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So I get a call from my wife, whose office is next to boob girl, to inform me that boob girl just got her usual dozen roses and a box of chocolates from her fabulous husband. Therefore my wife has to put on the "surprised" face when she walks by boob's girls office and pretend that the roses are even prettier then last years, and the year before that, etc...

Nothing says romance like a pre-determined, repeating holiday! Wow. Imagine all the thought he put into it. He went to a well advertised website, pointed and clicked, and charged a credit card. Done. Combine that with actually having to remeber a certain date, in the bleakest month of the year, with the benefit of a month's worth of spam advertising... He must be the best husband ever!!!

Come on people. What is so special about this frigging day besides making all the people out there, who are currently not in a relationship, feel like complete ***???

Why not just surprise your significant other with some RANDOM acts or gifts on RANDOM days throughtout the year??? Not that any guys would do that because it actually requires some thought and effort.

Slackers.

Isn't that the purpose of most of the modern world's advertising anyway?

I think this thread has taught us all that for Sora and his wife, the anthropomorphisizing of domestic pets is an integral part of sex-play.

I don't buy into the V-day crap. I don't get anything, I don't give anything. It's just another day.

This February 14th, surprise your wife with a traditional liturgical Mass for the Feast of Saint Valentine.

Here is a true martyr who shed his blood for Christ.
His judges could not shake him by their menaces,
and so he won through to the Kingdom of Heaven.

All powerful, ever living God,
You gave St Valentine the courage to witness to the
Gospel of Christ,
even to the point of giving his life for it.
By his prayers help us to endure all suffering for love of you
and to seek you with all our hearts,
for you alone are the source of life.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son.

She'll appreciate those point-n-click roses next year, boy-howdy.

I could not possibly agree more. In the end it just becomes an e-vag contest to see whose husband or boyfriend put himself in the deepest of debt to satisfy the demands of the day.

after years of steadily declining romantic antics from the MR. and Vday rarely anything yesterday we came to a stand off. he actually told me to go buy myself my Vday gift. I came really close to going out and buying something insanely expensive to make a point.

Look, it's not the chocolate or the cards people. I look at vday the same way I do other holidays. It's a day that is supposed to symbolize an aspect of life we *should* celebrate: love. If Sick came home, swept me off my feet, and threw me on the bed murmuring endearments, I would be happy. Well, really I would be thrilled beyond anything.

If you're sick of the flowers or chocolate, get off your *** and do something creative to show your loved one how much you really care. And do not *ever* tell your SO to go buy themselves something. They might have less restraint than I did

Edited, Feb 14th 2008 10:17am by DSD

If Sick were to publicly worship me, I think that would make up for all the years he's messed up.

I hate to do it but QFT

I just don't feel like I need a specified day to let my husband know I love him. I do that every day (or at least I try to).

He'll get me a bottle of wine...he prefers to keep me all liquered up whenever possible.

Nexa

I get this, but what is wrong with a day that is specifically to glorify love? I show my husband I love him everyday as well. That doesnt mean I resent vday. it's just a day glorifying such an amazing gift that love is. or would be if he hadnt spoiled it last night :/

August 14 is the halfway point to Valentine's Day. Or as my hubby likes to call it "My Beer and BJ Day"