Hey guys, what are your opinions on Valentine's Day, honestly?

I’m a girl. I could care less if my husband does nothing on Valentine’s day. I guess a Happy Valentine’s is nice, and that is enough for me. In the almost 18 yeas we have been married I don’t think we ever once went out for dinner Valentine’s Day. There have been times I received a nice card. Maybe I have received a gift or two? I don’t even remember. My favorite romantic days have been when my husband has done something special for me on a day that has no special significance; just because he was thinking of me.

I’d like to have someone to “celebrate” spend it with. That’s all I ask for.

A senseless capitalist invention.

I’m still sending my girlfriend some roses, though.

We don’t do Valentine’s Day. Instead, I bring her gifts on random days of the year.

I’d rather my husband surprise me with flowers on a random day when he felt like it. Not when the calender tells him to. He feels the same.

Far to commercialised, it just the same as Easter & Christmas….. Money, Money, Money!!!! :-/
I will be sending out three cards & bouquets of flowers this year…. Lol..

Valentine’s Day may well have been fully exploited by business, but to claim it’s a capitalist invention is patently false. Chaucer mentions Valentine’s Day in a 1382 poem celebrating the engagement of Richard II.

Any excuse to do something extra sweet for my lady is fine by me :)

Inoffensive necessary nonsense. A small price to pay if I want a shag that night….romantic sonbitch that I am ;¬}

I hate it. It is another hallmark holiday.

I have always enjoyed V-Day and love having a day to make my little lady feel extra special. Those little candy hearts are my favorite part. ;)

I love Valentine’s Day.:)

For me it is a special day to let my SO know I care.
I love Valentine’s day

I’m not really affected by it. My boyfriend and I certainly don’t do anything special to celebrate it and sometimes we don’t even acknowledge it. If we do, it’s in a jokey text message that reads something along the lines of “happy valentines day and all that crap!”.

Its OK, there have been times in my life when it had more importance to me than it does now.
Back when I gave out and received valentines like these Oh and I still like Conversation Hearts.

honestly you should not wait for one day a year.
you need to do special things all the time. I dislike sending flowers on that day, but would any pther time of the year. The quality and price make no sense. I would certainly do something, but as odd as some may think, you should try to make every day Valentine’s Day.
A Hallmark Holiday is not the reason to do something special. It should be simply because you care and do it for any reason. Cards and flowers and special dinners or times should be shown and done often.

We haven’t done gifts for about 5 years. Now we just wish each other a happy Valentine’s day with a smooch. I do like Valentine’s day, though, because on the 15th there’s all kinds of cheap candy on sale :)

V Day is an reminder of one big live value witch si love.I celebrate this day like a buy nice rose flower and give it to my girl I mean to a special girl.Allways.It is something what lights you up time to time

To summarize: Bullshit.

We’re both big, sappy romantics and we love it.

Fuck Valentines.

It is necessary to support those poorly paid farmers who grow cocoa beans the world over.

I do my duty by getting the finest chocolates for all three of my valentines.

Chocolate is love!

Chocolate is a dirty word. Wash your mouth in it everyday!

Just another hallmark holiday where you have to buy someone something. They have sweetest day as well. Isn’t that the same thing.

Lupercalia is way more fun.

@Mikewlf337 – I had never heard of Sweetest Day until today.

@Seelix America is full of these types of holidays. I love to give gifts and I am not cheap. I just think that these holidays are the ideas of businessmen trying to maximize sales. Can’t blame them because that is the way business works. I can understand mothers day and fathers day but I heard there is a day called “boss day”!!! Why would anyone make such a holiday? lol

Valentine’s Day is like everything else in life. It’s what you make of it that counts. I understand about the commercial aspect bugging some people. I understand about bad memories of feeling left out. But I can’t help it, I am a romantic and total sucker for Valentine’s Day. I liked it when it meant taking red construction paper and doilies to make my Mom a Valentine and I loved it when I was newlywed and made a total aphrodisiac dinner and I loved it most when out of the blue, my dad of all people decided to send each of us kids (grown kids, mind you) a Valentine like those on wilmas link. My Dad wasn’t exactly known for communicating his feelings. You could have knocked me over with a feather. I can still cry when I think about it!

I enjoy it, especially with a sweetie. It’s a bonus date night! I’m a female and I love V-Day as an excuse to let myself eat some chocolates, fancy restaurant food, champagne and also to have a joint bubblebath and romp in clean soft bedding wearing spiffy duds.