Valentines cards and gifts.

My DH used to buy me flowers regularly for no other reason that he was thinking of me. We didn't bother with Valentine's much as felt it was a money making ploy by shops and he said he loved me all year not just that day. Sadly no flowers from him for many years now.

Soroptimum why did you need to change the red/white colours? - sounds lovely to me (not sure if the addition of a daffodil would be an improvement!)

Red and white signify blood and bandages/death.
I hate to see red and white flowers together.

Wonder what my husband’s courgette signified ?.

Hahahahaha a courgette flippin heck SORRY FOR LAUGHING ( bet you didnt !)

Well i seem to be the odd 1 out here. I do not follow what society tells me to and neither does my husband, to me it is a money making racket.

I tell my husband i love him when I want to.

All that will cone across as me being a hard nosed cow, far, far from it, I/we just dont do V day.

I got engaged to my ex husband on Valentines Day.
When we went to tell my parents, he arrived , clutching a single red rose for me and I suggested that each year he added another but he could stop at 12!
2 years later we were living in Australia and my then husband was at work on Valentines day. Had left me a card and chocolates but he kept phoning throughout the day (before mobile phones) which was unusual.
Flowers had arrived for my sister in law and mother in law (that we lived with) nothing for me! Husband was frantic.
About 6pm a florist arrived with a posy including 3 red roses - but they weren't red, they were dark pink! The florist had run out of red roses!
I might as well say that the roses I received each year stopped at 6 and the last ones I had weren't even red as our marriage broke up!
Since then, the only flowers I have had at any time, have been from my workplace after my parents died or from my son for Mother's Day !

Mr Apple and I gave each other Valentine's cards this morning and were amazed to see that they were the very same design! Each had a heart made of coloured butterflies, with a few flying out from them - they were different, but the design idea was identical.

We’ve been married 5 years (together for 7). Every year I’ve received my DH’s hand made card and a kiss ?. I do the same.

Thankyou Bluesky and Shazza

My mum was superstitious about receiving red and white flowers too Sago

I find all these “days” over commercialised and just a marketing exercise and I really dislike sentimental verses. Doesn’t mean I don’t value love and friendships though as much as anyone else.
I’m with you on this one Serendipity.

Courgettes gratefully received.

humptydumpty

Soroptimum why did you need to change the red/white colours? - sounds lovely to me (not sure if the addition of a daffodil would be an improvement!)

As others have mentioned, it’s a superstition thing, blood and bandages. My DH knows I don’t like red and white flowers, but forgot to mention to florist. I know it’s superstition but can’t help it!

We exchange cards and DH always buys me flowers.
One year I got flowers and he was thrilled to present me with a Cake Slicer... What!!?!

Yes cards and gifts here, flowers too,

Just been reduced to tears. We have never done much for Valentine’s Day, although married 57 years. DH known I have been having a difficult time this last few months with depression. A card came for me today . Where he got it from I have no idea but it is just beautiful.

That’s extremely thoughtful BBbevan.

A lovely surprise BBevan

Don't think I've done V Day since I was about 18. I got flowers last week just because Mr A saw them and thought I would like them.

But then we don't do anniversaries either, in fact hardly even Christmas or birthdays (for each other). Wouldn't trade him for the world.

We exchange cards, I have set the table, candles, hearts, and nice table cloth. Will cook a 3 course steak meal, light the candles and enjoy the evening.

tanith ddefinitely buy the flowers.

My father always sent me some lovely flowers at Christmas - and still does even though he died 15 years ago. DD orders and send them in his name.

my hubby does not have a romantic bone in his body, he booked his dentist appointment (6 mths ago) for last night (valentines evening) he was more upset about not going to his regular Mon evening train club meeting

We married on Valentines day,so we only celebrate our anniversary,but write happy v day in the anniversary card.
We do exchange gifts too.
The courgette gift is priceless that made me laugh Sago.

Got so many don't know which to open first.

We got cards for each other. I bought him a fancy English artisan cheese, he bought me a fancy Australian Shiraz, for a lot more than we'd normally spend. Not a huge fan of cut flowers but a small pot of miniature daffodils is on the kitchen windowsill...

We don't do Valentine's Day as its my birthday on the 12th and go out for that or some other treat like a week in London in 2020 and a bout of Covid (me) on our return.