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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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....

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lolies I knew I put it in TQP for a reason.

Are you looking for a girly or just hoping one finds you?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Omi-Cron Kenobi

lolies I knew I put it in TQP for a reason.

Are you looking for a girly or just hoping one finds you?

Oh, you know me too well OO. You knew I would reply quickly if it was in TQP?

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

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Bernard Black

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.

Forgive me for being rude, but in a good relationships, should it not be the case that you would like to fuck him as much as he would like to fuck you?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

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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Originally Posted by TemariPC31

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.

That doesn't sounds silly. It doesn't sound exactly the way I'd put it, but yeah... it's good to have an excuse to go all out in the romance stakes. It's not the sort of thing you do every day.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.

How ya doing, buddy?

First Valentine's with an actual girlfriend. We're just going out to dinner and then hanging at her place. Should be nice.

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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 was speaking idiomatically.

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.

FELIPE NO

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.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

From my journal that I never update, this was posted like well-over two years ago.

Originally Posted by Duo the Ineffable One

Ugh, speaking truthfully, I hate Valentine's Day. Something about it just doesn't ring well with me.

I recognize the benefits of laissez-faire economics just as well as the next guy, but can people clearly not see that it is an entirely corporately manufactured holiday?

I mean, it's utterly ridiculous trying to do anything on Valentine's Day. Forget trying to get a decent seat at a restaurant, unless you book four months, sometimes even a year, in advance. Furthermore, if you do get a table, you're surrounded by a bunch of other idiots who are trying desperately to make up for their romantic inadequacies the rest of the year.

Are we so passionately bankrupt in this country that we need a fucking holiday for you people to say, "Gee, maybe I should do something for the one I love, to let him/her know that I appreciate their company?" I don't know others, but when I'm in a relationship with someone, I'm always trying to find moments in which we can share something special, try to explore our passions and generally just make things interesting, why must it be on February 14th? Oh, wait, I forgot, that's because nothing happens in this country unless people plan for it 30 days in advance and all of the retail stores have had ample time to prepare appropriate advertisements and signage.

I mean, assuming you're a romantic person, naturally, it's part of who you are. What happens on Valentine's Day? Does your partner STILL expect something? If so, then what? If you're like me, you're probably running low on cash, because you spend a lot on doing things other than on Valentine's Day.

The only time I ever tried doing something for someone on Valentine's Day, it felt so forced and farcical. I was basically doing it because society mandated that I do something on that particular day. Even though I still had to work and go to class. It's fucking nonsense. If you're ever with someone and they bitch and moan about not doing anything for Valentine's Day, please, educate them.

The benefits of not doing anything on Valentine's Day are numerous. Some examples are as follows:

1) You don't have long waits everywhere you go.
2) You pay the normal price for everything, instead of the "haha, you have to pay our outrageous prices" price.
3) You can relax, and concentrate on the one you love, instead of the guy sobbing over in the booth next you who just got dumped, because the ring he just bought for his would-be fiancee wasn't expensive enough.
4) There's the element of spontaneity along with a genuine, mutual feeling of appreciate for both parties
5) You're not a mindless jackass

There's nowhere I can't reach.

delete this double post, please.

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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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Soluzar

Forgive me for being rude, but in a good relationships, should it not be the case that you would like to fuck him as much as he would like to fuck you?

That's not being rude, it's a fair point. I just think a relationship shouldn't be all sex or you're just fuckbuddies. Also, I was more referring to the point that a lot of guys seem to think that buying you flowers or whatever for valentine's gives them the right to expect sex. In a truly loving relationship, I think people shouldn't look at it in such a selfish way; instead, it should be a romantic gesture to a loved one simply because you love them, not because you want something out of it.

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Originally Posted by Furby

Each day should be it's own damn special day and it's own adventure.

If every day is like Valentine's Day to you, kill yourself.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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. -*-

FELIPE NO

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.

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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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.