As you all know, Valentine's Day is just days away. Since it's become such a Hallmark holiday, it hardly seems worth it if you ask me — restaurants are overpriced, sending flowers seems forced, and if you're single, you're left feeling like an outcast. Now if you happen to be coupled up, sure, your first Valentine's Day with your special someone is exciting, but ladies, do tell, after the initial high has worn off, do you put less emphasis on the holiday or are you a Valentine's Day person who thinks it's a day that should be celebrated?
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nah. too many crazies out that night, haha. But no...even in my past relationships, I've never cared. My used-to-be best guy friend sent me some flowers (friendly, pink carnations) once. But that's it! too much hoopla.
1Really...I am not. I think anniversary's are WAY more important.
2V-Day is just an excuise for everyone to spend MORE money on materialistic things!
I would love it if my husband was more into Valentine's Day but since he isn't it makes it pretty sensless for me to be. In my opinion romance shouldn't need a holiday, it's either there or it's not.
3My boyfriend is the best. He's always doing the most thoughtful things. We go out to dinner at least once a week and he's done things like send my flowers on my b-day and even getting up in the middle of the night to make sure that Santa comes to my apartment on Christmas morning!
I think if a couple doesn't get to experience romance often, then Valentine's is a good reminder to go out of your way to do something. As for me, my relationship isn't any less romantic whether Valentines is here or not.
4I really dont like Valentine's Day, never have. The funny thing is I dislike it even MORE when I am with some body. I find the materialistic side of it so off-putting. I agree with lizzie- my relationship is romantic enough without him having to buy me something to prove it to me!
5It's one of my favorite holidays even when I was single. I love love. Ha. ♥
6My husband and I have been together for 5 years, but we still make a big to-do out of Vday. We're going away for a romantic weekend at a B&B this year. He always sends me flowers at work, too.
7Yeah I'm single and I'm still gonna celebrate it!
8Valentines is a bit of a pointless holiday for us. We're romantic regardless of a public holiday telling us to be romantic.
9This is the first time I'll be with someone on Valentine's Day... only I've got a class until 9:30 that night, so no major plans.
I don't like making a big deal out of it. I just like the chocolate.
10I love Valentines day, my husband and I always do something special with/for each other. It's just a nice excuse to get away for the weekend.
11Me and my BF never celebrated Valentines Day until we had our daughter. Even now we only do stuff for the kids. Nothing for each other. Hallmark Holiday!
12i agree with lizzie... my bf is super sweet and thoughtful, like last night i randomly went "i'm craving cupcakes", and he actually got right up and made them for me!
last year i was craving rice krispie squares (theme, anyone?) and he made me heart-shaped ones dipped in lindt chocolate for v-day. and though this year he asked me where i'd like to go for dinner, i've never been big on the holiday and declined (since i'd rather he save his $).
i think it can be cute, but i don't like the idea of a socially-forced romance day, i'd rather have it sprinkled throughout the year
13I still like to send out valentines cards like i used to do in grade school. And I like receiving a v-day package in the mail from my parents! And I'm looking forward to dinner out with my bf this year.
14I don't like the commercialized aspects of it. But I admittedly find it hard to ignore because you're always fielding questions like "Oh, what did so and so do for your for Valentines Day?" And even though I like to think I don't succumb to peer pressure I admit I'd feel bad saying "Oh, nothing", because I think other people would like think he's a bad boyfriend or something idiotic!
Anyway, we do keep it low-key. Usually just cards and for the last couple years I've cooked him a nice dinner. This year we're going out to dinner, and then he's coming to watch me play indoor soccer later in the evening. I feel like, "what is love other than watching your SO run around all sweaty when you'd rather be home sleeping?"
15I love Valentines Day...and I honestly don't care if people thinks it's a holiday only around because the corporate world wants more money.
16I like the day after V-day more. That's when the chocolate goes on sale.
17I love getting hokey at V-day with homemade cards and cookies for relatives and friends. My husband has learned not to try to do anything with the flowers and restaurants on V-day for us. Our first V-day he planned something extravagant but I sprained my ankle pretty bad in a soccer game two days beforehand so we ended up keeping it simple and he realized I liked that.
18I don't LOVE valentine's day, but i don't hate it either....I like that it is something to look forward to. My bf will do cute things for me throughout time, like the other day he came home and just brought me flowers for no reason. But I like getting excited for valentine's day and the element of surprise to it. We've decided that we are not getting each other any gifts for valentine's day and I like this idea. Too many commercials saying get her these diamonds or this phone or blah blah blah trying to get people to spend more money and then making guys feel like asses when they dont! But I think just spending time together uninterrupted is way more special. Last year we were snowed in on valentine's day and we just ordered pizza, stayed in bed and had sex and watched movies all day. It was probably the best valentine's yet!
19I don't really celebrate it- I just love all the extra specialty chocolates that come out! and every once in a while I'll get flowers too, so that's a nice bonus!
20I think it is a ridiculous holiday. My boyfriend & I are long distance and last year was our first v-day together. He seemed to care about it so I sent him a gift, but I doubt I will this year.
21This year I hate it. Last year I got a dozen roses and a promise ring. This year I'm single for the first time in 5 years, and he's already seeing someone new. I'm hoping to go to sleep on Wednesday and wake up on Friday.
22I like Valentine's Day. My boyfriend and I have been together for years, and it seems like the days blend together, but on Valentine's Day, we can focus more on each other and do something special together.
23I am not a huge fan of V-Day, but the bf and I do make gifts for each other.
We don't really celebrate much with each other except for birthdays and Thanksgiving/Christmas!
24My husband and I have never done Valentine's Day in 11 years. We think it's a BS commercial holiday that doesn't mean anything to us. Besides, hell if I'm letting him off the hook with one day of romance a year!
25I love Valentine's Day... My birthday is Feb 6th and I always had Valentine's Day Themed birthday parties when I was little...
I dont have a boyfriend, but my best friend and I are going out to dinner and giving eachother chocolate haahah
I dont like taking it so seriously- My last boyfriend and I used to get eachother a bag filled with candy and joke gift or something
26then order chinese food, watch a movie, and get drunk together...
Thats so much more fun than putting all this pressure on it
I never liked the idea of needing a holiday to remind one to show affection. It's nice as an excuse to do something out-of-the-way special, but not necessary. As far as I'm concerned, I should be treated well and appreciated every day of the year, and I do the same for my fiance.
27Yeah, I'm a sucker for Valentine's Day, but we usually celebrate it the week after, when everything is half price and flowers are back to their usual cost. When I was single, I'd get together with my single friends and hang out, usually we'd send flowers to each other then go out.
28I love Valentine's Day, because I see it as an extra special day that I can show my loved ones (husband, parents, sister, etc.) how much I love them. Of course, they already know it & it's not the only day that I make an extra effort, but they all look forward to it anyway. It's also a perfect opportunity to make brownies & not feel guilty about eating them!
29I think people are having a bit of a problem with their relationship if they need one special day in the year to be more romantic and express their love in a special way.
30I'm not going to feel special on Valentine's Day if my boyfriend buys me flowers or takes me out to dinner. Millions of ladies will get the same treatment. And I'll know it wasn't his own idea to do that, he'd be doing it because that's what society expects men to do on that day. I find anniversaries much more personal.
Anyway, it just shows how much into consumption our society is. Sad...
I don't "love" Valentine's Day, but it's ok if it's really low-key. My boyfriend usually cooks for me, and we watch I movie that I choose. Simple but nice.
31Valentine's Day is my favourite holiday.
It's such a sweet, charming, neglected
little day. Like the runt of the holiday litter, not many people want it. lol The kind of typical aspects, like jewelry from chains with bad style, red roses, etc *is* boring. I think of it
as a holiday to celebrate love of all kinds, not just romantic. I make heart cookies with sprinkles with my daughter, send sweet cards to people I love to remind them that they are cared
about, and my husband and I treat it like another excuse to kiss a lot and be sweet to each other. I can understand how the commercialization can be annoying, but like every other holiday, it
is what you make of it. Christmas is the most commercialized holiday ever, but I wouldn't reject the whole thing over it. I never felt some kind of weird pressure to be in a relationship to
enjoy it, either. Holidays are supposed to be fun! 
32I've never been a Valentine's Day person with any of my boyfriends. It does feel forced and cheesy, and it's so hard to get a restaurant reservation, I feel like going out to dinner is just pointless. I'd rather celebrate on days that are actually special to me.
33I hate Valentine's Day. It's so stupid.
34valentines day is soooooo dumb. really, if you love someone, you love them all year round and i like doing cute things for my boyfriend all year round. me and my boyfriend do cards and i get him usually a 3 dollar stuffed animal from target.
35I think v-day is kind of stupid, personally. I always try to keep it low-key because I think one special day to be all lovey-dovey is kind of commercial. I told my boyfriend that we can just get each other small gifts and make a special new recipe at home together. that's just more me- the one time a guy tried to go all out and get a hot-air balloon for me, it didn't work out, lol. I broke up with him 2 weeks before valentine's day, so that I wouldn't make him pay all of that money- but the hot air balloon was a non-refundable surprise...oops! compared with his other behaviors [the reason why I was dumping him], it would've completely flipped me out anyways.
36I like it, it's nice when you have someone you love to celebrate it with. But it's never really excited me that much. Definitely not my favorite holiday or anything like that.
37I like it. My husband and I don't exchange gifts, but I love going out to dinner. We regularly go out to nice dinners, but it is nice to go without our daughter sometimes.
38I have never really liked the day, it always depressed me because for the longest I didn't have a valentine and I always associated the day with being a couple not celebrating love for oneself. Me and my boy friend celebrate but it isn't a big deal, he is good with the gifts though he knows what's up. I think it's better to show some romance throughout the year than rather on some lousy day. Valentine's day really does suck.
39I thought everybody loved hearts; Valentine's Day is lousy with 'em!
40dont u just feel the love on valentines day??? i remember feeling lonely on valentines when i was single...it sucked...it was so cliche, one year i was at a mall and happened to pass by a flower shop and it was packed with men buying flowers, i was SOO JEALOUS HAHA...
41last year i was engaged and we lived far apart...this year will be our first valentines together as a married couple, so yea, i am looking forward to it =D
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