Happy Valentines Day to my MyLot friends!

@TheHorse (220452)
Walnut Creek, California
February 14, 2023 9:49am CST
I realized Valentines day was approaching because I see Mexicans everywhere selling bouquets of flowers. Do they celebrate Valentines Day where you live? I see it as a day that women look forward to and men dread. Is an bouquet and fancy dinner good enough? Heh. In any case, Happy Valentines Day to all of my MyLot friends and (and enemies).
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
15 Feb 23
My housemate and I bought ourselves "fancy" cocktails for Valentine's Day. My partner had to close at his workplace tonight, so we're doing our Valentine's celebrations tomorrow.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
I'd be going for Thai food. But tomorrow is another busy day for me. How will you celebrate?
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
@spiderdust Eh, just tape it up. I'm actually pretty good at that.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
15 Feb 23
@TheHorse We might be going to a movie and having lunch or dinner out. We were originally going to go for a hike in Pescadero, but my sprained ankle threw a wrench in those plans.
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@marguicha (223885)
• Chile
14 Feb 23
I don´t celebrate Valentine´s Day. And this is an imported holiday in my country I wrote a post about my Valentines before going to therapy. Now I´m exhausted but I have to do a lot. https://www.mylot.com/post/3543812/good-morning-and-happy-valentine-s-day Dixie just sent me a card. I´ll copy it for you.
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@marguicha (223885)
• Chile
14 Feb 23
@TheHorse I replied that I preferred Jack Daniels but of course, you can´t play with the words there
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
Looks tasty to me.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
@marguicha I prefer Scotch in my old age.
@ptrikha_2 (47106)
• India
14 Feb 23
Happy Valentine's Day to you as well! Well, one can have some simple Snacks and / or Chocolates during this day. Of course, it's up to each to celebrate in different ways.
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@ptrikha_2 (47106)
• India
15 Feb 23
@vandana7 May be Dual role - Friend sometimes, Enemy sometimes!
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
14 Feb 23
Am I his friend or his enemy....
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
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@LadyDuck (472124)
• Switzerland
14 Feb 23
It's not a big celebration here, I am sure that most people do not even celebrate. Anyway is only between couples, no other family members of friends involved. I do not want flowers or chocolates or other expensive things. I make a nice dinner and that's it. Happy Valentine's Day to you.
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• Greece
14 Feb 23
They did not celebrate Valentine's Day some years ago, but now the Greeks have caught up. At least the younger ones.; My hubby has never taken to it although I did my best when we lived in England when it was hard to miss it. Here it is not in everyone's face in quite the same way.
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@LadyDuck (472124)
• Switzerland
15 Feb 23
@41CombedaleRoad - In Italy it never really caught up and also here in Switzerland most people totally ignore this celebration. This year even more than usual. I am sure that inflation is preventing people to waste money in useless things.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
Thanks!
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@lovebuglena (44735)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Feb 23
Some people say it shouldn’t just be a guy treating his lady on Valentine’s Day but also the lady treating her guy. Thoughts? And we should show each other how much we love each other on a regular basis not just Feb. 14th. On the other hand, many want today to be special too. Perhaps because it’s a commercialized holiday.
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
15 Feb 23
Shhhhhhhhhhhh you would explode my budget. I would rather the guys felt the pinch. I think it is a reminder sorta...when everything slips into mundane stuff...festivals are kinda..hey, you are not a machine, you are a human, you are "supposed to feel", and you are "supposed to like money less". Evil grin.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
That's the way I see it too. Another commercialized holiday.
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@lovebuglena (44735)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Feb 23
@TheHorse And businesses make a ton of money from that.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
14 Feb 23
Happy valentine's day to you too .. yes, they do celebrate here . Who are your enemies here lol ?.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
I'll never tell!
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
14 Feb 23
I am one.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
15 Feb 23
@TheHorse alright
@vandana7 (100638)
• India
14 Feb 23
No...that would be so anti Hindu and at present everything that is not Hindu is not in vogue. LOL But my English teacher's name was Valentine...so I can never forget this day. I get my two square meals because of her. Am I your friend or enemy?
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@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 23
It seems that Valentine give you a nice memory and unforgettable present
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
14 Feb 23
@TheHorse Let me put it this way...if it was not her effort on me, I might not have enjoyed the luxuries I enjoy today. English is important, and was more important during my career.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
How do you get your two square meals because of her?
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@much2say (56226)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Feb 23
Happy Hearts Day to you too! Ha - here they are selling the bouquets and those basket/gift sets with a stuffed animal, and whatever else is in there . . . literally every corner. I don't need fancy anything . . . but of course I won't turn it away .
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@much2say (56226)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 23
@TheHorse There are wholesalers that sell these cheap gifty things . . . I'm assuming that's what's in those gift baskets.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 23
@much2say My chocolate was stale. But I still enjoyed it. Chocolate is good.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
I think that's what they have here too. I wonder where all of that stuff comes from.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
14 Feb 23
Happy Valentine’s Day I am spending mine with my boyfriend sitting in the truck he is setting up tip-ups and we are going to have a picnic in the truck.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
14 Feb 23
@TheHorse It is a piece of ice fishing equipment you set up on the ice and catch fish with it. Sorry not very good at describing it so I hope you understand what I am trying to say.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
@Tina30219 It's OK. I have gone ice fishing exactly ONCE.
@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
Heh. Sounds like fun. What is a tip-up?
@FourWalls (69162)
• United States
14 Feb 23
So, what did you get the love of your life, Kitty, for Valentine’s Day?
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
14 Feb 23
He needs to sing love songs, then he can get better meals than what he cooks.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
I'll give her some extra wet food later in the day.
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@just4him (317316)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Feb 23
It's been years since I celebrated Valentine's Day with someone special. But I always celebrate it on my own by doing something special for myself. Today, I fixed strawberries for strawberry shortcake. I'll need to go to the store for the whipped cream and angel food cakes.
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
15 Feb 23
Hope you were happy Valerie.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
Sounds good! Just don't et it all in one sitting. And save me a piece.
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@just4him (317316)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Feb 23
@vandana7 Oh yes I was. Thank you.
@LindaOHio (182239)
• United States
15 Feb 23
Hope you had a good Valentine's Day. Hubs and I don't celebrate it. It's a big deal all across the country though.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
I had a BUSY Valentines Day.
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@LindaOHio (182239)
• United States
16 Feb 23
@TheHorse We received Valentines from the 6th grade classes in our Meals on Wheels lunches.
@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
16 Feb 23
Happy Valentine's Day. We just keep it simple way of celebrating it.
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 23
Do couples give each other flowers?
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@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
18 Feb 23
@TheHorse Some are but others not. I remember that I gave my wife a flowers once for we often go out having a dinner outside.
15 Feb 23
Here also they celebrate valentine day by giving flowers to each other
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@vandana7 (100638)
• India
15 Feb 23
Are you from Japan?
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
Where is "here"?
@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
@vandana7 I wondered that too.
@BarBaraPrz (47713)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Feb 23
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Feb 23
Thanks! Same to you.
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@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 23
Valentine relates to chocolate. All store is giving sale for chocolate, I guess it were only the store which is celebrate valentine
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@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
16 Feb 23
@TheHorse I saw the stack of chocolate still there in groceries. I think they know that there are too much sugar in chocolates
@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
People are not buying the chocolate?
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@JudyEv (342284)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 23
It's an imported celebration here and imported after we were adults. Once we realised it was Valentine's Day, we said Happy Valentine's to each other and that was that. So no dramas here! lol
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@TheHorse (220452)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Feb 23
You're not denying your hubby hugs for forty days and forty nights because the flowers and chocolates were not big enough?
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@JudyEv (342284)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 23
@TheHorse When he was working I often got random flowers or chocolates so I'm not complaining.