Valentines Day Bollocks

faceman

AllForIt wrote: »

I don't think it's quite as ridiculous as Easter. I mean think about it - chocolate in the shape of an egg. How did this happen?

Where do you think chocolate comes from??

Well, I lost my place on the sofa. Went to the kitchen and came back to himself stretched out and snoring. Back to sitting at the end again <sigh>

limnam

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Well, I lost my place on the sofa. Went to the kitchen and came back to himself stretched out and snoring. Back to sitting at the end again <sigh>

At least he'll awake to a nice clean kitchen.

Bless.

Jack Kanoff

faceman wrote: »

Where do you think chocolate comes from??

Chocolate penis's ?

limnam

limnam wrote: »

At least he'll awake to a nice clean kitchen.

Bless.

He can make his own sandwiches now

_Dara_

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

We don't do Valentine's, sometimes we might get each other a card and a present but usually we don't. My missus gets me little gifts throughout the year and I do the same for her and we do birthdays in a big way. We also celebrate the day we started going out and the day we got married so I think that's enough celebrating. Deep down inside though I'm a big soft romantic and wouldn't mind a surprise but I'd never say it to her!

Yeah, the above days are more important because they are personal.

Permabear

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worded

It’s imporrant to rememner that Valentine’s Day is a difficult day for a lot of people....






particularly those in relationships .....

steddyeddy

bluewolf wrote: »

Chocolate is never ridiculous.
Never

Now I want choccers.

MadDog76

I'll jump at any excuse/reason to show my wife how much I love her and Valentine's is as good a reason as any ........... for those who want to be negative about Valentine's Day, go right ahead ............. your gloomy outlook won't make my wife's chocolates taste any less sweet, her roses smell any less fragrant or her smile any less magical.

Widdershins

worded wrote: »

It’s imporrant to rememner that Valentine’s Day is a difficult day for a lot of people....






particularly those in relationships .....

Thank you. I choked on my tea but it was worth it.

Hector Bellend

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I got you a dildo
Leave me alone

WHIP IT!

Permabear wrote: »

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You seem to be missing the point. Most people here who object to Valentine's Day believe in making their other half happy - all the time. Not just on the days Hallmark tells you to.

I worked evening shifts for years (and still do, often), it always left me bewildered when stopping in my local garage on the way home, to see (mainly men, actually pretty much exclusively men) queuing at the till with flowers and a card in hand grabbing a last minute Valentine's Day present before getting home to the missus. What in the f*cking world is "romantic" about that??

I would hate to think someone I am with would feel duty bound to partake in his nonsense on my behalf.

whoopsadoodles

WHIP IT! wrote: »

You seem to be missing the point. Most people here who object to Valentine's Day believe in making their other half happy - all the time. Not just on the days Hallmark tells you to.

I worked evening shifts for years (and still do, often), it always left me bewildered when stopping in my local garage on the way home, to see (mainly men, actually pretty much exclusively men) queuing at the till with flowers and a card in hand grabbing a last minute Valentine's Day present before getting home to the missus. What in the f*cking world is "romantic" about that??

I would hate to think someone I am with would feel duty bound to partake in his nonsense on my behalf.

I think there are two kinds of people who "do" Valentine's.

The people who feel duty bound because their other half would be in a pisser if they didn't put the effort it.

And then the people who actually enjoy the cheesiness of it all.

There's absolutely no harm in being the latter, the former is a load of bollox though. I'd hate for someone to feel they had to acknowledge the day for me, that is completely and utterly unromantic but if it's something a couple enjoy doing then why not?

newport2

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I think there are two kinds of people who "do" Valentine's.

So, in general

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

The people who feel duty bound because their other half would be in a pisser if they didn't put the effort it.

ie Men

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

And then the people who actually enjoy the cheesiness of it all.

ie Women

:pac:

whoopsadoodles

newport2 wrote: »

So, in general

ie Men

ie Women

:pac:

Well if this thread is anything to go by, then it's actually the opposite.

worded

Mate sent me this ....


Anyone lonely on St VD days can take solace with this meme

Poor_old_gill

If you have to go to the cliched effort of doing something massively over the top then you probably dont know your other half properly.
However, if what they want/expect on Valentines is something massively over the top then you should reconsider being with them as they are too easily manipulated by marketing and will always chase romance via presents/large gestures.

Tell me how

Story on radio yesterday of an American couple.
When the man first bought Valentine's chocolates for his wife, they told him if he brought the box back the next year they would discount the cost of the box from the sale.
He's been using the same box, going to the same shop for 39 years.

I thought that was a nice story, bit sad in that she now has dementia but the box is at least a physical memory of their time together.

sporina

worded wrote: »

It’s imporrant to rememner that Valentine’s Day is a difficult day for a lot of people....






particularly those in relationships .....

and for those who have recently lost a loved one.. which a friend of mine has

limnam

sporina wrote: »

and for those who have recently lost a loved one.. which a friend of mine has

His joke doesn't seem as funny anymore.