@eeterrific i have friends who are poly so i’m not sure if this is a joke or a legitimate gripe lol. having to buy 3x the presents and find time for everyone to get together is a blessing and a curse haha.
@ThatsHeadly Totally my feeling. Appalled at women who get all worked up about this bullshit. I have always avoided going anywhere on that day. I accidentally ordered takeout from one of my favorite restaurants on that day. What a zoo.
If you’re going to do something special for your loved one because you love them, just do it. Not because the calendar day says you’re supposed to. I’d rather get a gift or other indication of thought or caring on a random day.
@chienfou@katbyter Back when I use to date I would consistently tell boyfriends not to get me anything, that I didn’t celebrate V-day; Just do something nice on a random day because you WANT to show me you care
@tinamarie1974 i was just thinking about how maybe valentines is - as much it’s a stupid holiday - it may also be a good litmus test for a relationship in some ways. i personally can’t stand it when people (friends, family, romantic partners, whoever) aren’t honest with me and expect me to “just know” or play some type of game. likewise if i go out of my way to say plainly that something matters to me, and a person ignores it welp, i know where we stand lol.
i don’t “love” valentines day per se but i do always look forward to getting a valentine from my mom. idk, just one constant in my life and something i really enjoy.
my partner and i have been together twelve years but we don’t do anniversaries (we’d have to invent one first) or valentines day really…sometimes he gets me something if he comes across the right thing at the right time and sometimes he doesn’t. this year he mentioned something he wanted to get me for xmas wouldn’t be here in time so it would have to be a vday present so i’m kind of hype to see what that is since he always gets me great gifts. his birthday is two days before so he’ll be getting a bunch of presents from me then, and i’ll make a nice dinner on valentines.
My MIL’s birthday is the 12th and my daughter’s is the 15th, so they get the focus for celebrations in February. I get my wife some flowers - she loves flowers and the garden is pretty dead this time of year - but otherwise we don’t make a big deal of the 14th.
Stores used to sell Russel Stover solid chocolate Santas around here. No more. So with bated breath I wait for their 1/2 off valentine hearts and easter bunnies. I used to live 5 miles from one of their outlet stores. No more. Then it was like the “day after” year round.
@Chakolate@Kidsandliz@tinamarie1974 yeah, outlet chocolate = YUMMY . While I was growing up in STL we would get MAVRAKOS chocolates now and then. They came in a big slab of triangular pieces that were probably an ounce a section. OMG they were fine!
@Chakolate@chienfou@Kidsandliz I love chocolate chocolate chocolate. If you ever swing through STL again they have a nice production facility on The Hill where they have an outlet store and provide free tours of the production area. Really fun!!
I would like to do something different with the girlfriend this year, we usually go to the cinema or for dinner, as during a normal date. I thought about staying at home, watching a good movie and playing romantic games. I found a card game called our moments for couples. Did any of you played this game and can you tell me if this is a good choice or maybe can you recommended something else.
Discount chocolate, you say?
@nogoodwithnames for years my kids thought that feb 15th was valentine’s day… That’s when the drug store dropped the price on their chocolates.
Noooooooooo. Generally one of the worst days of my life. I mean, all three girl friends expect something special…
@eeterrific Dinner for four!
@eeterrific what do you get for Palmela, Ms. Handerson, and the other girl a bottle of lotion?
@eeterrific i have friends who are poly so i’m not sure if this is a joke or a legitimate gripe lol. having to buy 3x the presents and find time for everyone to get together is a blessing and a curse haha.
@eeterrific @jerk_nugget
Oh… so you know my son do you?
Another contrived Hallmark holiday. Fuck no.
@ThatsHeadly Totally my feeling. Appalled at women who get all worked up about this bullshit. I have always avoided going anywhere on that day. I accidentally ordered takeout from one of my favorite restaurants on that day. What a zoo.
It is a well known fact the inventor of Valentine’s Day died a long time ago and the day was taken over by selfish women and spineless men.
If you’re going to do something special for your loved one because you love them, just do it. Not because the calendar day says you’re supposed to. I’d rather get a gift or other indication of thought or caring on a random day.
@katbyter yes, that!!
@katbyter @tinamarie1974
/giphy thinking of you
@katbyter @tinamarie1974 like that??
@chienfou @katbyter Back when I use to date I would consistently tell boyfriends not to get me anything, that I didn’t celebrate V-day; Just do something nice on a random day because you WANT to show me you care
Never worked, they always thought it was a trap
@chienfou @katbyter and yup…receiving that randomly would be appreciated!
@katbyter @tinamarie1974
well there you have it!
@katbyter @tinamarie1974 And yes… it seems odd that Valentine’s Day is VD if you abbreviate it.
@chienfou @katbyter so my hair stylist and I wish each other a “Happy VD” day every year, been doing it for ~30 years.
@chienfou @katbyter @tinamarie1974 I think it would be better if it said “I may think of you sometime in the future.”
@katbyter @tinamarie1974 @tweezak but TODAY is a random day… isn’t it? (well technically yesterday I guess…)
@chienfou @katbyter @tweezak but you missed the point. He did not send it because the calendar told him, he did it because he wanted.
There is a difference
@tinamarie1974 i was just thinking about how maybe valentines is - as much it’s a stupid holiday - it may also be a good litmus test for a relationship in some ways. i personally can’t stand it when people (friends, family, romantic partners, whoever) aren’t honest with me and expect me to “just know” or play some type of game. likewise if i go out of my way to say plainly that something matters to me, and a person ignores it welp, i know where we stand lol.
@tinamarie1974 ps, i hope when either of you has a big party you also send out STDs
@jerk_nugget OMG we NEVER thought of THAT!!
/giphy brilliant
My Bday is the day before, my Bday present has since I was married been in part exclusion from participating in the “holiday”
Steak and Blowjob Day ‘round the corner.
/giphy hard on for you
I don’t like Valentine’s day. I’d rather celebrate our wedding anniversary that has much more meaning.
@FearTheNoFear Same day for me. I never forget!
I’m a big fan of random acts of kindness but I also love holidays. I’ll take any excuse to spoil my fella.
i don’t “love” valentines day per se but i do always look forward to getting a valentine from my mom. idk, just one constant in my life and something i really enjoy.
my partner and i have been together twelve years but we don’t do anniversaries (we’d have to invent one first) or valentines day really…sometimes he gets me something if he comes across the right thing at the right time and sometimes he doesn’t. this year he mentioned something he wanted to get me for xmas wouldn’t be here in time so it would have to be a vday present so i’m kind of hype to see what that is since he always gets me great gifts. his birthday is two days before so he’ll be getting a bunch of presents from me then, and i’ll make a nice dinner on valentines.
My MIL’s birthday is the 12th and my daughter’s is the 15th, so they get the focus for celebrations in February. I get my wife some flowers - she loves flowers and the garden is pretty dead this time of year - but otherwise we don’t make a big deal of the 14th.
It’s not February 14th that I celebrate. I celebrate February 15th, when half-price valentine chocolate goes on sale.
@Chakolate YES!!!
Stores used to sell Russel Stover solid chocolate Santas around here. No more. So with bated breath I wait for their 1/2 off valentine hearts and easter bunnies. I used to live 5 miles from one of their outlet stores. No more. Then it was like the “day after” year round.
@Chakolate @Kidsandliz yes. This
@Chakolate @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 yeah, outlet chocolate = YUMMY . While I was growing up in STL we would get MAVRAKOS chocolates now and then. They came in a big slab of triangular pieces that were probably an ounce a section. OMG they were fine!
@Chakolate @chienfou @Kidsandliz I love chocolate chocolate chocolate. If you ever swing through STL again they have a nice production facility on The Hill where they have an outlet store and provide free tours of the production area. Really fun!!
@Chakolate @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974
I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks!
/giphy chocolate!
@Chakolate @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 I’ll keep that…
Nice box…
@Chakolate @chienfou @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Good enough to eat!
Our household calls 15Feb cheap chocolate day.
IT’S A TRAP!
I would like to do something different with the girlfriend this year, we usually go to the cinema or for dinner, as during a normal date. I thought about staying at home, watching a good movie and playing romantic games. I found a card game called our moments for couples. Did any of you played this game and can you tell me if this is a good choice or maybe can you recommended something else.
@Sitses super cute! You can also find romantic scratcher tickets that could be fun
@Sitses @tinamarie1974
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Oh! You mean down at the bodega next to the romantic Pall Malls and beer?
@Sitses @therealjrn uummmm…maybe something like this
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@Sitses @tinamarie1974 How did you even…
@Sitses @therealjrn ???
@Sitses @tinamarie1974 Right?
@Sitses @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 That product has 69 ratings!