Yeah, that seems to be the main problem. People use the day as the only day to be extra sweet, nice, whatever. It should always be that way, just a little cheesier on Valentines. Luckily, since school days, I haven't done anything while going out with a girl on that day that feeds the industry that creates such a day.

I mean if you care for someone... then you shouldn't have a day on the calender telling you when to be extra sweet...

I think your mentality on this is similar to Crash's on Christmas. You freak fuck.

OO, what do you mean?

The first part is because... Well, you'd have to check Crash's journal entry back on Christmas or so. The second part is because your avatar/sig.

Agreed. What's wrong with enjoying the physical affection of someone you really, really like/love? Who cares if it's Valentine's or not though... I think it's thinking too negatively to think Valentine's is an excuse to have sex.

In my case, instead of expecting something out of it, I wanted to make it a date out of it. Once I found out he didn't have time to plan on taking me out to any fancy-shmancy restaurant, I decided I wanted to cook a meal for both of us. He came over, helped out with the mashed potatoes and salad while I finished cooking the soup and steak. It was a simple meal but we both enjoyed it and had a good time eating while watching tv. And the rewards, well worth it. <3

In my case, I feel it's a special occasion when it's just doing something together and spending time with each other that we normally don't do. It's not everyday I get to see him, have dinner with him, or cook with him, so all activities put together just made the evening that much better. :)

Yumi> Thank you. You have expressed what I was saying even better then I could've.

Spending time together is always a special occassion.

I spend V-day as any other day. I cooked dinner, sat down watched Man on Fire, spent some time playing games and then went to bed.
Besides, I don't like going out on couple's holidays.

Amen to that.
Why wait in line for an hour at an overly expensive restaurant when you can make a completely delicious dinner at home and have more fun and privacy while dining?

I mean, I'm all for being pampered but don't try and do it to me when the rest of the world is trying to do the same thing as well. Please, if I want to eat, I just want to eat.

This year was a bit odd for myself... I've been immensely fond of this Personal Trainer from my gym for the past 7.5 months. However, things in the past 7.5 months have been quite odd. We've gone out once, but talked quite a bit in between. Every once in a while, he would act cool with me... and then all of a sudden, did a 180 on me.

It kind of sucks considering he dated other guys that were major a-holes... like cheating types, hit-on-other-guys-and-get-their-numbers-in-front-of-him types, and jackasses... but me, being the genuine fellow that I am... I don't even get as much as a real date. Go freakin' figure.

I wanted to do something special for him on Valentine's Day, but I honestly think if I did, he would have taken it the wrong way. :P

I made the mistake of getting my hair cut on Valentine's Day just before the place shut, and the hairdresser, who wasn't unattractive, but did give off slightly desperate vibes, asked if I wanted to come back to her place for dinner.

Now, I'm awkward enough at talking at the best of times, and I purposefully ensure that I appear to be as unavailable as possible, so it kind of surprises me when people still profess to be interested in me. In this case, I mumbled an excuse and fled out the door (after paying).

I gave out cards to friends. Then I froze my ass off in the snow trying to get home. It snowed. On Valentine's Day. It wasn't very pleasant at all, I might add.

I really just don't like Valentine's Day. It's the kind of holiday that just sucks if you don't have a significant other, for obvious reasons. It's even worse when you have your eye on someone. Way to go, big business, for making peoples' lives living hells.

I spent a lot of Valentines day trying to explain my actions from the night before when I learnt the girl I am totally obsessed with was going back home on Valentine's day for reading week and so her little Rat-Fuck boyfriend gets her to himself for a week, so I met her a in pub, gave her the present I was hoping to give to her the day after (a beautiful brown corduroy coat) spent 6 hours drinking with her, got back to the house and downed a litre of vodka and apparently got into an altercation with a couple of my housemates.

I offically changed the name of VDay to Vomit Fest. It was so disgusting on campus. They had Happy VDay written in the snow in red with hearts everywhere, and then at my dorm they had over a hundred red and pink hearts in the window. Everyone got valentines on their door...made me sick to my stomach.

Hey man, I know it sucked hard and I know how that goes but at the very least you got to spend all that time with her.

As for a V-day memory, I used to give tons of stuff to people. Just because they'd whine that they don't have anyone for that day. I told them they could share me. hahaha I gave one of my girl friend a "secret admire" card and she knew it was me cause I was her friend but everyone created this romatic get-back story that her ex was asking her back. (Her ex asked her out on V-day by having a dozen real roses and dozen chocolate roses with a card saying "will you go out with me?" delievered to her in the same class)

awwww. yeah that didn't last.

My other half is in a different provence working, so it was just me.

No Valentines for - a bunch of us guys got together and played texas holdem.

I acquired a magic bullet for Valentines day.

I cannot recall a better day in my modern history.

I kneel to the infomercial gods.

I totally agree. Ugh, It was worse here on campus. Pink hearts every damn where. I almost died from love overdose.

valentines to me was just another day. This year was no different.