It seems just a big commercialized date for me. This year, I am not going to buy roses. Also, found this: ----------------------***------------------------ 10 Worst Dating Cities for Singles The worst city in the U.S.A. to find a date is Phoenix. The best is Atlanta. That's the word from the first annual Love@AOL nationwide survey that took the pulse of love to find out not only which cities are sizzling hot--or not--for singles, but also where singles are looking for each other. Worst Dating Cities for Singles: 1 Phoenix, Arizona: 20 percent said they don't even like to give Valentine's Day gifts. Ouch. 2 Denver, Colorado: 48 percent said they are open to long-distance relationships. No doubt. 3 Seattle, Washington: 59 percent get to know potential matches over a double latte. No nodding off. 4 Boston, Massachusetts: 28 percent search online personals services while at work. Risky business. 5 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota: 28 percent said it takes weeks to prepare for Valentine's Day. 6 Tampa, Florida: 50 percent said they date their friends' and co-workers' exes. Sloppy indeed. 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Only 21 percent send flowers with a note on Valentine's Day. Cheap. 8 Detroit, Michigan: 50 percent have used a cheesy break-up line to end a relationship. Lame. 9 Houston, Texas: 31 percent of single parents ask the kids before taking a date. When's curfew? 10 Orlando, Florida: 48 percent said lunch is a popular first date activity. Skip the spinach salad. Best Dating Cities for Singles: 1 Atlanta, Georgia: 26 percent opt for a sporting event as their ideal first date activity. Fun! 2 Los Angeles, California: 43 percent prefer a candlelit dinner for two on Valentine's Day. Romantic. 3 Cleveland, Ohio: 42 percent like to get to know someone new over drinks. Appletini over here. 4 New York City: 31 percent said they'd even date their boss. 'Toddlin' town' is right. 5 Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas: 33 percent said dating in the workplace is just fine. That's a busy city. 6 Sacramento, California: 64 percent said they don't date friends' and co-workers' exes. True blue. 7 Miami, Florida: 10 percent will fudge the facts on physical appearance with a date. C'mon now. 8 Washington, D.C.: 45 percent claim they "just want to be friends." How politically correct. 9 San Francisco, California: Just 27 percent have said, "It's not you, it's me." Yeah, we know. 10Chicago, Illinois: 61 percent said they will date a co-worker. Baby its cold outside! When it comes to the office, it's not business as usual. According to the Love@AOL survey, workplace romance is alive and well in the United States with 40 percent of those surveyed saying the office is an acceptable place to seek out and woo weekend dates. Cupid is in the cubicle: 22 percent said they have either searched for or contacted potential dates through an online personals service from a computer at work. 45 percent of men and 35 percent of women say it's okay to meet a mate in the office. Next time you need a dinner date, check the copy room! 11 percent said they would consider dating their boss if he or she wasn't technically their "boss." ----------------OZ Signature: Jeff, next time you stop in Dallas, check out the locals
I've asked my significant other if we can break up today, and get back together on Tuesday. So far, no dice. I'm begging for suggestions at this point, she doesn't have any visible scars, and her ethnicity is pretty bland, so I'm more or less devoid of obvious insults at this point.
I decided to give it a token "no" vote since I've told people things like, "I'm boycotting Valentine's Day" and "nothing good can come of this holiday." Probably not strictly true, though, since I might end up celebrating a late Valentine's Day after all. (We both have to work on the actual day, at mostly different times, but that's just as well. Restaurants are too crowded then anyway.) We're aiming for Wednesday. I'll see what happens... I'm sure we'll drive into town for dinner and all that. We'll see whether it feels romantic or just like another obligation we have to fulfill. Seriously, though, not too many winners with this holiday. You can be: single and feel left out, in a new relationship or bad relationship and feel awkward, in a current relationship (male, typically) and feeling like you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to make expectations, or in a relationship (female, typically) and wondering what you're going to get. Then either one of two things can happen: you don't get much romantic treatment and you're disappointed, especially when people start comparing what their man did for them, or... you get it but then you realize the guy was just jumping through all these hoops because he felt like he had to. Or you start wondering if he did it all just to get a piece at the end of the night. Not too romantic. The ones who do benefit from it are the manufacturers of chocolate, flowers, and greeting cards.
if your SO needs to have something special on V-day to validate your love for them, then they don't really like you, do they?
I think that I can speak for most married folks on this board that for you, everyday is Valentine's Day. I guess an important caveat there would be that you are happily married. If you are, you do not need one day out of the year to show your significant other that you love them. That being said, God willing, my sweetheart and I will celebrate Valentine's Day. We'll go out for a nice dinner and I'll buy some flowers for the lady I love. The way I look at it, my wife deserves that much from me. I owe the world to that lady and I want to spend every moment I can letting her know that. Since there is a commercialized day entitled Valentine's Day, why not take advantage of that?
It remains to be seen whether or not I celebrate Valentine's Day at home. I'm pretty sure 2 things are going to have to happen: 1. I'm not pissed at DT anymore when I wake up in the morning 2. He actually buys me something or takes me out for the holiday. I've got him some of his favorite sweets, but if he's still an ass tomorrow, then I'll just eat them out of self pity for having a crappy V-Day. But on the other hand, yes, I will most definitely celebrate Valentine's day at the school I work at. It's almost impossible to escape such holidays with mass amounts of kids around you all the time.
I hate Valentine's day That said, I buy cards and maybe some candy for my wife and daughter just 'cause it seems that, in general, women enjoy it more than men. What really irks me is... My birthday was Friday of last week and my wife didn't get me anything. She bought me a card and baked me a cake, but that was it. -- droxford
My wedding anniversary is the day after Christmas and we invariably have family around on that day. So, Valentine's Day has become the de facto anniversary celebration. The only draw-back is that it is so much easier to get flowers on Boxing Day.
Not really anything major. I bought my girl some candy and will cook dinner for her. That is it. I spent enough at Christmas on her. She actually didn't want anything from me. Good stuff.
If they still deliver the mail that day AND you don't get off from work or school, it is not a REAL holiday.
I bought my wife some lingerie from Victoria's Secret and tonight we're just going to eat sushi. She didn't get me anything, which is how I wanted it...this way the next time we go to best buy or something I can just say "hey, this is my valentine's gift." It works out well.
