Who does NOT celebrate Valentine's Day? Why not?

[debilorrah]

It's a good excuse for a meal NOT at home with people all over the place.

 

[NoseyChickens]

I hate Valentines day. H. A. T. E. It!!! In general just not a big fan of receiving gifts. And every year we agree not to do anything for Valentines day. And every year DH goes and does something anyway. Today there was a clay pot filled with potting soil with all sorts of seed packets sticking out on sticks made to look like a bunch of flowers. That he made himself! There was even a little plastic chicken that poops out candy in the middle. Now I feel like a big jerk because I did nothing because I hate Valentines Day. But he does these things like a shipment of ducks for my birthday. But not on my birthday because he knows me so well and he knows I hate it. But he loves it and finds a way to work around my gift issues. I adore him for it even though I feel like a big loser today.

 

[Livinzoo]

I don't celebrate it because the newspaper made a mistake on my half sisters obituary. They wrote 2-14 instead of 4-14. And that year 4-14 was good Friday and we buried her Easter Sunday so I don't celebrate those either.

 

[classicsredone]

We aren't real big on it, but mostly because money always seems to be tight. This year we're all sick. Our four year old has a double ear infection and pneumonia.

 

[goldenluver]

we would prefer to spend quality time together rather than give gifts, we also do this on aniversaries as well.

ex.
2 weeks ago we went on this arts tour in Eugene (they put this on the first friday of the month), it started at a bead store and every half hour you went to a different shop on the tour. My dh even let me buy some beads!!! then we went and had dinner.

tonight, we are just going to go to this little sweet shop in town and have a piece of cake or something together.


SEE, NO CARDS, OR FLOWERS

these holidays do not have to be comercial, you just need to learn to make them work for you instead. make your own romance, even if it falls on a different day.

like having a picnic in a park, or go feed the ducks at a pond together and hold hands, it's the spending of quality time together that counts, not what gifts you bought.

 

[annie3001]

no gifts at our house shared between the 2 of us. getting a roof much more important. the little things like flowers, candy etc. can come to us after that. ha. seriously its not a big deal at our house. more of a deal for the 2 toddlers. i bought them each a red coco cola can of soda and said happy valentines day. sweet huh . its red!

btw: i should add: we are putting a new roof on the human house this year. gonna cost some money. (cha chingy)

 

[HLAC]

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I just have to say that's so sweet!

 

[thechickenchick]

Speaking of chocolate chip cookies, this is what I did last year. I also baked one this year but he ate it before I could take a pic. We don't celebrate today because our Anniversary is March third and we always take a 2 or 3 day mini vacation, just the 2 of us!

 

[NoseyChickens]

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I just have to say that's so sweet!

I know! That's why I feel like a total loser today.

 

[TigerLilly]

Back in my younger (and less wiser) days, I thought it was very romantical...
The older I got the wiser I got. Started seeing through the commercialism--and not being a big fan. I gave up this 'holiday' years ago.
I also got this brilliant idea that if someone loved me, they better show it ALL YEAR LONG, not just on one certain day!
One of the guys at work told us he was celebrating "Singles Awareness Day" (S.A.D.)...now that's a great idea.
On the other hand, one of my sons told me 'happy valentine's day' & said he was going to get me some flowers, chocolate, etc...but instead he decided on something he new I really liked...a Wendy's chocolate Frosty! How can you NOT celebrate that?!