine's Day" mostly for love-struck teenagers? (And to sell stuff/cards/boost restaurant takings?) We have never bothered with cards, flowers, meal out on Feb 14th. We just ignore it! (Happily married 25 yrs!)

Just cards. We've been married two years. I think the idea of presents for valentines is a bit OTT so we agreed not to from the start.

We don't go out either but will have something nicer than usual for tea - steak or something.

Ooh but I LOVE waiting's idea!

I sometimes get DH a card, but his birthday is the day before so no spoecific present. He doesn't often get me a card, and if a present turned up I would be highly suspicious!!

My husband is going to footie, bit jealous actually! I might buy his ticket.

Just cards though sometimes DH forgets :)

cards only here, but I too love waiting's idea...if it warms up abit.

We don't 'do' valentines, just a waste of money. That's not to say we aren't affectionate and loving the rest of the year because we most certainly are!

We always exchange cards. He gets me flowers (but he buys me flowers every few weeks anyway) and I get him some of his favourite chocolates. At the weekend we will get a sitter and go out for a meal.

We don't buy Vaentines gifts. We get cards generally. My birthday is two days before so get gifts then :)

I've never understood couples celebrating Valentine's Day - where/when I was growing up, my understanding was that it was for single people/secret admirers only and that's kinda stuck with me. I usually love Valentine's Day if single at the time and my H and I got together by sending each other Valentine's cards, but we never celebrated it after that and I've never given cards or presents for Valentine's Day to anyone I was in a relationship with.

I think that if you do celebrate it with a partner, then a gift should be a really original and romantic (unique to you) gesture if you're going to do presents at all. I love romance, but I can't think of anything less romantic than getting roses and going for a meal with my partner on Valentine's Day.

We do, my (very romantic) dh loves it all. He's very sweet and hides heart shaped chocolates all over the place - in my car, bag, coat. I find them for weeks! He'll also cook a special meal and buy me something nice.

We also have a tradition of writing each other a little poem, which starts with the same 2 lines and then we change the rest! That sounds a bit vomitous, but it's not! It's only a few days before our wedding anniversary, but we always mark both dates.

We both want to go and see a band so I'm considering getting tickets - though they're not playing for a few months. I know he'd like that but its not exactly romantic!