How do you feel about Valentine's day?

I used to be quite a romantic and loved buying something special, until my DH said he thought it was profiteering by the retailers. It made me not bother with any celebrations at all! In some cases it is profiteering but it does make you feel a bit special and there is nothing wrong with that.

DH proposed to me on the 13th February, thinking that the 14th would be too cheesy. So we celebrate our engagement anniversary with a special meal, usually at home, on the 13th. Don't do gifts although on our 25th he bought me a Celtic ring. 30th coming up next week. Exchange cards on 14th. Hate all the rubbish that is sold alongside cards. Tat destined to landfill.

If DH was to give me a card it would be because I’d bought it for him and I certainly wouldn’t waste my money on one!

We usually give each other cards, and there will usually be flowers (dh to me) and chocs (me to him). We’ve never gone out to eat, but I might make one of his favourites for dinner.

The most romantic non-Valentine’s thing dh ever did, though, was bring me a bouquet of flowers - unheard of unless it was my birthday or Valentine’s Day - it was neither - so I was totally bemused and asked why.
‘It’s exactly 50 years today since we met.’

I was truly astounded. Although I still remember the occasion so well, I couldn’t even have said what month it was!

Pedants , please ignore the spelling typos and lack of apostrophes.

Lovely for teens and youngsters wooing there hearts desires , but other than that it’s a big no no from me .

I remember the thrill when I was young and ponder to this day about a mystery one I received addressed to me at work .

Sending valentines cards to anyone other than an object of ones’ romantic feelings is weird imo. I expect card makers would like everyone to send multiple cards to all and sundry, their dog and cat etc. I sometimes make a card for my OH, which he pins up in his study, but as he’s got one still pinned up from a couple of years ago, I don’t think I’ll bother this year. He made me a wooden heart coaster a while ago on which my tea mug sits by my bed.

edit... too embarrassed.

My DH made a card with a small post-it note about 15 years ago, and has taken it out of storage every year since1 It's sweet, and it means more to me than anything.

Sandelf - I have always loved that song.

Here it is celebrated by young children, cards shared amongst classmates. Mostly ignored by older children and teenagers to embarrassed to show any affection, and then picked up again by young lovers and couples.

I make silly little cards for my Gkids and give them some sweets.

Myself and my husband have zero interest in Valentine's Day. Other than the first year we were together, we completely ignore this overly commercialised occasion and choose to celebrate our own special day - ie our wedding anniversary (32 years this June!). Its an occasion invented by the card and gift suppliers to get more money out of our pockets - neither of us have any interest in celebrating this so-called special occasion.

Definitely for teenagers / young lovers for me. Though it does brighten up the month of February which is a bit dull otherwise.

B9exchange and dinner out on the 17th is so much nicer and quieter (and cheaper) than dinner out on the 14th.

M0nica, we share with you a wedding anniversary on 17th, and it does take the interest away from Valentine's Day. We do still swap cards for both days, with a small chocolate gift on 14th, and a proper anniversary present and dinner on 17th. We pretend the Valentines cards have come from our 'secret admirers' and feign jealousy at their arrival!

I loved receiving cards in my teens but haven't bothered since.

My DH was very loving but we never celebrated Valentine's Day, he rarely bought me flowers except at the start when we lived 250 miles apart. He worked for a company which sold crockery & kitchen items, he would surprise me by coming home with something for the kitchen which he knew I would like, thoughtful in that respect. Sadly he died on 12th February 8 years ago so it has no special meaning for me any longer.

It has become very commercialised but each to their own

We have never really bothered with Valentines Day. Both my grown up children make an effort. Good for them.

Much the same as I do about christmas, birthdays, and anything else which could be nice.
I hate it.

I am with a "new"partner of 5 years...having been married and had 2 children...This man is My soul mate as well as My friend...Hes kind and caring and had a difficult year..losing
both his mum ,Aunt and other diffculties...I have bought him a Yoda toy and Toffeeand a Rustic heart .We will have a take away (or I'll cook) a few drinks and a giggle ..goodness knows we all need it dont we ?♡
It's what U BOTH make it ♡(been there with X when not a lot of effort made ) ♡

My partner always goes overboard on Valentine’s Day. I think it’s silly. Now that he has lost his job, due to the pandemic, he can’t make the grand gestures that he used to and I’m happy about that. It isn’t necessary.

We met on Valentine's day and will celebrate our golden wedding anniversary in July. We still give cards but nothing else.

my husband usually gets chocolates or flowers for me sometime during the month. we have an anniversary on the 21st so its kind of the whole month we can fudge it up. i usually cook him a heart shaped steak. i don't get steak very often as its not really good for you in large quantities. he likes that and he eats half my chocolates.

DH always took me out for lunch (after we'd retired), and we exchanged cards. He always bought red roses too!

Too commercialised in my opinion.

Half price bouquets in Tesco the next day for me, ha ha

Buy yourself a voucher for afternoon tea to be used when life gets back to some kind of normal.

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For Fife see Balbirnie Hotel

My husband and I exchange cards but no presents, for years he would buy me roses even though I told him I'd much rather have carnations. My american penpal always sends me a valentines card which I've always found very odd but I think is normal for the USA. I can't imagine ever sending a valentines card to my female friends.

I have maligned my DH. After saying on here that the day would be a wash out because he doesn't know how to do online orders, he is now struggling to buy me a card, his first ever online transaction. Bless him.

I was too lumpy and ungainly when I was a child to ever get an anonymous valentine from an unknown admirer in the traditional way. Before I was much older that genuine tradition was in its death throes and we were all under pressure to buy over-priced flowers and cards for our significant others, because "it's traditional".

I never did, not on 14 February. Not because I was mean with my affections but because I'd much rather give and receive flowers and romantic cards on almost any other day when a huge markup wasn't slapped on them. For that matter, I'd also rather wait until the summer to give/receive a simple posy of meadow flowers (not illegally picked in the wild) than have hothoused long-stemmed red roses flown halfway round the world in the dying throes of British winter. And I'm one who loves giving and receiving flowers.