Do you send valentines cards?

[King Gizzard]

Do you receive them as well?

We have less than a month to go now ladies and gentlemen

[MTVN]

So it begins

[MTVN]

(no)

[Kate!]

I've sent one or two in my time. Never get any though :(

(Have had two in my whole life)

[King Gizzard]

it's time to change that matthew, you are an eligible bachelor

[King Gizzard]

I've sent one or two in my time. Never get any though :(

(Have had two in my whole life)

I feel your pain and suffering, *Kate*

[Saph]

I've never sent one, I received one in like Year 4 but none since

[Z]

Don't even remember if I sent any or got any when I was a child but never done it as an adult. It's such a non event to me, I've never been in a relationship over Valentine's Day so I've never treated it specially.

[King Gizzard]

yeah I know it's all bull**** I was just bored and wanted to make TiBB feel a bit lovey dovey yknow

[Jake.]

no because I never get any myself

[GypsyGoth]

I've gotten them but never sent one. And I once received a rose.

[King Gizzard]

yeah sorry it was a plastic one but it was all I could afford

[GypsyGoth]

:laugh: :love:

[Ammi]

..yeah I do get one/send one ..but then it's probably a bit different for me, being married...we don't always do something special on the day though because it's the Six Nations season as well...

[Z]

I think I'll send a lucky TiBBer a Valentine's card this year (Shaun because I don't know anyone else's address)

[Kate!]

I'll be doing a secret Valentine thread again :amazed:

[Natalie.]

Yes and yes at the moment

[Kate!]

Lucky you :)

[Jessica.]

I have sent them for the last two years. :flutter: I received only one though, for a fair reason. I don't know if I will give one this year since valentines day is going to be kinda sad. D:

[Ammi]

..just slightly off topic, it's really annoying how expensive flowers etc are just because it's Valentine's Day..the same with things like Mother's Day as well...

[smudgie]

Yes, every year.
Normally get the red roses too :lovedup:


I remember getting 3 one year, before I met hubby of course:blush:

[Benjamin]

I despair of Valentines Day. It just a day for couples that don't really love each other to go out of their way to pretend they do and make a public display before resuming to normal life again the following day.

[Ammi]

I despair of Valentines Day. It just a day for couples that don't really love each other to go out of their way to pretend they do and make a public display before resuming to normal life again the following day.

...wow, that really isn't true..I don't know whether it is for some people but most certainly not couples in general...

[reece(:]

Never send and never receive, hate the day.

[Ammi]

http://i.imgur.com/oL9gdOP.jpg

[Jessica.]

I despair of Valentines Day. It just a day for couples that don't really love each other to go out of their way to pretend they do and make a public display before resuming to normal life again the following day.

What an incredibly silly thing to say! Valentine's Day is a time to realise how lucky you are to be with the person you love, even if you count your blessings every day it's a time to celebrate and I think it's good for relationships. When it comes to gifts I don't believe that's important, but I have nothing against exchanging gifts or cards, is it really fake or showing off to give the person you love a card expressing your appreciation of them? :shocked: Anyway, it's fun to do cheesy stuff sometimes. :flutter:

http://puu.sh/6roeu.jpg

[Marc]

Only to those people who haven't put a restraining order on me

[Marc]

I despair of Valentines Day. It just a day for couples that don't really love each other to go out of their way to pretend they do and make a public display before resuming to normal life again the following day.

:laugh: you old sod

[Kate!]

It's lost it's meaning. Far too commercial now, just a huge money making racket. Yeah I'm cynical shoot me! Restaurants cash in with deals, flowers are extortionate, confectionary companies rake it in. Card companies rub their hands with glee.

It is nice to have a special day, but love and romance should be spontaneous or at least unexpected by the recipient, not a duty on a set day of the year. :shrug:

And it's terrible (s0b) for us singletons in our Bridget Jones knickers when the postman won't meet our eyes as he pushes bills and crappy adverts through the letterbox while we hover at the window pretend to nonchalantly dust the ornaments, with a tiny glimmer of hope in our hearts. :bawling: that's cruelly snuffed out every Feb 14th.... Simply dreadful.

[Ammi]

It's lost it's meaning. Far too commercial now, just a huge money making racket. Yeah I'm cynical shoot me! Restaurants cash in with deals, flowers are extortionate, confectionary companies rake it in. Card companies rub their hands with glee.

It is nice to have a special day, but love and romance should be spontaneous or at least unexpected by the recipient, not a duty on a set day of the year. :shrug:

And it's terrible (s0b) for us singletons in our Bridget Jones knickers when the postman won't meet our eyes as he pushes bills and crappy adverts through the letterbox while we hover at the window pretend to nonchalantly dust the ornaments, with a tiny glimmer of hope in our hearts. :bawling: that's cruelly snuffed out every Feb 14th.... Simply dreadful.

..yeah, I agree that everything in general is just too commercialised but I don't think that people have to buy into that part of it but just take the sentiment and meaning of these things..I would never buy flowers or anything because they're ridiculously expensive and I've hardly ever bought a card, I usually make one, even if it isn't a card as such but just something that I think will have meaning to just us..(my OH and I..)...and it's usually really naff, I know but I still do it...

..I do appreciate that not everyone has a 'valentine', it would be perfect if they did but for me, there are lots of 'special' days of the year that for different reasons, some people can't enjoy and they're quite painful for some...it's hard for some people to enjoy Christmas and there are good reasons for it but it's still the right thing for everyone who does enjoy it, to do so etc and it doesn't mean they don't have empathy, it's just that it's good for us all to have 'feel good' stuff as well and if we are lucky enough to have someone in our lives that makes everything brighter and generally makes us better people etc, I don't really mind if there's a special day to celebrate that, it's not that we need it, it's just ..why not, sort of thing...I also think that it's not just about romantic love but maybe doing something for someone who has just been generally great in your life....and that could be anyone...

..but yeah, like everything as you say...things can be good or not so good, depending on perspectives, which is why I hate the commercial/advertising part of anything...(I think I just overthink things..:laugh:...)...

[Cherie]

It's lost it's meaning. Far too commercial now, just a huge money making racket. Yeah I'm cynical shoot me! Restaurants cash in with deals, flowers are extortionate, confectionary companies rake it in. Card companies rub their hands with glee.

It is nice to have a special day, but love and romance should be spontaneous or at least unexpected by the recipient, not a duty on a set day of the year. :shrug:

And it's terrible (s0b) for us singletons in our Bridget Jones knickers when the postman won't meet our eyes as he pushes bills and crappy adverts through the letterbox while we hover at the window pretend to nonchalantly dust the ornaments, with a tiny glimmer of hope in our hearts. :bawling: that's cruelly snuffed out every Feb 14th.... Simply dreadful.


Totally agree with this, we never do anything on Valentines Day, if hubby wants to buy me flowers he can do it when he feels like it not when the date on the calender tells him to or vice versa. Same with Mothers day I refuse to go out :joker:

[Natalie.]

I don't like valentines day either,I don't like doing anything for it and I don't want gifts.I'm not a very lovey person :spin: I agree with Kate

[Josy]

We don't really tend to celebrate Valentines day due to personal reason on my part it's not a good day for me.

Years ago we used to go out/go away for the weekend or do other things for it, and sometimes we still get each other just a card, all depends really.

If others want to enjoy the day for what it is though then fair play to them and yeah it is over commercialised now but so is most other things tbh.

I despair of Valentines Day. It just a day for couples that don't really love each other to go out of their way to pretend they do and make a public display before resuming to normal life again the following day.

And you call Matt grumpy, think you all need to form a grumpy old men club.

[Niamh.]

I give one to Gav and I usually get one from Gav and Luke

[Ammi]

We don't really tend to celebrate Valentines day due to personal reason on my part it's not a good day for me.Years ago we used to go out/go away for the weekend or do other things for it, and sometimes we still get each other just a card, all depends really.

If others want to enjoy the day for what it is though then fair play to them and yeah it is over commercialised now but so is most other things tbh.



And you call Matt grumpy, think you all need to form a grumpy old men club.


..yeah, I think that's the thing in that any day could be a really difficult day for someone because of their own personal associations but I think the thing with specific 'special' days is that it's the media thing of kind of rubbing it in that it's for other people a lovely/happy day and that only heightens and negative associations, which it doesn't so much on an average day that has no meaning to anyone else specifically...for me personally, apart from the obvious day it is, it does also have a special and personal meaning, so what we do is always personal to us...mind you, we're not so 'sentimental and loved up' in that if there is a six nations match that day, that does have to take priority..but that's just common sense really...

[Ammi]

I give one to Gav and I usually get one from Gav and Luke


...awww, I loved the ones that the boys used to make at school...

[Niamh.]

...awww, I loved the ones that the boys used to make at school...

yeah, they're so sweet, i don't have many more years of those left though :(

[Ammi]

yeah, they're so sweet, i don't have many more years of those left though :(

..hmmm, maybe not of the school years but you have lots of years of you still being his 'valentine'...even when he has a romantic one, your place in his heart is sealed....

[King Gizzard]

I have a lot of love to give

[Kate!]

I'm sorry for being grumpy lol.

:D

I'm just a humbug! Xx

- prepares Valentines thread. -

[Kate!]

I have a lot of love to give

Awwwwwwwwwwwww

[Ammi]

I'm sorry for being grumpy lol.

:D

I'm just a humbug! Xx

- prepares Valentines thread. -

..you weren't being grumpy, you do have a good point, like all days it is only a perspective that gives it meaning and that can be negative or positive...and yeah, the commercial stuff is a nightmare but I guess it's supply and demand like everything...