Originally Posted By Autopia Deb OK, there's me, alexbook, dshyates and WorldDisney. Let the "Those darn couples and their poopsie smoopsie sugary day!" complaints begin! Hearts, flowers and box of expensive but low quality chocolates everywhere! YUCK!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Oh yeah anybody is welcome to join so long as they are single, single at heart or just plain hate this stupid made up holiday!
Originally Posted By smedley I vote 3. just plain hate this stupid made up holiday! Exactly why would I want to pay double the normal price to either do things we regularly do (eat out etc) or buy things for DH when I can get him a gift any other day of the year just because?!?! Valentine's day... Pah...
Originally Posted By Kira I petition to join this club! I'm single & I hate this stupid retail holiday. Tomorrow's plans includes lying around in PJ's watching every chick flick that I own. Throw in a bottle or two of sparkling cider and I'm good to go (I'm not one to drink). Anyone want to join?
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Thanks for including those of us who just hate the holiday. It's not that I hate it, I just find it pointless. And my kids had sooooooo much junk and school today and came home with a bunch of (very not-needed) candy. They still have Christmas candy for God's sake!!! DH and I don't do anything for V-day. I second the Pah!
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I meant they had soooo much junk "AT" school today.... One good thing though, my dd got 1/2 of one of those HUGE Sam's Club cupcakes. She only took a couple of bites and brought the rest home and OH MY, it is the best cupcake EVER! I want those for my birthday!!! YUM! Okay, back to hating Valentine's Day.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb No need to petition, if you fit in any of the above catagories you're a member if you want to be.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I want to lay around in my jammies all day, that sounds fun. But, I have to take my daughter to a birthday party. At least I can lay around in the morning in my jammies!
Originally Posted By smedley I *will* be spending all day in bed, does it count that it's because I will be sleeping between nightshifts? LOL! It really bugs me just how commercial this holiday is..
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I think I'm going to go to the library for a while tomorrow, find some new audio books to listen to for the work week and curl up in one of the big chairs & read some magazines. Then I'll come home and watch some movies I've been meaning to sit down and watch, like V For Vendetta.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Single, hate this holiday, hated it even when I was in a relationship. I hate manufactured mushiness.
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>or just plain hate this stupid made up holiday!<<<< Count me in! ! My DH is an incurable romantic but I rank this Hallmark holiday right along with the CocaCola Santa. We are having everyone, kids and grandkids alike, over for brunch. There will be too much food and I did get the makings for Mamosas but no gifts or candies or cards. YUCK
Originally Posted By officerminnie Okay, I am single and don't hate the holiday, just think it has gotten way too commercial and way too BIG. And it really irks me that the florists double the price of flowers for Valentine's Day. That is just greedy and mean! DH and I were married on Valentine's Day, not because it was our favorite holiday at all. But we wanted a February wedding, and Feb. 14th happened to be on a Saturday that year. And I figured he would never be able to forget our anniversary. It seemed kinda romantic back then (28 years ago!) but now it seems kinda sappy. He has been gone 5 years now, but the DS's and I always celebrate anyway.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter I'm not a fan of V-Day either. Which is fortunate, as Mr. Glitter, being a restaurant manager, works every Valentine's Day. The whole concept just seems artificial and pointless to me. So forced. I would so much rather give and receive surprise tokens of love throughout the year than do a big Valentine's Day thing. And I loathe the expectations, and the fact that retailers take advantage of those expectations by jacking up the prices on flowers and so forth. So we'll be "celebrating" the holiday the way we always do. . . we bought cards for each other and a small gift for the kids (fun coupon books from Hallmark that entitle the kid to all sorts of creative privileges and small treats). Other than that, it's just a regular day.
Originally Posted By llanatoye Sorry Valentine Day haters, I like the day and find it sweet, if you allow yourself to be manipulated by the commercialism then it's your bad. I love Christmas and whats more commercial than that these days? How funny is it to watch those macho guys and some not so macho trying to find a card or flowers or candy or jewelry for their sweetheart? They are mostly too cute in their efforts to impress. And I'm single.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Christmas for me is the celebration of Christ's birth--no comparison to Valentine's Day at all.
Originally Posted By dshyates Sorry I'm late. I walked by a jewelery store today and pointed and laughed at the guys maxing out their credit cards. Been there done that. And my Ex always b*tched about whatever I bought because it wasn't BIG enough. Like she expected a $14K diamond solitaire a month and a half after Christmas.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda My feelings about V-Day is summed up by this quote from Ebenezer Scrooge: "Bah, Humbug!"
