We never bother with it but this year our local alehouse are doing a pie and beer tasting thing for couples. We tend to go up on a Monday or Tuesday anyway, the only difference this time is that its limited tickets (presume limited pies and beer).
Valentine's Day...come on then, what do you have planned? <3
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BlissDid you buy them or did she? (I think I know the answer)
It's my birthday, our anniversary and now Valentines all in the space of about 10 days so by the time we get here on a Monday it's just kinda 'meh'. My birthday was fun, she bothered with our anniversary, I did not. So I bothered with Valentine's and she did not. Unless I'm getting a present later... I just got her a card, some nice home oil thingies and some posh hand cream she likes. Phwoar
Restaurant's must hate it falling on a Monday. Who can be bothered? Especially at the moment...
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Same. Birthday was Friday, anniversary is next weekend. We generally go out for both of those so celebrating valentines day as well just feels a bit unnecessary. We do cards but that’s about it.
Gave up going out to dinner on Valentines when I was circa 45-46, I didn’t care about inflated prices on that night, but I felt conspicuous among all the youngsters, my wife was okay, she’s a lot younger and didn’t look out of place, but then I was getting antsy about possibly being seen as her sugar daddy.
We still exchange cards but mine now tend to be humorous whereas hers could be interpreted as mildly insulting if you were unaware of our sense of humour.
With the power of advertising I went out this a.m. and bought the M & S Valentine special meal for two, with duck breasts as a main, complete with plum sauce.
I’ve still got a couple of bottles of Laurent-Perrier champagne left over from Christmas, so they’re going on ice this afternoon.
We still exchange cards but mine now tend to be humorous whereas hers could be interpreted as mildly insulting if you were unaware of our sense of humour.
With the power of advertising I went out this a.m. and bought the M & S Valentine special meal for two, with duck breasts as a main, complete with plum sauce.
I’ve still got a couple of bottles of Laurent-Perrier champagne left over from Christmas, so they’re going on ice this afternoon.
The last time I gave anyone a Valentine's gift was when I got chocolates delivered to one of my colleagues in 2018 as I had a crush on her. I got nothing out of it aside from a thanks, predictably. One year I received 2 cards at work, but that was at least 10 years ago and I haven't had anything since.
Having been single for more or less my whole life I'm very much used to treating it like any other day of the year. I did ask what people were doing for Valentine's in the office last week, and pretty much everyone (including those in relationships) said they weren't doing anything special.
I remember years back someone said to me that they thought it was tight that someone had given them a hand made card. Made me think that they must be even more dead inside than me!
Having been single for more or less my whole life I'm very much used to treating it like any other day of the year. I did ask what people were doing for Valentine's in the office last week, and pretty much everyone (including those in relationships) said they weren't doing anything special.
I remember years back someone said to me that they thought it was tight that someone had given them a hand made card. Made me think that they must be even more dead inside than me!
Haha. IIRC it was a Christmas card rather than Valentine's, and I think it was a friend commenting to me about a card that I'd been given rather than actually saying it to the giver. Still a pretty crappy attitude though.
Yeah I guarantee that time spent making a decent card is more than working time to pay for that card!
People keep saying this but the restaurant offers around here are fairly decent. Nice set menus normally, nothing crazy expensive by any means
I get it about it being busy, but being a Monday I doubt it.