Anyone else not bought their other half a valentines card/present?

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Things like that don't bother him, I might do something come the day but I'm not going out of my way to go to the shops and spend money on something for him.

Have I a cold and withered heart?

We're not buying each other anything but I have just made some heart shaped biscuits to surprise him with. He's working tomorrow anyway.

A couple of years ago we did a £5 charity shop challenge where we both had to get each other a present from a charity shop for £5 or under. I got a heart-shaped papier mache box which I painted with red glittery paint, a couple of small astronomy books and some fair-trade chocolate from Oxfam and he got me a CD that I loved and lost years years ago. I was really chuffed.

We're having a nice meal. He went and brought it (all the nice ready prepared stuff) and I'll cook it. That works for us.

The last two valentines days have, coincidentally been spent in Halfords.

I have had a tax-disk holder and a magic-tree for VD!
Today I bought a car, which DH will pay for, so we're kind of continuing the theme!

We do...because DH likes ANY sort of present and is a big kid at heart.

DH and I always declared ourselves hopeless romantics. 7 years of Valentines days without presents! Hopeless.

Aitch - that's nothing today I am going to get him something hot which he has to jiggle to get a good result. A replacement deep fat fryer. But as for snogging my ex-marketing manager, I don't think even she saw that coming - she only gave birth 12 weeks ago FFS

Steak and BJ Day but its on Mothers Day . I know what'll be taking precedence in this house.....

We didn't do anything. But I did get a dozen red roses from ANOTHER MAN. DH's boss gave them to DH to give to me! DD got a nice teddy from him too.

Like CrankyTwanky, DH is been at work 2 extra nights because of Valentine. He's off today

We got each other cards and that was it. The look of relief on dp's face when I said lets not bother with daft presents/tat that we dont even want was huge.
We might have a takeaway later though, but we often do that every few weeks.

Aww shit! I pushed the boat out this year and bought DH a silver box link bracelet. I always feel outdone by him. So this year I got a chunky sleeveless cardy jobbie, undercrackers and some gorgeous lilies. Whenever I try to explain I don't want him to do so much I get a lecture about how he loves to do it. But nice as it is I don't want all this stuff!

No will not. The thought of an overpriced meal out with lots of other couples is my idea of hell.

Did get breakfast in bed though.

Orm ill have your lillies .

I got my usual half-dead flowers (probably been rolling round in the back of car all week to avoid hyped prices just before the day) Also - new brain training thingymebob for my nintendo ds.

Thing is - this makes me love DH more. He's crap at the romantic stuff and needs "commercial" days to prompt him. If he suddenly started getting me flowers spontaneously - I would suspect an affair.

All those people who don't believe in celebrating valentines day should leave the M & S meal deals to the rest of us !

No card here.
Missus is usually obsessed with cards (is it an English thing?) whereas I am not.

Currently she's knackered enough to accept that me taking both little ones out all morning Sat and Sun constitutes a fine substitute for a card.
So everyone happy ;)

forgot about it, more important things to think about. Have never bothered much but when we did it was a meal in and an early night

We don't usually do cards/gifts, but DH decided to get me a card and some flowers this year, which totally threw me

He has also done all the shopping and housework (with kids in tow), bought banoffee pie for an afternoon treat and is now busy making dinner.

Might have something to do with the fact we had amazing sex last night...

No card or present, but we did arrange to have DS (13 months) taken out for the afternoon by Family so we could have a gorgeous bath together complete with a lovely bottle of champagne...

BlackYellowRed is your DH a chef too?

DH and I decided not to do anything for Valentine's day today - no cards or presents. He objects to being told he has too by card companies and I am quite happy going without today as I don't go without the rest of the year. Doesn't mean we don't love each other.

well DH cooked me lovely meal last night, of lamb in red wine, with roasted root veg (snigger), new potatoes and greenery and apricot tarte for desert.
And a dozen roses this morning

I am v appreciative, as we celebrate 15 years' marriage this year and sometimes I fear the romance has dimmed a little....

we say 'happy valentines day' to each other and that's usually the extent of it.

this year today is the one year anniversary of me bringing ds2 home from hospital after a very scary week in SCBU so we have something more important to celebrate anyway... we took the kids to the zoo (3 hour drive ther and the same back) so didn't have the time or the inclination for anything romantic

We don't since we got married, we have our anniversary instead. It's all a load of overpriced twattery anyway

Well we tend to be wary of Valentine's Day.

Three years ago DH, when was boyfriend bought me flowers for the first and only time on V Day, that night he got me drunk, accidentally pregnant and subsequently had to marry me. So we tend to think it should come with some sort of health warning....

But I am preggers with no 2 this year (planned) so we might risk a snog and have steak for tea.

well if you have a cold and withered heart so do i!

i think its a commercial fad. i dont need retailers to conjure up a date for me to express my love to my husband. it should be spontaneous and more than once a year.