St Valentine…..did you get a card or gift?

Yes we always buy each other a valentines card and buy each other gifts 40 years together,nothing to do with commercialism. It’s what we do, each to their own of course everyone has different ideas, we are a soppy pair and wouldn’t have it any other way

We exchane cards butthat's it. Same with our anniversary, which is very close to Christmas. Christmas and birthdays are the ones when we give nice presents.

M0nica

We have never bothered with Valentines day. Our wedding anniversary is on 17th February, so Valentine's Day seemed a bit superflous and prices have fallen by 17th, so we can push the boat out further if we want to.

We celebrated 50years just before Valentines Day so we never do much.
We are so unaffected by the hype but must be doing something right.🥰

Kathmaggie

Courgette flowers are pretty- did yours have a flower attached?

No flower😬

Kathmaggie - what a lucky mother-in-law

Courgette flowers are pretty- did yours have a flower attached?

I am divorced and live alone. Yes I did receive a bouquet of beautiful flowers on Valentines Day... from my lovely kind son in law. How considerate he is.

Nah. I don't think we've bothered with Valentine's day since the first one after we met. And then we only did it because we didn't know each other very well and each didn't want the other to be disappointed 😁 Mr A has bought us some train tickets into London though, as I was reminiscing recently about the days when we lived there, so we're off for a day to revisit some old haunts next week.

We went out for lunch on the 13th, our 32nd engagement anniversary, using our bus passes there and back. DH have me 3 cards on V Day as he'd forgotten that he'd already bought one and didn't want to waste it. I bought him 2 and a heart shaped box of M&S chocs because I fancied the box. I know we don't need to do cards but I've saved all the ones he's ever bought with all his silly messages and they mean such a lot. I hoped to have them all in my coffin when I go but I think they'd not leave any room for me.

No!

Got cards for each other plus a dine in meal from M &S bought with a Christmas gift voucher !!!! 😂😂

So sorry to hear that

I suggested we make each other a card this year, they were quite successful, although our six year old grandaughter did look a bit bemused. She made me a "better" one. DH gave me a chocolate medal

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My late husband always took me out for dinner on Valentine’s Day and we exchanged cards. He died in 2015.

This year I received this lovely card from my twin grandsons, and some flowers from my son. Made my day.

We sat at the dining room table and painted each other a card whilst listening to all our favourite songs on Spotify. Then took dogs out for an extra long walk, got back had a G&T followed by a special home cooked meal. That's all I'm going to disclose...

We exchange Valentine Cards and I get a Valentine meal deal to cook.

I bought us a Valentine’s Day afternoon tea which was delivered in a lovely pink box together with a frozen cold pack.
It was delicious and gave me a day off cooking: breakfast (scotch egg each), lunch (scone,jam&cream) & dinner (mini quiches & cakes) and we had love heart sweets in the evening. Result, but I’m back on the diet now!

No, we've been married nearly 40 years and gave up when our daughter moved out a few years ago - as she generally reminded him! Plus my birthday is a few days earlier and he claims that uses up his imagination

I used to get a card with a lovely verse and always a dozen red roses and he cooked the evening meal. He’s no longer here but my lovely daughter now does it, even though it’s her wedding anniversary. I feel blessed.

First Valentine's in over 50 years without a card from my DH. Very sad occasion for so many of us. These 'firsts' are so difficult.

I'm disabled and can't get to the shop easily but partner (of 15 years) went m&s for chocs, flowers, big card. Lovely but he spent too much money.

We don’t bother, don’t feel the need for a celebration one day a year, we’re together 24/7 and still happy every day after 24 years. Haven’t married (if it aint broke don’t fix it) and still wonder at our numerous shared interests and meeting by living next door to each other. We don’t even have an ’anniversary’ - we can’t remember when we actually got together!

Nah! DP says he doesn’t believe in it🙄
I used to know someone who got a massive bouquet and chocs every year and taken out somewhere, their marriage only lasted ten years tho, as he found somebody younger!
My DH in the past sometimes remembered the day and sometimes didn’t.

Yes, cards and a gift as Valentines day is also our wedding anniversary. The flowers followed the next day deliberately, as they were half price the day after valentines day!

We gave each other a lovely card with romantic verse in it. Small gifts given. It is a second marriage for both of us and we have only been married for nearly 6 years so romance is still there