Couldn't give a flip about valentines but i'd stop short at catching my tallywhacker in a draw.
We use the day to celebrate pork in all it's wonderful shapes and sizes.
A day were pork is king and we'll eat it in every meal today.
I even gave my wife a happy pork day card.
Plums aren't even in season
Anyway I thought it was supposed to be about secretly sending cards. Isn't the phrase "Be my valentine"? Suggesting they aren't already.
We always used to make a fish pie on Valentine's Day. That's not a euphemism, it's just an odd ritual we got into. Then one year it made us both sick, so now we do nothing. My wife's not even here today.
Think of today as a day when petrol stations around the UK suddenly get a lot of business for flowers from the forecourt...
My girlfriend (now wife) said that it was all a big con and I shouldn't waste money on it. So she came home on Valentines day and I said that I had listened to her and instead of buying flowers, cars and chocolates I had spent the money instead on a set of stacking crates which we needed. So she could not give me a hard time as I had listened to her and done exactly what she said.
However flowers, card and chocs had also been bought and were liked. Since then I try to remember - but also give flowers, chocs and cards at other times of the year for no good reason. We have never bothered with a 'special' meal or such. In fact tonight I think that we may not see much of each other anyway - and she is off skiing with our boys on Sunday!
My wife’s not even here today.
I know.
"I know."
Poor sod.
Taking the wife to see Black Panther tonight.
So I think that's romantic,
maybe I'll show her the pink panther later? 😍😍That's<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> definitely romantic</span>
Taking the wife to see Black Panther tonight.
So I think that’s romantic,
maybe I’ll show her the pink panther later?
I wouldn't bother. She's all panthered out.
"Love yourself, snog your partner, hug your family’s.."
Are we back on the plums here?
my wife is away and I have a plumber coming round this evening.
I’m not even joking.
I'm guessing you can't switch off the central heating and it's getting very hot in your house.
I'll spending Valentines evening watching Simple Minds with mates while Mrs. P spends the evening in front of the telly with the dogs.
Mum died on Valentines Day so I'm not a big fan of it anyway.
Feeling pressured into going through motions, that's crap. However like most of these things, it should be whatever you want it to be. I won't be buying a card or flowers, but I did get a nice bar of chocolate this morning (£2 worth) and I will probably do something nice for her whilst she is out at work.
Probably tidying the house, not because it's normally her job (it's not) but because it needs doing and it makes her feel better when it's done. May get a steak for dinner.
Jamie deserves love for that response.
I buy a card each year and usually make my wife a meal at either the weekend before or after. This weekend we are heading to Leeds for a friends 40th, so loads of drinks and party time with a crowd of other people - take that romance!
Could be much much worse..this could be mumsnet and you could all be waiting for a trip to Centre Parks or a meal up the OXO Tower
It's my Grandad's birthday today, his middle name is Valentine. He's 89 today and hasn't been well recently, him still being with us means more to me than some silly day where lots of sheep feel compelled to be 'romantic'.
Back when I used to work in an office it was always the high maintenance 'princess' type women who got flowers delivered at work. Says it all really.
a meal up the OXO Tower
a meal up there?
I’d settle for a coffee.
Got Mrs Yak a new maul. Just checked it on a freshly cut down eucalyptus. Works a treat, so I split the lot.
"I’d sooner repeatedly slam my plums in a kitchen drawer"
I have to pay good money for that. It's extra on valentines too.
Anyway it appears we have a "secret Valentines" thing going on at work. I'm waiting for the cards to come flooding in. And waiting...
We don't do it, its another excuse to buy pointless folded bit of cardboard, but we got married on the 16th of Feb 5 years ago, so we've booked a meal and night back where we got hitched.
It was expensive, and we had to go for the "special valentines day meal" option. 🙁
You can buy Prunes all year round now, it isn't the 60's any more..
And they probably have a resemblance to Men of a certain age's anatomy too..
Taking the wife to see Black Panther tonight.
So I think that’s romantic,
maybe I’ll show her the pink panther later?
I'd do it the other way round, once she's had black panther she won't want to go back.
89p card from Aldi here and job done, might open a bottle of wine later if tomorrow's schedule doesn't look too tough
We always get a card for each other and I get her flowers but that's about it. My business partner spends a fortune on shit - gets his missus things like iPads and guff like that. Bloody silly.
This year our little girls made some lovely things for us - a huge 'family flower' made from cardboard and a paper mache 'vase' using the trusted 'ballon for a mould' technique. There were pictures of each member of the family (including the dog) on each petal. Then one of our daughters also made gifts for us all - again all by hand. It was perhaps the most lovely Valentine's Day I've had 🙂
Got pancake day & valentines day mixed up this year. Hot fat stings a bit!
ROFL
I’d sooner repeatedly slam my plums in a kitchen drawer
You do it, I’ll film it. I’m sure there’s a niche for this and we can go 50/50 on profits.
Revenge Valentines
So evil, but so perfect! 👹
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I feel OP has fancy slow closing runners on his kitchen drawers. As such, slamming one’s plums in them, while somewhat impactful, would be fairly pleasurable.
I'm interested to know how Jamie knows this.
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Tesco selling a bunch of 100 roses for £70. Must be some right mugs around.
@shinton- given that a bunch of 12 go for £20 minimum I see money to be made from that offer...
Far too commercialised, so for that reason we won't do it. Also, since when did one wish everyone a "Happy Valentine's Day"? Surely you only say it to the one you love? It's not a general celebration.
Happy Birthday, Wallop 🙂
Cheers!
I am hungover already 😞
I haven’t given anyone a card for several decades, had nobody to give one to, and haven’t received one in as long.
Been living with my g/f for four months, and I wasn’t sure what her feelings were, re Valentines cards, wed not talked about it, and I’d actually forgotten the date, but I happened to walk in on her putting a card away, and fortunately I had an appropriate arty card with a nice calligraphic verse that I’d bought on a whim some years back.
She is thrilled with her card, and I’m pleased with mine, it’s the thought that counts, just a tangible token on one particular day.
I didn’t get flowers, and she’s not one for chocolate, and a card does nicely, thank you.