valentinees day...like or dislike

thought itd be nice, but i guess the same as every year, its a huge slap in the face wheather ur with someone or not, nothing on TV but adds for valentines day flowers and shows having a valentines day special, its just annoying!

Dislike. A spontaneous act can be romantic; a perfunctory set of flowers because it is February 14th is consumerism.

I don't care

ThomasQuinn wrote: Dislike. A spontaneous act can be romantic; a perfunctory set of flowers because it is February 14th is consumerism.
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I don't think there is any particular reason a planned romantic gesture should be considered any greater or lesser than a spontaneous one.   If your partner or romantic interest would be moved by and appreciative of some small act you probably won't do yourself any favours by picking today to make a stand against consumerism.  There is joy in giving time and things to the people we care about, isn't there? Thoughtfulness doesn't have to be expensive.

I don't care of that day... just wanna sleep all the time.

GratefulFan wrote: ThomasQuinn wrote: Dislike. A spontaneous act can be romantic; a perfunctory set of flowers because it is February 14th is consumerism.
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I don't think there is any particular reason a planned romantic gesture should be considered any greater or lesser than a spontaneous one.   If your partner or romantic interest would be moved by and appreciative of some small act you probably won't do yourself any favours by picking today to make a stand against consumerism.  There is joy in giving time and things to the people we care about, isn't there? Thoughtfulness doesn't have to be expensive.
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What I see is thousands of people fully expecting to get something from their partner on Valentine's Day, and getting angry if they don't.  I also notice that very many people feel *obliged* to get their partner something. That in particular I find disturbing, as it removes all the joy from the gesture. Expensive has nothing to do with it - it is, like I said, the perfunctory nature of it - February 14 -> I have to get my partner something. Any sense of feeling is removed from the equation.

I used to be inclined to say that I hate it, but last year's one was nice, and I have too much integrity to hate on something just because it didn't work out for me this time around.  Better luck next year, as they say.

^ And since next year is a leap year, tradition says that it is the girls who must do the sending of cards, asking us guys to marry them, etc..........

Mr Mercury wrote: ^ And since next year is a leap year, tradition says that it is the girls who must do the sending of cards, asking us guys to marry them, etc..........

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leap year?

Mr Mercury wrote: "^ And since next year is a leap year, tradition says that it is the girls who must do the sending of cards, asking us guys to marry them, etc.........."


I've always found that tradition to be quite weird. I know several married couples where the girl proposed to the guy, and they all did so in non-leap years. I can understand why the tradition would have been applicable years ago when women just did not propose, but now? I think it's just silly.

what if its a girl proposing to a girl? 

that i guess can get away with "tradition" because its always good to be a rebel ;)

same with a guy proposing to a guy,

i personally think its nicer to have a guy proposing to a girl, but some guys are just so THICK! you can give all the hints you want of that you want them to propose to you but TV and modern technology messed that up! so you gotta do thses things yourself sadly,
but this isnt for all men, just some

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME] Amazon wrote: [/QUOTENAME]

I've always found that tradition to be quite weird. I know several married couples where the girl proposed to the guy, and they all did so in non-leap years. I can understand why the tradition would have been applicable years ago when women just did not propose, but now? I think it's just silly. [/QUOTE]

Yes it is silly. Valentines day should not be set aside for anyone to show their love for another person, that should be anytime. Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and even Christmas Day I now see as consumerist crap. To paraphrase Thomas slightly, people do feel obliged to get their partner something or risk upsetting them. Luckily I have a girlfriend who is not that bothered if I dont get her things on Valentines. That said I did get her stuff this year, but only because I actually wanted to.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME] lifetimefanofqueen wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
leap year? [/QUOTE]

Yes. It happens every four years when you get an extra day in February (the 29th to be exact). Now Im sure you are intelligent enough to look up Valentines Day Leap Year traditions on google

:)

Mr Mercury wrote: "Yes it is silly. Valentines day should not be set aside for anyone to show their love for another person, that should be anytime. Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and even Christmas Day I now see as consumerist crap. To paraphrase Thomas slightly, people do feel obliged to get their partner something or risk upsetting them. Luckily I have a girlfriend who is not that bothered if I dont get her things on Valentines. That said I did get her stuff this year, but only because I actually wanted to."


I agree. The other thing is that it makes those who have no partner feel guilty. They feel unloved, lonely and made to feel guilty for not being in a relationship on the 'most romantic' day of the year.

Mr Mercury wrote:

lifetimefanofqueen wrote:
leap year?

Yes. It happens every four years when you get an extra day in February (the 29th to be exact). Now Im sure you are intelligent enough to look up Valentines Day Leap Year traditions on google

:)

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google?