Valentines Day

[hoggy952]

... is sexist.

Every retailer out there is targeting women with their flowers (or men in order to purchase for their female partners). How many men want/receive flowers as a gift?

Why is 'romance and valentines day' exclusive to women? I mean in most cases a man and woman will buy each other a card. The man will most likely feel obliged to also purchase flowers,chocolates or whatever else. WHY? (other than the fact he'll be in the dog house for not purchasing something 'extra', for not doing something 'extra'!). Valentines day is a 'made up' day. It is a complete and utter commercial initiative. Why do ANY OF US need a particular day to show we love our respective partners? If we need such a day then I'd suggest something isn't right.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong in showing affection for your loved one and indeed most women (and men), appreciate an unexpected show of affection such as a meal booked somewhere, flowers, a weekend away, doing something for the other partner etc etc but all that valentines day has done is raise an expectation of such a showing of affection which is totally contrary to the whole point of romance/affection/surprise/impulse and all those other words that conjure up a sense of 'oh how nice that was of him/her'.

[Shady]

i find if i buy her something on valentines day, she leaves me the ~~~~ alone until her birthday...money well spent

[hoggy952]

i find if i buy her something on valentines day, she leaves me the ~~~~ alone until her birthday...money well spent

That's one way of looking at it I suppose.

[patkins]

It's always one sided with me. I buy the card and present and--oh yeah you're the guy I married.
But it's not worth the hassle of asking 'So, where's my card then'?

[Cronus]

I've just reserved a table for my wife for Valentines Day.

I normally buy flowers and chocolates but Ikea had a sale on.

[hoggy952]

I told her I was going to take her somewhere expensive on valentines day.....to the petrol station.

[reddevil157]

It's a load of bollox, but if you don't buy anything, your ~~~~ed. They never forget !!!!

[flyingpig]

I got the best valentines pressie for my missus ever!! A trip to NY and Vegas... now she has only gone and got detached retinas somehow - so may not be able to go. Was flying this Sat.. GUTTED!!!! AARRRRGGHGHHHH!!!

[Cronus]

I got the best valentines pressie for my missus ever!! A trip to NY and Vegas... now she has only gone and got detached retinas somehow - so may not be able to go. Was flying this Sat.. GUTTED!!!! AARRRRGGHGHHHH!!!

~~~~in hell mate sorry to hear that.

All the best to your wife.

[chroma]

"There's a part of me that wants to wine and dine a woman, treat her right.
Then there's the other part that's always wondering what her head would look like on a stick!"
Ted Bundy

To hell with valentines day, i'm romantic throughout the year, i don't buy into "a day where idiots feel less self concious doing so"

[Grizz]

im currently living on a building site on the top of a mountain trying to get house ready to move into for her, f()cked if shes even getting a bunch of p1ssybeds this year.

[Lainie]

a nice card with lovely words in it is enough for me. last year my b/f got me beautiful flowers and i was in tears at the thought of that. we are skint just now as been getting bedroom done up.

i always get him a nice card and a wee pressie. wont be much maybe a cd or blu ray.

[Grizz]

~~~~ Lainie you are after bring out the romantic in me, think ill get her roses now

[HiTeck]

"There's a part of me that wants to wine and dine a woman, treat her right.
Then there's the other part that's always wondering what her head would look like on a stick!"
Ted Bundy

To hell with valentines day, i'm romantic throughout the year, i don't buy into "a day where idiots feel less self concious doing so"

Have to agree with this, Valentines Day is nothing but a way of making you buy over priced flowers, over priced chocolates, romantic DVD's and crap love ballad CD's so they can bleed you dry.

Me and the missus don't buy each other anything on VT day, we do it on a whim throughout the year, that way it is more of a surprise and your not doing it because you have to, it's because you WANT to.

[Cronus]

think I'll get my wife a 10p Lucky Bag and a vibrator.

If she doesn't like the Lucky Bag then she can go fck herself!