Valentine's Day sucks

[Househead]

I am with you, Joe. V-day is a gay, stupid, corporate holiday.

[MaineDolFan]

Is everyone all happy that you get to cuddle up with your little boyfriends or girlfriends and get to exchange stupid little gifts, on Valentine's Day??

Yes, thank you!  My wife rather enjoyed the dinner I made for her.  Thanks for asking! 

[Thundergod]

I am with you, Joe. V-day is a gay, stupid, corporate holiday.

Seriously,  aren't they all?  

Xmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthdays = gifts
T-giving = Turkey, food
New years / 4th = fireworks, alcohol
Easter = eggs, coloring supplies

Every other "holiday" doesn't really apply to the peon because the country doesn't shut down to observe it (unless you work for the state/govt. etc)

Deal with it dude, some people don't care either way,  you do.  Self censorship is a grand thing.  Anyone can celebrate most of these days everyday,  if you don't like being told WHEN to do it,  then don't, and have it whenever you want.  Hell, celebrate Xmas in September,  and DON'T give gifts.  Dec. 25 isn't any different from any others either,  so blow that holiday off too,  you're just spending loads of cash on a day no one really observes correctly anyways.  All people care about is getting gifts. Sound familiar?  I guess rebellion never really left your, or anyone else who agree's system.  Whatever,  people who get depressed / pissed off on holidays have serious issues to deal with anyway.  Me...  

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I am pretty much in line with Dave. I buy flowers and am always thinking of and doing nice things for my girl to let her know how much I appreciate her year round. I don't feel that I should be forced to do anything special today just because of some dumb Hallmark Holiday. I mean seriously it's almost as if they are saying...."Hey guys treat your ladies like shit the other 364 days out of the year but don't forget Valentine's day"!!!!! At the same time I did get up at the ass crack of dawn this morning and delivered a dozen roses, a stuffed animal, and a card to her this morning. She will get them when she wakes up. Nothing extreme like diamond earrings but just a nice gesture. I get so sick of seeing these commercials on TV that make you feel like you have to buy some $2,000.00 earrings to let her really know how you feel. If I am going to give a gift like that it is going to be on my terms.....not Corporate America. As for the night....we are staying in, grilling up a couple of steaks and just hanging out around the house.

Any coincidence that Valentine's Day and Venereal Disease have the same initials?

[jtex316]

Thundergod, you write as if I care about Xmas and New Years and don't care about V-Day.  Guess what - I HATE THEM ALL.

[sugarbush]

I'm a single girl and I like Valentines day.
You can't go wrong with a day celebrating LOVE.  It doesn't have to be about boyfriend/girlfriend relationships.
I get gifts from my mom cause she loves me and I send cute cards to all my friends.
So what if it was invented by Hallmark to make more money.  Go with it and send someone a card that says I love you. 
Its not that bad people.  Where is the love?

[Denver_Bronco]

I'm a single girl and I like Valentines day.
You can't go wrong with a day celebrating LOVE.  It doesn't have to be about boyfriend/girlfriend relationships.
I get gifts from my mom cause she loves me and I send cute cards to all my friends.
So what if it was invented by Hallmark to make more money.  Go with it and send someone a card that says I love you. 
Its not that bad people.  Where is the love?

Post a pic. I need to review what is doing with you.

[Phishfan]

Also if I wanted to throw away a bunch of money in the effort to get laid, I would be married.

Or go to a strip club.

[crazy_scar_man]

I've always been horrible at V Day. I'm the guy that waits till the last second and ends up getting or doing something that worse than if I'd just said I totally forgot.

However, this year I straight hooked it up. Not that it was on purpose or anything, I found this online looking for something totally unrelated, but I'll take the "forethought" credit. After all these years of debacles I need a victory.

Fairchild’s Annual Valentine’s Day Concert
Romance of Jazz Musicale
February 14, Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
(Rain or Shine)
Bring a blanket or a small lawn chair, a picnic basket and your special someone
to Fairchild’s annual Valentine’s Day Concert.
Enjoy the most romantic night of the year among Fairchild’s stunning landscapes
and Dale Chihuly’s beautifully illuminated glass sculptures

listening to traditional jazz favorites.

It’s the perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day.

[sugarbush]

Thats sounds like a really cute idea.  Fairchild Tropical Garden is an amazing place.
Very romantic!  Its kind of far though. 

[sugarbush]

I had a great Valentine's Day.
I made a kick ass diner for my family and then took a very romantic bath.
Candles, bubbles... In the background a mix of my favorite love songs played. 
It was super sexy.  I am a clean girl. 

[Denver_Bronco]

I had a great Valentine's Day.
I made a kick ass diner for my family and then took a very romantic bath.
Candles, bubbles... In the background a mix of my favorite love songs played. 
It was super sexy.  I am a clean girl. 

I was peering in the window. Thanks for the show !

[Brian Fein]

I was peering in the window. Thanks for the show !

Don't you wish...

[SCFinFan]

I'm not a big fan of Valentine's day either, but I don't think it's a stupid, corporate holiday. It's been around since at least the 8th century, which is the first time I can remember it being mentioned in Bede's "History".

The problem is it's lost a lot of its roots. You know how it's St Valentine's day? The guy was a martyr. He was killed, at least according to tradition, because he married soldiers after the Roman Emperor had forbidden it.

So, really, the day isn't about candies and chocolates and "sexy baths", it's about political upheaval, baby! F**k the man! And frankly, I'd say that Jtex is closer to the original meaning than most of the people that go along with what we consider Valentine's day to be now.

[GUATARICCAN]

I had a great Valentine's Day.
I made a kick ass diner for my family and then took a very romantic bath.
Candles, bubbles... In the background a mix of my favorite love songs played. 
It was super sexy.  I am a clean girl. 

You're so lame sometimes baby. But I love you anyways!