Not Celebraring Valentine's Day!
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
United States
February 11, 2012 7:51am CST
It is official, I have had it. All the rush to Buy something to show you love your partner. All the ads where men are pressured to buy either roses, yuck!, Candy, a waste of money , Or jewelry , a even bigger waste of money!But I am most peeved about how if you are single you are deemed a loser on this day. I have had it! So I told my guy , I'm not celebrating this day . Before him I never celebrated the day in a romantic way . I would see about the St Valentine's Day Massacre and call it a day. I wasn't sure how this would change when I had a fella. Well Nothing has changed. what would you do if the one you love said they refuse to celebrate Valentine's Day?
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22 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 Feb 12
I absolutely hate this holiday and wish they would just abolish it! I think it is all a waste of time. I am over it and I am sick of even hearing about it. I hated this holiday all of my life. Even in school my friends and I made a Valentines Day haters club, lol.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Feb 12
Sarah you sure can join! It was a great club!
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@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
11 Feb 12
my husband and i don't celebrate the day, we celebrate our love every day. this year, we both have to work, different shifts. out of the 24 hr day, we might get 4 hrs together. it's one of those holidays, we just kind of ignore. we just finished celebrating christmas...our first date anniversary is coming up next month. my birthday is in april. our wedding anniversary/mother's day is in may. then it's his birthday/father's day in june. next we have fourth of july. next thing we know here comes august with school supplies. we can deal without celebrating valentine's day.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Feb 12
Exactly. Worse, if you don't feel loved the other 364 days of the year , how can a card and a gift make up for it?
@humerasadat (73)
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11 Feb 12
Wow!!i thought i was the only one who doesnt want to celebrate.i dont understand the whole idea of it,i mean,when u can express ur love 365 days a year,why create a hype around just a single day?
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@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
12 Feb 12
I would say nothing... If my partner, if there is ever gonna be any, says NO then I would say alright... We will celebrate it some other day, when she is comfortable... Like her B'day or mine... Or the first anniversary!
It is unlikely however to imagine about celebrating or not celebrating the big day for me... There is no valentine and never will be any... LOL, what is the point? I knew this before starting to write here... Still I wanted to express what would I do, if I was lucky enough... LOL...
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Feb 12
You will find her and you will celebrate the love you two share.Not just on one day ,but everyday.
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@youless (112562)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Feb 12
In fact it is difficult for man to do the right thing in the Valentine's Day. You are right. Buying gifts is a waste of money. And the girls also tend to say no to it. However, if their boy friends really listen to them and not buy anything or celebrate this festival, then the girls will mind it:) I heard something funny. The housewives ask the husbands to buy cauliflower since they also look like flower. And it is eatable. So it will not be a waste anyway:)
I love China
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Feb 12
Wow! Cauliflower would definitely go to waste with me, I don't eat it!
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@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
11 Feb 12
Am a loser this valentines But that's okay I am fine and happy with it... when I was in college I don't have any boyfriend too and I am use to being alone. When I had a boyfriend, we normally celebrate it before that day too. So there is nothing really special going on that exact day. Besides, everyday can be a valentines day if we have a guy right
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Feb 12
First you are not a loser!Just because you are single on Feb 14 Does Not make you a loser! Second you are correct. When you have the right partner, Everyday is Valentine's day. Enjoy your Tuesday. And just be you and the right person will find you.
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@mariab2000 (740)
• Canada
12 Feb 12
Valentine's day is just a nice occassion to show your love so it doesn't really have to be buying all sorts of gifts and flowers or going to a fancy restaurant. You can make it special just by spending time with your loved one such as having a nice meal at home in each other's company
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
11 Feb 12
I would probably be a bit disappointed....I love giving those I love gifts etc. and its another way that I can express how I feel about them. I don't have a boyfriend but will celebrate with my stamping club....making cards and having treats.....with friends!
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Feb 12
I never celebrated the love part. As a child all it meant was cards but I didn't " Love" the ones I gave the cards to. So when I got old enough I stopped. Instead all this love stuff I celebrated the best mob hit, Feb 14 1929! I never thought I would fall in love but I did. But my apathy for Feb 14th has turned into a hatred. I hate how it all about jewelry, candy and flowers. I see the love you speak of. So now I will not celebrate it.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
11 Feb 12
I don't think i'll be seeing my boyfriend on valentines day because he'll be working but i'll still get him a card and that's it. We are going out tonight so i guess tonight could be the night we celebrate it. I'm not to fond of the holiday any how i just see it as another day of the week nothing to biggy. Why waste money on candy and flowers when they don't last long any how? As long as you have each other that's all that matters.
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@GreenMoo (11833)
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11 Feb 12
If i wanted m partner to celebrate Valentine's da I would have to remind him, then bu myself a card. it's just not the sort of thing he's ever likely to remember. but that's fine by me.
This year i've decided that i will do something for him, but i know it'll be one sided and that's OK too.
So if he said he was refusing to celebrate Valentine's Day I'd just be surprised he remembered it existed!
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Feb 12
Ouch! I hope everythng goes well.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
11 Feb 12
We don't really celebrate it so to speak either so it wouldn't bother me much if he exclaimed it. I think that everyday should be a day to appreciate the one you are with. Now I have never been one to turn down caramel and chocolate...that would be asking too much of me if he give me some of them...but he gets me those all the time so it wouldn't be a Valentines Day thing. He also gets me flowers pretty regularly. The kind you keep and grow though..not the ones you just throw away.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Feb 12
I hate receiving flowers And I like chocolate but so much that I will eat a whole box.And I rarely wear jewelry. What I do need I get daily, my guy loves me.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
11 Feb 12
I don't have a loved one at the moment, but I would shrug it off. It's a commercial holiday anyway. It doesn't mean they don't love you, it just means they don't need to show it on this one day of the year that Hallmark and other big companies have us out buying things for. In a way I sort of thing it's a waste of time and/or money.
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@lologirl2021 (5542)
• United States
11 Feb 12
Well last year we didnt celebrate it. Well we went out to eat but that was it, we bought each other cards and didnt really give each other anything except funny things. This year i have bought my loved one a shirt and shorts outfit since last summer he ruines shorts so i have to buy him some new ones. And now i bought him a MIAMI HEAT shirt. Umm i got him a card from me and a card from my dog LOL.
If he didnt wan to celebrate the day i wouldnt buy him anything at all and probably just give him a card and that would be it. I think its important to still show your love and through a card is easy at least. Just my thought but hope you guys do something together.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Feb 12
No , I don't even want a card. We are together what else do I need? Why is it important to do something on this day and this day alone?
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@Rick1950 (1575)
• Lima, Peru
11 Feb 12
Well, I think Valentine's Day has become a business, because it will be sold a lot of gifts which you could give to your partner. However, there are people who like to celebrate this day and it's right. Moreover, I won't be angry if my partner refuse to celebrate that day.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
12 Feb 12
Luckily mt guy feels the same way about the day as I do!
@lekhya (819)
• India
12 Feb 12
I was always interested in celebrating valentine's day but my husband doesn't find it interesting at all.I keep asking him,"What will you gift me on this valentine's day?",but he never showed any interest and doesn't even believe in gifting on this occasion.I respect his values and opinions,i just want to tease him by asking that question every year.We love each other and WE need not express it separately.Hence i feel the culture being spread on valentine's day is a mere waste of time and money.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
14 Feb 12
We didn't celebrate last year, which was our first Valentine's Day together. Given how the day ended up going, it was just as well.
However, this year, we shall be celebrating the day. I bought a couple of nice gifts for my boyfriend (one quirky but practical; another is romantic), and I know that he has made plans.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
14 Feb 12
If my partner said she did not want to celebrate this day, it would not affect me in the least. I have no feelings for this day anymore anyway. Although, all the Valentines that I did celebrate through the years with the ex, I do feel that T deserves to feel good about it. It's not something that is compelling by any stretch of the imagination. I wish she was the one I celebrated it with. So, we are going to dinner tonight. She does, like I said deserve it. And it really is all about the dinner. Not about Valentines day.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
14 Feb 12
She sure does deserve it.Me? I got to spend time with my guy And I saw St valentine's Day Massacre documentary, that's All I need.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
15 Feb 12
Well there is always a Saturday night or a night after she has had a bad day.I'm glad you enjoyed your Valentine's Day!
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
15 Feb 12
I forgot all about that movie tonight. But we did not wind up going to that italian restaurant she wanted to go to. She decided against it. So instead we went and picked up chinese food from our favorite chinese restaurant. We had a great time. She is the best person on this earth for me. We are a perfect match. I am glad you enjoyed your Valentines day as well.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
14 Feb 12
If they both love each other very much,why do they have to wait until this day comes and buy something to express their constancy to each other?
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
14 Feb 12
My feelings exactly . In fact I was thinking about this. what if the love has waned,does Feb 14 become just a show. A attempt to get the fire back?
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
15 Feb 12
No wonder I don't like it ! I don't like the idea being forced to feel anything!
@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
15 Feb 12
It is no more than formalism or going with the tide.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Feb 12
I would be a bit sad if my husband said he didn't want to celebrate a day of love with my and his daughter. But if I have to it'll be just us girls celebrating it.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
14 Feb 12
With the two of you it isn't the Only day you celebrate love. Hubby Loves you dearly!
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
14 Feb 12
I would hope not and he knows I would be disappointed if we didn't do something on Valentines day it doesn't have to be big. He asked me what I wanted this year and I said chocolate is always good but nothing over $50 dollars. So my surprise gift should be here soon or later today. Next celebration is going to be Wedding Anniversary next month.
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@Leocen (178)
• China
12 Feb 12
i think showing love is not just the valentines' thing or buying presents thing! you can show it on the usual days or prepare a special gifts on his/her birthday.
actually ,i would have to go through a single valentine's day,because,i'm still single
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
11 Feb 12
All this means is the guy for you Will enjoy Valentine's Day!
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