Valentines' Day: Do you celebrate it?

emmaaa · February 2015

Do you and your SO celebrate Valentines' Day? If no, why not?

H and I have never celebrated Valentines' Day. Mainly because for the first part of our relationship we were in high school, then college, and even now don't have a lot of extra money to spend on an extra holiday that doesn't mean anything to us.

If yes, how much do you do for your SO and how do you celebrate it?

teddygirl9 · February 2015

We sort of do. I generally say no gifts, but we go out to dinner and buy chocolate the NEXT day when it's all 50% off haha.

This year we waited too long to get reservations at our favourite spots, so we will just be having a nice dinner in. I was pushing to goto Ihop instead, but he really wanted steak.

plainjane0415 · February 2015

We will go out to eat sometimes, if a restaurant we like to eat at is having a good special or something. Otherwise we don't really do anything.

emmaaa · February 2015

teddygirl9 said:

We sort of do. I generally say no gifts, but we go out to dinner and buy chocolate the NEXT day when it's all 50% off haha.

This year we waited too long to get reservations at our favourite spots, so we will just be having a nice dinner in. I was pushing to goto Ihop instead, but he really wanted steak.

@teddygirl9 Chocolate is never a bad idea. i do the same thing with Easter Bunny cholocate the day after Easter.

MadHops21 · February 2015

We don't care too much for it, but I still get happy when I get chocolate or we go and see a movie.

We like to make fun of it, but secretly inside I'm hoping I get chocolate. I usually get him something stupid cute, like a teddy bear holding a small box of chocolate.

falsara · February 2015

We have always celebrated but always in a small way. last year we ordered in and had a picnic on our living room floor with a movie on. It was nice and quiet. This year FI has something planned but won't tell me what it is. Said it was a surprise.

teddygirl9 · February 2015

emmaaa said:

teddygirl9 said:

We sort of do. I generally say no gifts, but we go out to dinner and buy chocolate the NEXT day when it's all 50% off haha.

This year we waited too long to get reservations at our favourite spots, so we will just be having a nice dinner in. I was pushing to goto Ihop instead, but he really wanted steak.

@teddygirl9 Chocolate is never a bad idea. i do the same thing with Easter Bunny cholocate the day after Easter.

Sooo much cheaper, and still the same stuff. We're very economical (cheap) like that haha.

climbingsingle · February 2015

Sort of. We don't get each other gifts or anything, but I usually get him a mushy card. Last year, we cooked a nice meal and ate at home. This year we're going out to dinner with our best couple friends.

l9i · February 2015

It vaires. We don't get gifts, if anything we just use it as a date night. Past years when it's fallen during the week and we were busy, then no. This year it's a Saturday and a local winery is doing a wine and dinner pairing which I think we are going to do. Not so much to celebrate Valentine's Day just to have a night out together. Bonus though is because it is Valentine's Day they are offering the pairing event, it is not a normal function they have.

lovemesomemonster · February 2015

We are the same as you, don't celebrate it at all. First year we dated in college he did the flowers and took me to dinner and then we realized we don't eat out that much, why would we want to go out on the same night as everyone else when it's so busy!? So this year my MOH will be here visiting because they don't celebrate it either and we will be dress shopping because it's the only day we can do it.

mikenberger · February 2015

Not at all. "Happy Valentine's Day." "Oh, it is? Yeah, happy valentines day!"

And that's about it. We wrote the book on romance.

stefuhknee · February 2015

We don't do much for Valentine's day. My SO's birthday is 2/15 so we usually just celebrate that instead. Sometimes we go to dinner and exchange cards and chocolate, nothing too outrageous though. This year we will probably go to dinner since it's on a Saturday.

cupcait927 · February 2015

We do! We love Valentine's day, mainly because it gives us an excuse to celebrate. We're big on celebrating promotions, silly anniversaries, a random warm day in the middle of winter - pretty much anything. It's silly but it's fun to have little things to look forward to.

As for how we celebrate - normally it's just a small gift exchange (like candy or a bottle of wine the other one likes) and then we go out to dinner. We normally don't even go out on Valentine's day because we don't want to fight for reservations so we'll go the weekend before or the weekend after, depending on when the day falls. Our first Valentine's day, H (then BF) made me dinner.

This year we are going a little bigger. I got H a really nice leather bag for work that I would've gotten him for Christmas if he has said he wanted before more than two days beforehand. He was just going to buy it for himself so I bought it instead and called it a Valentine's day present. H apparently has a surprised planned for me and I have zero idea what it is. We're trying to get back into being more romantic so he decided to plan something special for that weekend and is keeping it a surprise. I'm super excited to see what he has up his sleeve!

KatWAG · February 2015

H and I always go on vacation for Valentines Day. Not because of valentines day but because its so close to President's day and we like to travel when we can get an "extra day" without using a vacation day. So we will just out to a fun dinner. Never any gifts.

This year will be different since we will be traveling with a baby. I think our restaurant choices will be limited.

Arizona in 6 days!!!!

bethsmiles · February 2015

We don't do anything huge to celebrate. Usually SO cooks me nice dinner and we might rent a movie. It really doesn't differ than much from a typical weekend night for us, expect that usually I ask SO to make a dish he doesn't make very often because it takes a lot of work.

dcbride86 · February 2015

We celebrate, but it's pretty low key. FI usually gets me flowers (often inexpensive flowers from one of those guys selling them on the street - I swear they're more high-quality than the ones at the grocery store), and I'll get him a bottle of scotch, and we'll go to dinner. No real gifts - just some flowers and I probably would have picked the booze up for him anyway

emmaaa · February 2015

The first year I told H (then BF) that I absolutely did not want to do anything. He thought that I was testing him or something so he got me chocolate, a coffee mug, and a teddy bear and a card. While sweet, I was annoyed because I didn't get him anything, HAHA. I thanked him and told him I didn't get him anything because I meant it when I said I didn't want to do anything, so now he knows that.

lyndausvi · February 2015

DH is a chef. V-day is a complete nightmare night for him. He hates it with every fiber of his body. Obviously he is working. We do not celebrate V-day, not even a card.

Besides, we eat nice meals in our everyday life. No need to go to an overcrowded place with a fixed menu. Or pay 3x for flowers. No thank you.

I think I will just drink some wine, maybe knot if anyone is around and watch movies. Just like I have for years now.

maeday2 · February 2015

We're still long distance, so I usually get flowers.

I told him not to get me flowers last year since we were spending that weekend together in Nashville. He brought chocolate covered strawberries and we went out for Mexican food.

We usually exchange silly cards. Last year I "drew" 2 stick figures getting it on in MS Paint for his card. We're really not sappy.

msuprincess04 · February 2015

DH has been so busy and stressed with studying for the bar, and I've been desperately trying to get our budget under control (since he's not working while studying), I suggested a lovely dinner with us cooking together at home. No books, no phones, no distractions, just us. And maybe a bottle of wine and some snuggling with a movie. He likes that idea.

amelisha · February 2015

We kinda hate it and never do anything for it. I usually go out with my best friend that night as it's near her birthday.

One year, though, when FI and I were just FWB and not in a real relationship, he showed up at my bar with flowers and a box of Kraft Dinner (although I'm still not sure why.) We actually started dating for real almost right afterward, although I don't think it was the flowers or mac and cheese that caused it.

flutteringinfl · February 2015

A little. The first year we were dating he got my flowers. I don't remember what we did last year, but this year we decided we wanted to go to the Melting Pot. Mainly because we went for his birthday last year and wanted another excuse to go. But I called a little too late and they didn't have any good times available, so we decided to go the day after. So now we feel both like we're celebrating it and like we're cool Valentine's Day rebels

kat1114 · February 2015

It varies. Last year H made me dinner. The year before, we went to one of our favorite breweries that was also hosting our favorite food truck. I can't remember what we did other years, so obviously they were very special.

We don't usually do gifts, or if we do, it's something small. But one of our favorite bands is coming in April, so I bought us tickets. It apparently sold out in 3 minutes, and now tickets are going for 3x the price. I am a horrible secret keeper, so I already told H, but we've decided if the prices go up much more, we might just sell them.

tpwkalyn · February 2015

We usually just go to dinner at the same place we've been going to for the past 3 years

Last year I got him some little things. He really likes trail mix, but he doesn't like the almonds & raisins they put in it, so I made him some home made trail mix with all of his favorite stuff & put it in a mason jar that said "Nuts about you" (cheesy, I know). I also got him a Ninja Turtles shirt (he sleeps in it), because he has the heart (& mind sometimes) of a child, hehe.

He made me some home made chocolate covered strawberries last year that were to die for, and brought them with a huge carton of Starbuck's Iced Caramel Macchiato.

We decided on no gifts at all this year since we spent a lot on our engagement trip & Christmas. So we are just going to dinner Friday night since he works on Saturday

levioosa · February 2015

Kind of, but not really. By happenstance we'll be at Universal on Valentine's Day (which might be a bad plan, but oh well).

novella1186 · February 2015

I've never liked Valentine's Day. Ever. At all. But FI likes to celebrate it so we just go to dinner to a place we would go to anyway, and he has gotten me roses every year (I will never complain about getting roses) but I always ask him not to bother with a gift. I think gifts for Valentine's Day are a waste of money, because the whole holiday --to me-- is so greedy and commercialized anyway, and we all know it was invented just for making money so whatever. I usually hand-make a card for him and write a heartfelt message, and buy him a bag of mini Reese's peanut butter cups so he doesn't feel left out :P

This year, however, I'm a little excited. We got engaged in a parking lot in 2013 (long story, but pretty much FI had 5 other plans to propose to me and I ruined them all without knowing it, so he popped the question in the car outside a restaurant we were going to for dinner). We were too early for our dinner reservation, so we went across the street to this really cool swanky bar and had cocktails. The entire time, I just kept staring at FI, and staring at my ring, and staring at FI, and I kept saying "I can't believe we're engaged!" It was so awesome sitting at the bar with him, trying to let it sink in.

So we have a reservation at that place with the swanky bar we sat at. We had so much fun that night that we always planned to go back for dinner, but it's an hour away so we either forget to go or just don't have time, plus it's a bit pricey. What better excuse than a Valentine's Day that happens to fall on a Saturday this year.

doeydo · February 2015

Yes, we get each other a little something and a card each year.

emmaaa said:

Do you and your SO celebrate Valentines' Day? If no, why not?

H and I have never celebrated Valentines' Day. Mainly because for the first part of our relationship we were in high school, then college, and even now don't have a lot of extra money to spend on an extra holiday that doesn't mean anything to us.

If yes, how much do you do for your SO and how do you celebrate it?

There was this one couple I remember in high school that were so lovey dovey and the one person's locker was near mine. On Valentine's Day one year, it was at the end of the day and I guess she thought he hadn't done anything for her so when she opened up her locker she was very surprised to have red roses fall out of it. So they kissed and everyone clapped, it was pretty sweet.

NowIamMrsKlein · February 2015

We don't celebrate. FI is generally a very romantic guy, and already does so many spontaneous nice gestures for me that we both think that valentines day is a little commercialized. I of course don't knock anyone that celebrates, because of course, any excuse for some romance is excellent. But I much prefer the spontaneous unexpected romance rather than the romance because the calendar told him too. And of course I return the favour as well. Leaving his favorite box of chocolate on his car seat when he's away for a couple days with work so when he gets into his car at work after a long bout away, theres chocolate, and other little gestures like that throughout the year.

I have to admit I hate when girls expect so much woo-ing for valentines day and then don't do anything for the man. Things like that are the reason we don't celebrate.

This year my parents are coming up to visit that weekend. We will probably all just eat delicious food and drink copious amounts of wine.

beachyone15 · February 2015

We usually get cards for each other and cook a nice dinner at home. We don't even TRY to go out because all the restaurants are so packed.

I guess what makes it special for us is that we actually eat at the table where we can talk (instead of in front of the tv on the couch like every other day).

theartistformerlyknownas · February 2015

H normally sends me flowers at work and we have a nice dinner at home. Our first Valentine's Day together I bought him cologne with mostly selfish intentions... it smells amazing and makes me want to jump him. We had the best dinner ever - made roasted artichokes, crab cakes, lemon asparagus risotto and live lobsters at home. Probably set the bar too high.

KatieinBkln · February 2015

stefuhknee said:

We don't do much for Valentine's day. My SO's birthday is 2/15 so we usually just celebrate that instead. Sometimes we go to dinner and exchange cards and chocolate, nothing too outrageous though. This year we will probably go to dinner since it's on a Saturday.

@ stefuhknee Your SO and I are BIRTHDAY TWINS!

We're the same way--we'll acknowledge it, but in general we treat it as more of a birthday extension.

ETA: at first I thought stefuhknee had the same birthday but fixed to reflect that it's her SO's.

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