Valentines Day - Page 4

monster · 02-09-2007, 04:05 PM

This morning the ads on the radio were all aimed at the men. They suggested beest should buy me a romantic gift of.... one half of a pair of cellphones sharing minutes, a digital camera phone, diamond jewellery, a another phone, a love song cd -special price at HALLMARK when you buy 3 cards (

wife, mistress, secret gay lover?), more diamond jewellery, sex toys (no doubt with a built in cellphone), Vermont Teddy Bear (yes, please, I'd like to order the bear on the phone, does it come with any free minutes?) ......

GO AWAY. How romantic is a freaking cellphone? Why do I need another? "Darling, I remember when we met all those years ago, and you spent the whole of our first date on the phone to your best friend. This year, I got you a little something to help us rekindle that romance.... "

St. Hallmark Day for sure.

missaminus · 02-10-2007, 07:18 PM

evening will be spent in class...may invest in gallon of fattening ice cream, salty chips, and gooey chocolate, all to be eaten while staring at computer screen watching fellow classmates ask stupid questions.

Afterwards, may watch tasteful, airbrushed, candlelit porn

to remind self what sex is, if can find key to safe where porn is hidden from inquisitive (read: nosy) children.

If lucky, husband will call or email from Bahrain- not lucky very often. He *did* send the kids personalized chocolate bars and ordered them a Wii, so at least *someone* in this house is feelin' the love!

monster · 02-11-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

How romantic is a freaking cellphone? Why do I need another? "Darling, I remember when we met all those years ago, and you spent the whole of our first date on the phone to your best friend. This year, I got you a little something to help us rekindle that romance.... "

Hmmm just had a thought that I use a Virgin cellphone plan, perhaps they know

(sorry for quoting self, but everytime I carry on from a previous thought, all posting hell breaks loose and there's pages between my post and my original comment and then..... )

perth · 02-12-2007, 09:37 AM

I'll be getting my girlfriend a couple daisies in a little glass vase, and maybe a Snickers on the way home from work. Neither of us are into elaborate planning or spending a bunch of money, and the only reason I do anything at all is because I like to show her I'm thinking of her. And to get laid.

Undertoad · 02-12-2007, 09:58 AM

Snickers are teh ghey!

perth · 02-12-2007, 10:38 AM

Completely, yeah. But she doesn't know that... Yet.

LabRat · 02-12-2007, 02:42 PM

If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me.

I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still.

Griff · 02-12-2007, 06:53 PM

I often blow off V Day but I'll be away so I sprang for tulips this time around... crap I shoulda got the Snickers.

Aliantha · 02-12-2007, 06:54 PM

Mmmm...snickers....mmmM

monster · 02-12-2007, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LabRat

If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me.

I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still.

It's a whole different culture over here. In some elsewheres it would seem kinda perverse to send valentine's day cards to kids or even friends -(a) it's for lovers and (b) it's supposed to be anonymous for that extra frisson. It's a whole different thing here, and not one that's easy to get used to.

Sundae · 02-13-2007, 03:37 AM

I would love to get a card tomorrow.
If I opened it and it was from my best friend (or my MUM!) I'd feel worse than if I hadn't got one at all.

Flowers would make me happy regardless of who they were from, but I doubt anyone who knows mw wants to spend £30 that way...!

footfootfoot · 02-13-2007, 09:32 AM

OK here's the sitch:
Valentine's day also happens to be SWMBO's birthday. Each year it is a challenge to come up with something that is romantic, special, birthdayish, etc etc. w/o raising the bar impossibly high for next year.

I'm out of ideas right about now.

Griff · 02-13-2007, 09:48 AM

You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

Mixie · 02-13-2007, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

I thought that was the Whopper?

footfootfoot · 02-13-2007, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals.

Yeah, I hit the "reset" button last year, as in did absolutely nothing beyond a card. We were both overwhelmed with other things in our life and it seemed like the most humane choice.

This year, it isn't too different, but we need to make an effort.

Maybe I'm allowing too much lead time, planning-wise...

02-09-2007, 04:05 PM	#46
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This morning the ads on the radio were all aimed at the men. They suggested beest should buy me a romantic gift of.... one half of a pair of cellphones sharing minutes, a digital camera phone, diamond jewellery, a another phone, a love song cd -special price at HALLMARK when you buy 3 cards ( wife, mistress, secret gay lover?), more diamond jewellery, sex toys (no doubt with a built in cellphone), Vermont Teddy Bear (yes, please, I'd like to order the bear on the phone, does it come with any free minutes?) ...... GO AWAY. How romantic is a freaking cellphone? Why do I need another? "Darling, I remember when we met all those years ago, and you spent the whole of our first date on the phone to your best friend. This year, I got you a little something to help us rekindle that romance.... " St. Hallmark Day for sure. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-10-2007, 07:18 PM	#47
missaminus Writer of Writings Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: I bloom where planted Posts: 14	Valentine's day... evening will be spent in class...may invest in gallon of fattening ice cream, salty chips, and gooey chocolate, all to be eaten while staring at computer screen watching fellow classmates ask stupid questions. Afterwards, may watch tasteful, airbrushed, candlelit porn to remind self what sex is, if can find key to safe where porn is hidden from inquisitive (read: nosy) children. If lucky, husband will call or email from Bahrain- not lucky very often. He did send the kids personalized chocolate bars and ordered them a Wii, so at least someone in this house is feelin' the love! __________________ "The quickest way to a man's heart really is through his stomach, because then you don't have to chop through that pesky rib cage." J. Jacques, Questionable Content, #478

02-12-2007, 02:42 PM	#52
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	If you are single, what's wrong with sending a friend a card or better yet calling them up to see what they've been up to etc.? sheesh. You don't have to spend $$ to show someone you care about them. If my husband would give me a 30 min back massage, without whining, that beats any material thing he could get me. I have a sig other, but still wish my friends a happy V day (especially the single ones). To me it's about caring for people, not just loving one in particular. I guess it stems from school, when we gave valentines to everyone. Of course, certain people got special ones, and others got generics...but still. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

02-12-2007, 06:53 PM	#53
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I often blow off V Day but I'll be away so I sprang for tulips this time around... crap I shoulda got the Snickers. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-12-2007, 06:54 PM	#54
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Mmmm...snickers....mmmM __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-12-2007, 09:37 AM	#49
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I'll be getting my girlfriend a couple daisies in a little glass vase, and maybe a Snickers on the way home from work. Neither of us are into elaborate planning or spending a bunch of money, and the only reason I do anything at all is because I like to show her I'm thinking of her. And to get laid.

02-12-2007, 09:58 AM	#50
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Snickers are teh ghey!

02-12-2007, 10:38 AM	#51
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Completely, yeah. But she doesn't know that... Yet.

02-13-2007, 03:37 AM	#56
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I would love to get a card tomorrow. If I opened it and it was from my best friend (or my MUM!) I'd feel worse than if I hadn't got one at all. Flowers would make me happy regardless of who they were from, but I doubt anyone who knows mw wants to spend £30 that way...! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-13-2007, 09:32 AM	#57
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	OK here's the sitch: Valentine's day also happens to be SWMBO's birthday. Each year it is a challenge to come up with something that is romantic, special, birthdayish, etc etc. w/o raising the bar impossibly high for next year. I'm out of ideas right about now. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-13-2007, 09:48 AM	#58
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You could lower expectations for next year by really blowing it this year. Forethought is what separates us from the animals. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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