I will take this day to mourn those of you...

[Gray_Area]

who have to do unsavory things today to satisfy your certain family members.

Of course, I only know what today is because my mom called and wished me a happy ******* day. So you can thank her for this post.

[jennifer]

    A happy ***** Day?... Really?... And you get all Po"d and vent here?...OMG, Whats under the stars, Valentine's?...That is hilarious...Snort!

[Nephasth]

who have to do unsavory things today to satisfy your certain family members.

I don't consider throwing the ol' hog leg to the wife "unsavory."

[lilshawn]

i gave my wife meat for valentines.

no seriously...steak and jerky. 

[amendonz]

Got the missus nothing this year.






GET ON MY LEVEL.

[BadMouth]

got it over with wednesday. 

[Le Chuck]

Took mine out to our favorite restaurant and got her some more diamonds.  Not because she expects it but because I enjoy surprising her.  Ultimately I'm selfish, everything I do that makes her happy is because it makes me happy to do so.  It's a wonder the OP is alone given the tone of his post. 

[Howard_Casto]

Eh I dunno.  On the one hand not wanting to do something for your significant other makes you read as kind of a jerk. 

On the other, I don't like the idea of a artificial holiday that REQUIRES me to give somebody something.  I'm one of these people that will just pick something up at any day or time because I think they might like it.  To me that is special and "here is your required feb 14th gift as per tradition" is not. 

Currently single, before you ask. 

[Nephasth]

On the other, I don't like the idea of a artificial holiday that REQUIRES me to give somebody something.

Oh, like Christmas?

[Howard_Casto]

On the other, I don't like the idea of a artificial holiday that REQUIRES me to give somebody something.

Oh, like Christmas?

I knew that was coming. 

Chirstmas is different.  First off it's all inclusive.  You get everybody you care about something.  Secondly it's a more evenly balanced holiday.  You generally get as much as you give, all the pressure isn't on you and ect.  Christmas is at the end of the year when it would normally be depressing as well.  The build up of that holiday makes it exciting, or at least passes the time in those cold winter months.  The presents are only a small part of the holiday.  That's one of the reason's Vday is annoying.... you probably just spent a ton of money two months prior.  And of course, Christmas is a totally optional holiday.  You don't have to celebrate it, lots don't for that matter.  But if you are in a relationship you are pretty much required to celebrate Vday.   

[Dawgz Rule]

Gave my wife a nice card and wrote in it, "Don't worry about the dishes on the counter today...you can do them tomorrow".  In turn, my wife gave me this.....

[CheffoJeffo]

Gray, don't you remember what happened the last time you tried to tell us all about relationships ?

[CoryBee]

Gray, don't you remember what happened the last time you tried to tell us all about relationships ?

[HaRuMaN]

My wife & I don't celebrate V-day.   

[spoot]

If I owned a flower shop I'd be more than happy to "celebrate".   

[ChadTower]

The presents are only a small part of the holiday. 

I know exactly zero people who celebrate Xmas substantially in a religious manner.  Everybody, the entirety of people that I know on a regular basis, makes the exchange of presents the entire focus of the holiday.  I live in a predominately Catholic area, too, so you would think at least one person would mention midnight mass at some point.  Nope.  Not one.

[lilshawn]

the part about valentines day that REALLY gets me?

It's February and they push buying flowers on you...in a time of the year when flowers don't normally grow...and make you pay "hothouse"prices for them.

seriously? $40 for a dozen roses where during the summer you can get them for $9? 

[kahlid74]

We don't really celebrate the day but I got her two chairs she was really wanting for the breeze room.  I then got to sit in one and enjoy her payback show.

[Le Chuck]

The presents are only a small part of the holiday. 

I know exactly zero people who celebrate Xmas substantially in a religious manner.  Everybody, the entirety of people that I know on a regular basis, makes the exchange of presents the entire focus of the holiday.  I live in a predominately Catholic area, too, so you would think at least one person would mention midnight mass at some point.  Nope.  Not one.

I come from the midwest where the majority of folks I know celebrate the holiday as a religious one.  Most families I knew growing up read the gospel aloud on Christmas night or morning.  Most folks my age just starting families have continued that tradition and the churches are packed on Christmas eve.  I'm not that religious myself but I have found my experience to be vastly different than yours.   I lived in a predominately protestant area and now that I've moved south I certainly do.  Most Army folks tend to be a bit more traditional tho so that may account for some of it.   

[yotsuya]

We don't really celebrate the day but I got her two chairs she was really wanting for the breeze room.  I then got to sit in one and enjoy her payback show.

Pics or it didn't happen! 

[TOK]

Gray, don't you remember what happened the last time you tried to tell us all about relationships ?

I'm cool with these threads as long as that creepy Ummon guy doesn't start posting again.

[kahlid74]

We don't really celebrate the day but I got her two chairs she was really wanting for the breeze room.  I then got to sit in one and enjoy her payback show.

Pics or it didn't happen! 

I'll need a mental image printing machine for this!

[Gray_Area]

Got the missus nothing this year.


GET ON MY LEVEL.

Hah.

Gray, don't you remember what happened the last time you tried to tell us all about relationships ?

I'm cool with these threads as long as that creepy Ummon guy doesn't start posting again.

Perhaps he can't.


@Nephasth: I can and like to do that every day.


@jennifer: upset? Snide, yes.


@Le Chuck: (following that last) what tone is that?


People are nice and all, but they require constant approval and accomplishment to feel worthwhile, to function. They have addictions, or at least addictive tendencies. In short: I am a lot of work for others to understand, others are just a lot of work. Forums are cool because neither of us is required to satisfy the other's needs. Well, not very much.

[Le Chuck]

@Le Chuck: (following that last) what tone is that?

A holier than thou trolling one. You opened a Valentine's thread with "I will take this day to mourn those of you..."

Come'on, it's a hipster attention ploy.  "I'm too cool for Valentine's, why I didn't even know what day it was."

That tone.     

[wp34]

I'm cool with these threads as long as that creepy Ummon guy doesn't start posting again.

 

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[ChadTower]

Come'on, it's a hipster attention ploy.  "I'm too cool for Valentine's, why I didn't even know what day it was."

He was into Valentine's before it was cool.  Now it's just so 1423.

[Gray_Area]

Come'on, it's a hipster attention ploy.  "I'm too cool for Valentine's, why I didn't even know what day it was."

He was into Valentine's before it was cool.  Now it's just so 1423.

In-DEED.

@Le Chuck: (following that last) what tone is that?

A holier than thou trolling one. You opened a Valentine's thread with "I will take this day to mourn those of you..."

Come'on, it's a hipster attention ploy.  "I'm too cool for Valentine's, why I didn't even know what day it was."

That tone.   

Oh. Na. If I wanted to troll, I'dve written a definitively, or at least intentionally, insulting thread. People interact because they want attention, at least to their ideas. I more just say things because I can and like to. The social results are mixed. I like to interact. If I needed to, like, relate......I'd say totally different things.

I was interested to find out some others here were non-practicers of the....holiday.

[Nephasth]

People interact because they want attention, at least to their ideas...blah blah...I like to interact.

 

[jennifer]

   Me...Me too... *Jenifer sticks her arms into the air... Im so interacting!!!

[lilshawn]

   Me...Me too... *Jenifer sticks her arms into the air... Im so interacting!!!

Wait Jennifer is a woman?! now I'm uncomfortable (°~°)

*wanders off to the corner to be by himself*

[CoryBee]

Wait Jennifer is a woman?!

[Gray_Area]

   Me...Me too... *Jenifer sticks her arms into the air... Im so interacting!!!

Bring dat ova hea an let me nibble on et, hon.

[CoryBee]

Bring dat ova hea an let me nibble on et, hon.

[lilshawn]

Bring dat ova hea an let me nibble on et, hon.

[Ond]

Wife and I mutally agreed not to do val-day years ago, I prefer to surprise her with something spontaneous on no particular occasion.  Years ago when I was still dating, I did a val-day special which won me many points.  I had a big talking teddy bear hand delivered to my girl in her classroom - a private, very conservative, girls boarding school.  It was delivered by my best mate.  Pretty gutsy on his part I think.  I wonder if she still has the bear? 

[Gray_Area]

Shawn noo it.