Are anniversaries important to you?

Capt'n Midnight · 10-04-2014 05:20PM

danniemcq wrote: »

well with that kinda attitude doubt you'll have that many more anniversaries to worry about it.

All you have to do is forget one, and you'll never be let forget again.

Or get married on your birthday. Easy to remember and presents.

Ilyana 2.0 · 10-04-2014 05:39PM

I love birthdays, and I always try to get nice presents for my family and boyfriend because it's nice to be pampered a bit on your birthday.

We never celebrate our anniversary as it's right before Christmas, when I normally have exams and he has to work a lot. The next one is a biggish one though, so we might try do something for it. Maybe a takeaway :pac:

Tasden · 10-04-2014 05:48PM

They're not important as such but it would mean a lot to me if someone went to the bother of actually remembering /figuring out that the date was significant. But I wouldn't think anything of it if they didn't if that makes sense.

I'm a sap when it comes to stuff like that though, even when the boyfriend remembers something I said in passing I appreciate that he remembered, nice to know they care like.

kowloon · 10-04-2014 05:54PM

I can't remember these things, the calendar in outlook has saved me a lot of trouble. Mother's Day displays in shops and the likes also help.

Ghost Buster · 10-04-2014 05:58PM

RoboRat wrote: »

Seriously? Would you rather be pampered all year or just once a year? What is so important about an anniversary?

Its called romance. Kinda tried and tested and found to be important in marriages.

11-04-2014 06:10PM

None of them are important.. Thankfully my girlfriend thinks the same.

Gongoozler · 11-04-2014 06:32PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Its called romance. Kinda tried and tested and found to be important in marriages.

That's not romance. That's just going with what society would make you believe every woman wants.

But she is your wife, you should know what she wants and needs, and as I think whoopsy was heading, maybe if she works at home she was maybe even looking for the excuse to get out and do something special.

Reading your partner is much more important than automated 'romance'.

zcorpian88 · 11-04-2014 06:49PM

Well I like to acknowledge the day when it comes around and also spoil my other half on any normal day too when I'm more flushed than usual.

Feck it, life is too short, put a smile on your partners face on special days, women like a sentimental fellow and do it spontaneously on non important days when you can.

Would hate to live like a shrew.

Muise... · 11-04-2014 07:35PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I'm the opposite. I'm really good at remembering dates but don't really like celebrating stuff. Also, I'm a partnerless, childless wretch who has nothing to celebrate anyway, so what's the point of living?

But seriously, I remember the stupidest of dates, but I still wouldn't be bothering doing anything about them. I note it in me head, then just tick it off.

Same. Fancy getting hitched next Leap Day?

LizzieJones · 11-04-2014 07:40PM

Only my birthday.

11-04-2014 07:50PM

It's more important to be thought of, and treated thoughtfully, throughout the year, but it's nice to have milestones in relationships recognised and celebrated.

Ghost Buster · 11-04-2014 07:57PM

Gongoozler wrote: »

That's not romance. That's just going with what society would make you believe every woman wants.

But she is your wife, you should know what she wants and needs, and as I think whoopsy was heading, maybe if she works at home she was maybe even looking for the excuse to get out and do something special.

Reading your partner is much more important than automated 'romance'.

It kinda is romance. Its become societal because its such a basic fundamentally romantic thing to do. Im not saying we have to all go out and do a check list from Hallmark and Interflora but doing something to mark the milestones in a relationship is fluffy, trivial and utterly romantic.
If ya had to do this crap to win a heart ya need to do it to keep it.:D
Personally I love this stuff and am very inventive

Fox_In_Socks · 11-04-2014 08:09PM

No, they aren't important to me. I dislike attention paid to me, so haven't celebrated any birthday since I was about 9. 21st and 30th would have been absolutely cringeworthy affairs if I had them.

I'm single so don't have to mark anything like Valentines day/wedding/"day-we-met". Now, I do buy birthday/Christmas presents for immediate family and stuff, but again, I don't see the point in recieving anything myself as I have a job and could've just bought whatever was given.

Penny Tration · 11-04-2014 08:11PM

BetterThanThou wrote: »

Not married, but on a related note, I definitely agree, I hate those days you're "supposed" to go and be nice to someone just because. Recently, I was asked by someone if I bought my mother a gift for mother's day, and they were shocked when the answer was no. I'm a good son year round. I don't see why it matters if I don't buy my mother a box of chocolates she probably doesn't even want.

So why not buy her something she does want?

LizzieJones · 11-04-2014 08:20PM

green_screen wrote: »

So why not buy her something she does want?

Or at least make her a nice dinner.

Are anniversaries important to you?

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