Feb 13th, 2013 by Jennifer Lynn
Valentine’s Day is rubbish.
It’s such a ridiculous holiday full of insipid gestures that are blatantly obvious spending contrivances, and that bugs the ever-living shit out of me. (See here: Festively a minimalist. Yes, I am a true holiday joy.)
And, for those lacking a significant other…how dare you be single, you sad smudge of a human.
So pushing aside all of the frou-frou extravagance and pressure usually associated with Saint Valentine, here is my perfect V-Day treat:
A quick loll around town to inhale the crisp bitterness and piney aromas of winter, and then, when cheeks turn crimson, to return to the warmth of our homebase and whip up two frothy mugs of decadent, steamy hot cocoa. To be shared while indulging in a cushy snuggle on the sofa, cocooned in a tartan blanket loosely wrapped around the shoulders.
Also, to have my home scrubbed until each nook glistens. That would be absolutely fab as well.
Actually, can I just have a maid pop over for Valentine’s Day? Pretty please?
Do you have any planned romantic gestures underway with your sweetheart? Am I alone here in hating Valentine’s?
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I’m forwarding this post to my wife now, MUAHAHA! =)
I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow, but my gifts are heartfelt and generally non materialistic.
Can we have the maid after they’re done at your house? We’re not big on V-day ourselves as it really is a greeting card holiday. We’ll go out to dinner this weekend, but any gifts will be very simple in nature.
We are spending a romantic at home with dinner brought in and supermarket flowers. My wife and I exchange token gifts for a total of less than $40.
I’m with you! I was about to make a card but I would have to go to town and buy one, and am exhausted just by the thought of it, so pancake breakfast and a kiss, that’s it!
I don’t hate it, I just find it pretty pointless; if you are single it is pointless, but is it more so than if you have been married for twenty years. In fact, tonight I told John that getting him a card and chocolates is waste of money and I have not done it. But we probably will go for lunch tomorrow (we do this every now and then when I work from home anyway). Celebrating is good, pointless commercialisation and pressure not so!
I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s either. And I have been in a relationship for quite a while now. I just hate the fakeness, the feeling that if you’re not in a relationship you’re doing something wrong, and just all the pressure that comes with it. No thank you.
Thanks for the giggle, Jennifer . You’re right: nothing but a reason to get us all to spend our hard-earned cash. As for us, we’ll be enjoying a wonderful dinner at home with the kids. The total I spent on gifts for hubby and our 4 kids: $20. Love is for every day, not just for Feb. 14th.
Nope, not at all. My last post was about why I hate the whole schtick. Join the haters!
You are my soul sister, eemusings (and we both pined for a deluxe home-scrubbing.)
I was listening to the radio today while in my vehicle and the radio host said “women want more than flowers”. We don’t just want flowers we want more than that. I thought wow, bloke better have the cash to keep up. It is an overrated day and even though the Mrs. and I do something special it’s just like every other day.
I detest Valentine’s Day. In fact, I told my husband that the best gift he can give me is no gift at all. Although the maid is starting to sound like a great idea…
We avoid celebrating many holidays and those we do, we celebrate in a low key way. Surprisingly though, Valentines Day has remained on our radar. After many trials in recent years we find ourselves grateful for any reason to celebrate our good fortune in still having, and liking, each other. So, yes, we celebrate Valentines. Not with Hallmark cards or flowers, but with small gestures throughout the day that we might not otherwise make but which we know the other will appreciate.
I am also not a fan. I’d much rather have surprise flowers on some random day than have the boy feel obligated to get me a gift on the 14th. I guess I just don’t like being told when to express my love…
Thankfully valentines day is one holiday my better half and I don’t really celebrate. Usually our festivities involve ordering takeout and watching movies on the couch. I know, I know, we’re such hopeless romantics…
Absolutely right. Rubbish indeed. I am married and we don’t do anything for the day! It is hard to have fun when you know darn well that thousands of people are upset. What a lame day
I don’t hate Valentine’s day, but we don’t really “celebrate” it the way retailers would want us to. A card with a handwritten message is all I’d want (if anything). Anything about and beyond that is nice, but not any nicer then if I received it on Feb 15 or May 1st.
We usually see a romantic comedy and then I make dinner. That’s the extent of things in our household and how I prefer it to big displays and big expenses.
And even a movie and me cooking isn’t that special, since we see at least a dozen movies per year and I cook almost every night!
Uhh ditto to the maid. I don’t tend to fall into the flowers, candy, and cards thing for VDay, but I do enjoy the fact that love is in the air… we’re celebrating right now, this weekend, by NOT having plans and just hanging out. Which of course, means I am wandering through other mommy blogs… romantic!
It’s so contrived it’s silly. We shouldn’t need a holiday to show our appreciation of those we love. It’s good people watching though, if you choose to brave the restos and bars. Might even be better than people watching at the airport.
I don’t hate it. I have a little girl and so she is my sweetheart and its just one more excuse to make something fun and special. I do spend a few bucks here and there, but what the heck. I don’t hate it.
I think it can be a nice day, but I don’t like the pressure to spend. Plus, there are some poor guys out there who are always being compared to other husbands, boyfriends, etc. Yikes!
You should start a mentorship group of single women that thinks like this. Then I’ll be able to take ladies out on first dates and not feel obligated to spend $60+. Do women understand how expensive dating is for a guy? I’ve spent a few hundred dollars in the past few months!!
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