Valentines Day

13-02-2019 6:08pm #1

I am in work and was having a think. There's quite a number of people who I was once close to and are no longer in my life. Says I to myself "I wonder does AH have people they miss so much that their heart breaks? I think I'll start a thread asking that very same question".

It is a bit of a serious and sad kind of topic though so I thought some more. I know!! I'll ask them how they feel about Valentines Day and if they have any plans!

So tell me. Who will be popping questions or cherries? Will there be ten red roses outside your door? Or maybe a trail of gimp masks leading to an elaborate harness in the bedroom? Will you be choo choo choosing a box of chocolates or a fancy pants restaurant?

Perhaps you might even be like me (stranger things have happened). A wizened old cynic who places more emphasis on the everyday ordinary stuff and will be in a pub with a lady friend tomorrow night.

I await your responses with great excitement.

GLaDOS · 13-02-2019 6:12pm

We have a romantic date with the NCT center to get the car retested.

Neither of us give a shíte about Valentines Day.

Grayson · 13-02-2019 6:13pm

I'll probably just order chinese and have a posh ****.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-02-2019 6:15pm

I know a cracking owl sanctuary.

I'm taking my gf there followed by an early bird special at the local hotel.

Chancer3001 · 13-02-2019 6:15pm

Ill prob just order a **** and have a posh Chinese

everlast75 · 13-02-2019 6:16pm

My wife told me she hoped I had something special planned for Valentine's Day.

I said "I'm working on it." and she smiled.

Which was weird as I thought she would be upset that I'm having to work on Valentine's Day.

13-02-2019 6:16pm

everlast75 wrote: »

My wife told me she hoped I had something special planned for Valentine's Day.

I said "I'm working on it." and she smiled.

Which was weird as I thought she would be upset that I'm having to work on Valentine's Day.

That's ok I'll be your wife!!

:pac:

Ipso · 13-02-2019 6:17pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I know a cracking owl sanctuary.

I'm taking my gf there followed by an early bird special at the local hotel.

Don’t forget the big plate, and the special radio request for her taxi ride home.

13-02-2019 6:17pm

Real love doesn't need to be signposted. A spontaneous gesture of affection any day of the year is more romantic.

TheRiverman · 13-02-2019 6:18pm

Commercialised nonsense.

PARlance · 13-02-2019 6:20pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Real love doesn't need to be signposted. A spontaneous gesture of affection any day of the year is more romantic.

My thinking exactly.... or once every 11 odd years makes it all the more special

Mr. CooL ICE · 13-02-2019 6:27pm

I'm going to chop off one of my fingers and scrawl "I LOVE U" on the wall using the blood pumping from the open wound on my hand. Bitches love love messages scrawled in blood.

13-02-2019 6:29pm

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

I'm going to chop off one of my fingers and scrawl "I LOVE U" on the wall using the blood pumping from the open wound on my hand. Bitches love love messages scrawled in blood.

This is the kind of stuff I was hoping for.

Ariadne · 13-02-2019 6:31pm

There are people that I miss that make my heart hurt, I like to think that we're still in each other's lives in a different universe

We've never really done much for Valentine's because I pretended it was just a load of romantic nonsense. This year I've insisted that we get each other cards and I got my wife some games on steam. She got me a present too but I don't know what it is. I'm flying over to Reading tomorrow to see her. I don't think we'll go out for a meal but we'll make dinner together at the weekend and get sh1tfaced I reckon. I'm a secret romantic who is finally admitting that I'm actually just a total softie who loves to be loved.

Yer Da sells Avon · 13-02-2019 6:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Real love doesn't need to be signposted. A spontaneous gesture of affection any day of the year is more romantic.

This is true.

retro:electro · 13-02-2019 6:36pm

I’ve asked my boyfriend to bring me home a donut from McDonalds on his way home from work, that’ll do me.

On missing people. I can’t say that I do. I don’t really fall out with people but I have had to casually remove a few toxic people from my life for one reason or another. I can’t say that they’re missed. Other than that I’m happy with all the lovely people I have in my life.

Samuel T. Cogley · 13-02-2019 6:39pm

Grayson wrote: »

I'll probably just order chinese and have a posh ****.

I bet they get a 5 star rating on Marvin.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 13-02-2019 6:41pm

I’m working late it’s a non event for me

arybvtcw0eolkf · 13-02-2019 6:50pm

Non event for me. I'll be coaching at a Couch to 5k running group.

As for people in my past, meh. I really don't look back.

Happy Hallmark Day everyone.

Rubberchikken · 13-02-2019 6:54pm

load of crap.

:)

eviltwin · 13-02-2019 6:59pm

We never celebrate it, no interest in it from either of us.

Samuel T. Cogley · 13-02-2019 7:02pm

eviltwin wrote: »

We never celebrate it, no interest in it from either of us.

Not even the goodtwin?

alchemist33 · 13-02-2019 7:02pm

As one of those much-maligned nurses, my wife is working tomorrow night. So we might get a meal on Saturday instead

Poor Uncle Tom · 13-02-2019 7:33pm

Nothing any different to any other Thursday. Alosco will come over to cook something, wash it down with a warm cote du rhone, indulge in a little naughtyness and retire to the boudoir.

No donation to Hallmark.....

Capt'n Midnight · 13-02-2019 8:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I am in work and was having a think. There's quite a number of people who I was once close to and are no longer in my life. Says I to myself "I wonder does AH have people they miss so much that their heart breaks?

from https://xkcd.com/101/

LirW · 13-02-2019 8:20pm

We both decided to not do anything or buy each other crap.
We're going for food on Friday though, which is unrelated to Valentine's, we're up in Dublin and I'm craving Japanese.

As for missing people, I see it that way if you don't hear from each other in a long time, it's probably for the better.

Rubberlegs · 13-02-2019 8:24pm

I have nobody I miss at all, with OH years now . I'm not pushed about Valentines day at all, a takeaway will be grand if we get it and if not I don't care. As a token gesture I got him a couple of bags of Sour Squirms and a t shirt from Tesco. Though now that I think of it I used his card so he bought them for himself, lol

I'm so romantic, ha!

corner of hells · 13-02-2019 8:32pm

Years ago ,I told a married woman I was seeing that could never bring her out for a meal on Valentine's Day.

She asked me again recently , I told her there's no way I'd bring her out .

She's not one bit happy ,I'm sleeping on the couch and she told me I can bring our kids to school.

Day Lewin · 13-02-2019 8:37pm

Tomorrow the first in many a year that I didn't have a Valentine ready for delivery.

I'll make a home-made one tonight, buy a box of Roses in the morning.

Yes, I do like Valentines, and so does my lifelong Valentine: we first really connected at a pre-Valentines party, and walked home, (after midnight) so our first Valentine's Day was quite momentous.

13-02-2019 9:33pm

Rubberlegs wrote: »

I have nobody I miss at all, with OH years now . I'm not pushed about Valentines day at all, a takeaway will be grand if we get it and if not I don't care. As a token gesture I got him a couple of bags of Sour Squirms and a t shirt from Tesco. Though now that I think of it I used his card so he bought them for himself, lol I'm so romantic, ha!

We are the exact same Rubberlegs. I thought I would care that my lad isn't in to the day but a few years in now and I don't. As someone else posted its every other day that counts.

I do like to hear other peoples opinions and plans if they have any. For anyone feeling lonely tomorrow there's a lot to be said for giving a bit of love to themselves

Capt'n Midnight · 13-02-2019 9:39pm

Day Lewin wrote: »

I'll make a home-made one tonight, buy a box of Roses in the morning.

Good idea.

They are so waxy these days you could use them as chocolate candles.

castletownman · 13-02-2019 9:43pm

It sort of slipped my mind that tomorrow is Valentines so I spent half the afternoon ringing around places to book a table. Thankfully somewhere was available at 6.30. Phew.

I just hope she likes snooker now!

beertons · 13-02-2019 9:46pm

Found a card I bought for last year's, and never wrote it. Joke is still funny on it. Don't do flowers, and the dinner will be today's leftovers. Happy days.

BorneTobyWilde · 13-02-2019 9:47pm

Questioning sacred Cows · 13-02-2019 9:48pm

The wife gives me a card every Valentines and I give her one too...

...a card that is!!

Also give her a big bouquets of flowers. We cook a nice dinner together.

Zorya · 13-02-2019 9:48pm

Nope. Don't do that schmoozy stuff at all. He is doing well if he remembers my birthday. He won't even know it's Valentines. I don't like mushiness, not at all, not bigly gushy romantic, nope. Did I say nope? He does bring me lovely pebbles though, all the time, which I try terribly hard not to throw away distractedly.

IamtheWalrus · 13-02-2019 9:55pm

As one who does suffer loneliness, I ca't say that Valentine's day makes any impact on me. In fact, it's the only day of the year I'm happy to be alone.

Valentines Day

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