Valentine's Day

[everycloud30]

So dh and I have been together 7 years, two kids blah blah. Valentine's Day for us is a Clinton's Cards field day so, at best, it's an m&s dine in for two and a card if we both remember. I'm 31, he's 38. But, listening in on colleagues' plans, who to be fair, are earlier on in their relationships sound way more exciting than me!!

What do you all do?

Same as you. Restaurants are hellishly busy and babysitters expensive on Valentine's Day.

Well DH is a chef and he usually cooks something lovely and we have a cosy evening in, we've been together 9 years but no kids yet.

DP and I have been together 6+ years. He’ll buy me flowers, chocolates and a nice mug or something, we’ll both write a nice card and I might make him something or buy a little token gift too.

We’d probably not go for a specific valentine meal as we eat out a lot anyway, and would rather go on a quieter night without the gushy loved up menu and obligatory overpriced red rose!

This year we’ll be on holiday so our valentine treat will be 10 days in the sunshine

we dont celebrate valentines, no reason just dont need too, cards are a waste of money... i can get chocolate whenever i want chocolate and vice versa, i dont find a need for gifts :D We just dont see a reason too celebrate, we try to show eachother our love more often than just the once a year ^^

We exchange cards and sometimes have a nice meal. (Together 11 years and 4 kids)

Cook a nice meal I mean we don't go out anywhere

Don't celebrate it. DP bought me a gift the first year but I let him know he didn't need to do that again. We do nice stuff frequently enough to not need the 'excuse'. I would hate to eat out of valentines day. I would accept a takeaway curry. Because I will accept any excuse for that.
But we also don't do Xmas for the same reason. Would rather avoid doing stuff on set occasions and just do things when they're convenient.

We are going to be away this year so will be eating out somewhere nice I hope. I'm not really bothered with the day except that it's coincidentally our anniversary.

It’s all a bit shit really.

I’d much rather a bunch of flowers on a random date because DH had thought for himself rather than on Valentines Day because society dictates it.

We are away for Valentines this year on a city break - we've got a nice place booked for late lunch and will retreat back to the hotel for the rest of the evening afterwards, I imagine. We don't do presents but will exchange cards (funny rather than soppy). We usually do nothing. Been together almost 4 years, engaged, no children and he works away so it coincides with our normal visiting each other time.

We have 3 small children and no support so we don’t ever go out for Valentine’s Day as such, but we might do a meal out with the kids or I’ll do steak at home for us.

Before the kids it’d be posh cinema or a show.

We will exchange cards. I'll cook a nice meal and bottle of wine. ..... cuddle and watch a movie. Together 23 years , married 16 with 3 kids.
No big gestures , it works for us .