Anyone else have a depressing Valentines Day?

[littlemissj]

How depressed was I yesterday, no cards, no flowers, no boyfriend, no secret admirer, no hope lol.......can anyone top my day???

[Jah Lush]

Why let it get you down? I spent the day in much the same way. Don't let it bother you. It's just another Hallmark day to not give a shit about.

[Jeremy]

TBH it's a bullshit day, even if you're in a relationship... it's not really "special" when you're doing the same thing as everyone else, (and paying twice the price for your dinner) is it?

As for secret admirers... anonymous cards and gifts sound a bit stalker-ish to me. Why would someone over the age of 15 do that? You're better off without.

Now go and join Match.com like everyone else!

[littlemissj]

Thanks for the support guys. Yeah you're both right!!!

Love this stalker-ish comment Jeremy never looked at it that way before lol

[KidKruger]

My missus after talking to many of her friends and colleagues both men and women concludes that though we may all denounce VD it is more likely that a woman will feel they've missed out if there's no card, letter, meal or recognition of some kind.

What do you think, I'd be interested to hear views on this.

[JohnL]

I was in a pub that had a big "Anti Valentines Day" sign

and under it sat a rather depressed bloke alone.

I enjoyed watching Barcelona get demolished.

If I got a card I'd be scared I was the target of some

North Korean Assassins.

[Jeremy]

I agree KK, most women would probably expect at least a card. I've no problem with that - I'm not some sort of miserable miser - as long as it's all taken as a bit of superficial fun. I even bought a bottle of champagne last night (but ended up drinking most of it myself... hic...)

[teddyboy23]

Went out yesterday morning to book a table for two. after visiting various locations.finally found the perfect table.I thought I would make our date a bit more mysterious so when I picked my date up. she agreed to wear a blindfold.arrived at our location the lights were low the table looked fantastic.I whipped her blindfold off .she looked at the table and said she hates f__king snooker and stormed off.women eh?

[KidKruger]

I think you told that one on another thread recently teddybot, so either you're using the same approach on a number of different women or you're repeating with same (patient/saintly) woman !

[Mick Mac]

Sounds a bit 1980s Tom O'Connor.

First year with my wife (then girlfriend) in 1995, I booked Granita in Islington for Valentines night (restaurant later famed for being the venue for the Tony Blair / Gordon Brown leadership discussions).

Booked it about a month in advance. At that stage it would have been for us a reasonably expensive restaurant anyway but they then rang me the day before and advised their special menu for the night of ?100 per head (or contemporary equivalent price) was in operation - did I want to confirm my booking - we agreed to say no and went for a curry instead as everything else was by that time booked up.

Lovely curry at the Sunderban on the Blackstock Road - with Kingfisher too :)

[TheArtfulDogger]

The good news is that now it's the 15th , sainsburys had bunches of roses at half price

Regardless if you were sent any or not, grab yourself a bargain and enjoy the fact that you don't have to pick up your partners (non existent one little miss ) dirty underware and socks where he has missed the laundry basket again.... Every cloud .....

[mrsspence]

Yes it's true women do feel worse if they don't receive anything for Valentines, my other half couldn't care less if I get him anything but he never seems to get it...I DO CARE!

[????]

I once got 6 valentines cards - it was a long, long time ago but still one of the greatest days of my life :)

[teddyboy23]

Sorry kid just thought the thread was perfect 😁

[TheArtfulDogger]

???? Wrote:

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> I once got 6 valentines cards - it was a long,

> long time ago but still one of the greatest days

> of my life :)

Five from your mum and one from yourself by any chance quids ?

[Townleygreen]

I once got a Valentine's card and I still have no idea who it was from...really annoying, eh? I think I was about 17.

[Louisa]

I've never received a Valentines Card and nor would I want one. Horrible waste of a tree to gratify a marketing campaign aimed at simpletons.

Louisa.

[Sue]

If you love someone why wait 364 days to tell them?

I think Valentine's Day is quite sweet though.

I got a lovely card of a cat sitting on a bird table, and I sent my OH an ecard of some dogs.

We didn't actually meet up on the day .....

Each to their own, eh?

And if you didn't get a card, well, better to be by yourself than with someone you feel trapped in a relationship with, eh?

I hasten to say I am not speaking for myself, I am very happy with my OH :)

[Pugwash]

Hubby got me 10 red roses last week, days before Valentine's Day as he knows I cannot stand the commercialism of Valentine Day. I did joke that times must be hard as in our much younger years it was a dozen red roses. He has after over 30 years got the hint that I do not want to get a Valentine Card as he does little things through out the year to demonstrate his love.

[JohnL]

Pugwash Wrote:

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> Hubby got me 10 red roses last week, days before

> Valentine's Day as he knows I cannot stand the

> commercialism of Valentine Day. I did joke that

> times must be hard as in our much younger years it

> was a dozen red roses. He has after over 30 years

> got the hint that I do not want to get a Valentine

> Card as he does little things through out the year

> to demonstrate his love.

Decimalisation

[adonirum]

To all the lovely beautiful ladies of ED, who received roses and various other gifts, I say I hope you had a lovely day and thoroughly enjoyed yourselves.

To all the ugly fat birds of ED, who possibly missed out, I say don't worry, be happy, it's less than two weeks to shrove tuesday !!!!

[DulwichFox]

I went to Millwall on the 14th and watched them beat Port Vale 2 - 0 ..

Then went to the EDT where there was no obvious Valentines Theme.

Not that this old Fox would of noticed if there were.. :)

Foxy

[littlemissj]

Excuse me ADONIRUM I am not fat or ugly!!!! Am I????? lol

Cheeky

[adonirum]

Just a little joke, littlemissj, to help me get through the day, after the samaritans were engaged !!!

[Louisa]

adonirum Wrote:

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> To all the lovely beautiful ladies of ED, who

> received roses and various other gifts, I say I

> hope you had a lovely day and thoroughly enjoyed

> yourselves.

>

> To all the ugly fat birds of ED, who possibly

> missed out, I say don't worry, be happy, it's less

> than two weeks to shrove tuesday !!!!

I'm already counting down the days. I love a nice pancake. You can't eat roses, and sentimental chocolates make me heave.

Louisa.