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Valentine's Day
So, you guys have a "Valentine" for today? Do most countries celebrate this day? Any Valentines Day memories?
When I was about six I gave my first girlfriend a pretty sweet card I drew and all. She liked it as much as the time I gave her the race cars from the top of my birthday cake. Eleven years ago I had amassive crush on a ColombianHungarian girl and basically just threw a box of chocolate at her feet. Funny, I had better sense when I was six. |
Yeah. Valentine's is today and I will spend it alone for the third year in a row.
Oh well, there is nothing i can do about it right now....:( |
lolies I knew I put it in TQP for a reason.
Are you looking for a girly or just hoping one finds you? |
I'm not into relationships, and thusly am not into valentine's day. No sense in getting angsty about it, though. Close your eyes, eat some candy, and it'll all be over soon.
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Generally speaking I only see my girlfriend on a weekend, so our "Valentine's day" will be adjusted accordingly. This is the first time I've actually been with someone on Valentine's day. It's the first time any of my various relationships have lasted long enough.
This one sure looks like it might go the distance though. |
Well my boyfriend is in Russia at the moment so I can't say I'm too crazy about valentines this year. Anyway, romance is dead. Persuading your partner to fuck you, however... That's all valentines has become. Amongst other things. My last boyfriend was actually considerate enough to take me out for a very expensive meal and not expect sex for it. That was a long time ago though.
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I am looking, and hoping one finds me all at the same time.... Not much luck these past couple years though...:( Oh well, I can buy the chocolates for myself:D |
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I'm not a Valentine's Day fanatic, but I enjoy the day, whether I'm with someone or not. I just gave these bags of candy to a bunch of my friends, and they appreciate it. It's definitely gone over the top in the past few years with all those crazy singing toys and huge cards and such.
I also think, as silly as this sounds, that for couples who are still in the beginning stages, its an opportunity for them to go all out and show what they're feeling, without worrying that their partner is going to freak out. |
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I always consider Valentine's just a normal day for me. I mean, people buying flowers, chocolates, presents and bringing surprises - a lot of people does this beyond February so the holiday in entirety baffles me.
But oftentimes I use this holiday to buy something nice for myself - those things that I don't normally do on a weekly to monthly basis like buying 3 large pizzas for myself. |
First Valentine's with an actual girlfriend. We're just going out to dinner and then hanging at her place. Should be nice. http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsys...emot-glomp.gif
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Can't celebrate shit today, since we're currently being slammed with a Nor'Easter. Nothing says "I love you" like 2 feet of snow. :)
Three years ago, my boyfriend and I celebrated by cooking dinner and falling asleep in eachothers arms. I know it sounds lame, but it was the best valentines day I had ever had. |
I've never bothered with Valentines Day apart from last year, when I actually had a steady relationship. This year has been quiet, not many people even wished me a happy Valentines, let alone gave me a snog or sent saucy texts or letters. What a let-down.
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Haha Devs, I hated that fucking card rivalry drama.
The girlfriend I had before Lenore I didn't even so much as call for Valentines. She dumped me the next month so who knows. That was back in 2000. |
I never had a not alone Valentine's. It's a sucky holiday every year for me. Kind of like someone not having a family during Christmas or Thanksgiving. Except, not that bad. I also agree about the elementary schools and Valentine's Day cards popularity contest deal. It is a horrible idea marketed by candy companies or other.
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I've always been alone on Valentine's Day, but I'm not really bothered by it either. Dwelling on things won't do anything helpful, so it's just another day for me. It's amusing the years that I've know couples who normally fight constantly, but act all lovey for one day.
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From my journal that I never update, this was posted like well-over two years ago.
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delete this double post, please.
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NICE DOUBLE POST DUO!!!!
For me, i think the damn day if over commericalized... But of course that's coming from the guy that usually spends V-day alone because somehow I fuck up a relationship right before i get to the day. This year is different b/c I'm not single... I still think it's an overblown up day. I mean, if you really care for someone, you don't need a damn day telling you when and what to get that special someone. Each day should be it's own damn special day and it's own adventure. Another holiday mostly likely was never intended to be butcher'd as much as it has been. Does anyone even know what was originally celebrated on this day or what it stands for? b/c I sure don't... Wierd how we celebrate holidays we don't know and assume that the corporations know wtf they're talking about. Other then that.. I had a good V-day. I was in a cheerful mood and happy to be off the market. |
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I don't care much for Valentine's Day, whether I'm seeing someone or not. It's just not high on my list of things to care about. But this year was especially shitty, since the last time I had a good time with my (now ex-)girlfriend, I was very drunk and we were shopping for Valentine's Day gifts. She suggested I should buy her a sex toy, so I did. Surprisingly, things went downhill from there. I don't know if the thing (one of those pink vibrating egg things that you see in Japanese porn a lot, not that I would know about that) ever arrived at her place. I'm sort of afraid to ask. |
Everyday can be Valentine's Day if you love someone. No need of candy, chocolate, flowers or any of those garbage. This is how I look at it.
In Thailand, we celebrate the day with abandon of flowers, chocolate, hearts, balloons, stuffies and so on.... What materialistic celebration. I don't see love in that. -*- |
I'd rather celebrate the massacre than the "love" part of Valentine's Day anymore. A lot of people look at this day as the only day for romance. Let me point out something to everyone:
Romantic gestures mean more when they aren't on Valentine's Day, Christmas, or the birthday. And romance does NOT necessarily mean sex is a given. |
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.
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I think your mentality on this is similar to Crash's on Christmas. You freak fuck.
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OO, what do you mean?
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No Valentines for - a bunch of us guys got together and played texas holdem.
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I acquired a magic bullet for Valentines day.
I cannot recall a better day in my modern history. I kneel to the infomercial gods. |
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valentines to me was just another day. This year was no different.
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