Valentines Day Bollocks

Jack Kanoff · 14-02-2018 8:16pm

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Like Aongus, I will be celebrating Valentine's Day in style. I'm putting the final touches to a meal that Tesco has prepared for me (letting it stand for a minute, a quick stir and it'll be ready). If you can't go all out on a night like this, then when can you? I'll round off the evening with a ****.

A man after my own heart!!

Clair4 · 14-02-2018 8:25pm

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Like Aongus, I will be celebrating Valentine's Day in style. I'm putting the final touches to a meal that Tesco has prepared for me (letting it stand for a minute, a quick stir and it'll be ready). If you can't go all out on a night like this, then when can you? I'll round off the evening with a ****.

Thanks you jst made choke laughing

Mountainsandh · 14-02-2018 8:27pm

Same as you OP, couldn't give a toss.
I buy a card and present some years if I see something nice and I've the money handy, other than that, no panic.
Himself same, he knows there's no pressure.

This year both of us couldn't be arsed, so no card, but I grabbed him 5 cream eggs in Lidl yesterday evening (he has a thing for them), and he kindly got me the 5 Lily O'Brien's An Post promotional chocolates from the post box

Valentine sorted.

whoopsadoodles · 14-02-2018 8:42pm

I was given a voucher for a free valentines cake. I know pictures aren't to scale, but I thought it was going to be an individual French fancy sized free cake.

Nope. Huge red velvet heart ice cream gateux for 8 people.

It's in the freezer because tonight doesn't feel much like cake but nice treat all the same.

_Dara_ · 14-02-2018 8:46pm

limnam wrote: »

All that chocolate, flowers, dinner, cards. ridin'

Sounds awful

Aaaaah, the ridin' should be happening anyway.

ToddyDoody · 14-02-2018 9:47pm

Widdershins wrote: »

Some women get kind of competitive with friends.

Sounds like money well spent.

RobbingBandit · 14-02-2018 9:52pm

Whipped whipped whipped

I'm in bed watching real vs PSG it's just another Wednesday night to me poor bastids paying out €300 tonight ouch.

peckerhead · 14-02-2018 9:53pm

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

There's a huge amount of negativity and world weariness on this thread from the little bit I scanned over.

Hear, hear.

Being an incorrigible romantic, I have booked a table for two tonight in a quiet little place I know with low lighting.

Best of nine frames.

Leftyflip · 14-02-2018 9:54pm

I'm spending it with three other lads in a gaff in the back arse of Kerry, it could be worse!

Also, send help, the smell of fart...

Dublinstiofán · 14-02-2018 10:07pm

Embrace it lads! It’s going nowhere!

I forgot so I got off the hook with a Lovey Dovey song I pretended I recorded last night especially! Sorted now 😂

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:10pm

I've actually just started a bit of romance with a girl I've been friends with for a while. We had our first mental sex weekend together (she's a fiery Mediterranean with a bum like it's going out of fashion) and then I was called on a business trip to the states. Frustrating is not the word!

Jack Kanoff · 14-02-2018 10:11pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

I've actually just started a bit of romance with a girl I've been friends with for a while. We had our first mental sex weekend together (she's a fiery Mediterranean with a bum like it's going out of fashion) and then I was called on a business trip to the states. Frustrating is not the word!

Indeed, frustrating is not the word...I think the word you're looking for is "loadabollix"

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:13pm

Jack Kanoff wrote: »

Indeed, frustrating is not the word...I think the word you're looking for is "loadabollix"

Nah it's frustrating alright.

limnam · 14-02-2018 10:15pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

I (she's a fiery Mediterranean with a bum like it's going out of fashion) and then I was called on a business trip to the states. Frustrating is not the word!

Don't worry, it's unlikely on the most romantic day of the year that some other youngfella is hopping off it now...

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:20pm

limnam wrote: »

Don't worry, it's unlikely on the most romantic day of the year that some other youngfella is hopping off it now...

This has to be the least romantic day of the year. Buy her something because some saint got beheaded and Hallmark want to see cards. F-off

limnam · 14-02-2018 10:21pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

This has to be the least romantic day of the year. Buy her something because some saint got beheaded and Hallmark want to see cards. F-off

Second thoughts, someone might be hoppin' off it.

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:25pm

limnam wrote: »

Second thoughts, someone might be hoppin' off it.

We both live in Hampshire in England. People there have the sex appeal of the typical Boards.ie poster. California on the other hand

sporina · 14-02-2018 10:27pm

Do people buy each other actual presents nowadays for Valentines day, other than the usual chocs and flowers? I heard some people at work saying that they get pressies etc?
I have not been in a relationship for Val's day for a few years but in the past we would just have a nice meal and exchange a card and maybe i would get flowers or chocs or something of the like,,, I never expected pressies - or gave them..
Personally I think that thats excessive..
Or am I wrong?

limnam · 14-02-2018 10:30pm

sporina wrote: »

Do people buy each other actual presents nowadays for Valentines day, other than the usual chocs and flowers? I heard some people at work saying that they get pressies etc?
I have not been in a relationship for Val's day for a few years but in the past we would just have a nice meal and exchange a card and maybe i would get flowers or chocs or something of the like,,, I never expected pressies - or gave them..
Personally I think that thats excessive..
Or am I wrong?

I think people should do whatever they want to do.

I don't really see why buying your partner a gift is excessive.

Getting a loan because you couldn't afford to do it, that's excessive.

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:30pm

limnam wrote: »

I think people should do whatever they want to do.

I don't really see why buying your partner a gift is excessive.

Getting a loan because you couldn't afford to do it, that's excessive.

What did you get me for Valentine's xoxoxo

harry Bailey esq · 14-02-2018 10:31pm

Hector Savage wrote: »

So it's Valentines Day - big scam to make card and flower companies a massive paycheque.

Luckily I'm married to someone who realises it's also a load of commercial BOLLOCKS.

So I will be spending a grand total of €0.00 on Valentines day gifts/dinner/card.

Some of my mates aren't so lucky, one lad poor ****er will need to spend at least €300 - otherwise grounds for divorce.

And the mobile companies back in the days of SMS ... would make a FORTUNE.

Bastards

Coming up Withworth road today I noticed a billboard above Des Kelly's, I won't spoil it, but it gave me a laugh.

sporina · 14-02-2018 10:32pm

limnam wrote: »

I think people should do whatever they want to do.

I don't really see why buying your partner a gift is excessive.

Getting a loan because you couldn't afford to do it, that's excessive.

i guess I am asking what is the norm - not whether its right or wrong

limnam · 14-02-2018 10:38pm

sporina wrote: »

i guess I am asking what is the norm - not whether its right or wrong

I was more responding to the point of it being excessive.

excessive is all relative.

Some people consider going out for a meal excessive.

100-200e meal is it less excessive than someone buying a 100-200e gift and not going out?

etc etc etc

I imagine there's no norm, even based on this thread most seem to do something different.

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 10:44pm

I don't believe in it really. A load of money making crap. In the same league as Arthur's day.

limnam · 14-02-2018 10:48pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

I don't believe in it really. A load of money making crap. In the same league as Arthur's day.

Yera sure you can say it about anything.

XMAS/Haloween/Mothers Day/Fathers Day/insert other random day

But they're all gas craic. Plus Arthur's day = free pints. Can't argue with that

14-02-2018 11:23pm

I'd forgotten about Arthurs day. Do you remember the madness of that? I was in Galway the last time it was on and it was hopping. The place tends to be one massive open air pub anyway but that day it was another level.

steddyeddy · 14-02-2018 11:36pm

I remember people saying they "had to go out for pints on a Tuesday" because it was Arthur's Day. It never sat right with me. I mean all of the holidays are commercialized, but this one was made up in recent memory. We witnessed the creation of a money making scheme!!

LadyMacBeth_ · 15-02-2018 12:12am

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!