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[Bowsette]

 

Best thing about v-day is the comics.

[Affray]

Bottom line, Valentine's day has become commercialised to the same levels as Christmas.

I don't bitch when other people go all out and gushy for Valentine's day, that is their business, but get a distinct bad taste in my mouth when I am expected to do the same.

I absolutely love and respect my other half every day of the year and don't need a free pass day where I can make up for being lazy and inconsiderate all year.

I cook dinner for my fiancee nearly every day, shovel her car out so she doesn't freeze to death, get her a drink when she's thirsty, rub her back when she's sore and tell her she is pretty every chance I get because sometimes she forgets.

She has a shelf full of wood carvings I did for her on whims, and I always give her the last bite of my dessert because I know she wants it.

Having a designated day where I am expected to go out and buy some trinket or card to let her know how I feel about her is annoying, to say the least.

 

If that is your jam, then do it up, but I prefer to be the man I am expected to be on Valentine's day every day.

 

 

 I think girls just want to be worth the thought. Guys and girls think very differently. That is a fact.

Men and women do think differently for the most part.

I understand the association between the gesture of a gift and how it would make a person feel thought of.

Most guys I know think the way I do.

The best and most honest way to show a woman that you care about her is to spend a chunk of every day doing things that benefit them and make their lives easier.

No trinket or charm can have the same lasting effect as providing security (literal, not financial, though financial is nice too) and comfort for the person you love.

[Calvary]

That's all very well if you spend a lot of time together, which I presume you might do if you work from home? I don't remember if you've said you work out of a shop or your home. I work an 8-5 with an hour of commuting either side, five days a week, on the other side of the world with a six hour time difference. The odds are already stacked against me, doesn't hurt to do something over the top every now and again. I like to think I do it more than once a year though haha.

[Elfie]

Valentine's day is pretty romantic and the history backs it up. It's purpose to to be greatful for the ability to have love, as a young man. Here's a link. http://www.history.c...-valentines-day I think every person and couple is different and has different priorities. Some don't care about certain thing where another couple holds those as important.. That's why we aren't compatible with everyone. Never the less I love Valentine's day, no matter single or coupled.. I love gestures of love and fondness. This year, I made my mom a throw pillow for her couch. It's purel the thought that counts. Last year, i cleaned out her car and used window paint to decorate it haha.. Then I had to wash it again two days later.

[Affray]

Gol: I get your situation, and have been in a somewhat similar one myself.

When time is fleeting and limited, romance in fits and bursts is perfectly acceptable.

What I said is that after time Valentine's day becomes a pushy mandate rather than a romantic interlude.

When you are where you want to be and get to be with your other every day things change.

Romance becomes less of a special event and more of a constant trickle of effort and love.

 

I work my shop from 9-5 and my woman works the same plus some travel, so we basically get nights and weekends together.

Which is more than you and yours have together, but is still annoyingly limited.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

Who cares when you got pancake day coming up? Pancakes are fun and don't file a restraining order just because you spend four hours everyday watching them from outside their bedroom window.

[Affray]

Who cares when you got pancake day coming up? Pancakes are fun and don't file a restraining order just because you spend four hours everyday watching them from outside their bedroom window.

Finally someone who has it all figured out.