Happy Valentines Day!
Brian called me from work yesterday morning. this is pretty much how the conversation went:
Brian: So, what do you want to do tomorrow?
Me: Tomorrow?
Brian: Yeah.
Me: Oh! It’s Valentine’s Day.
Brian: Yeah.
Me: Do you really care about Valentine’s Day?
Brian: Not really.
Me: Good. Neither do I.
Valentines schmalentines. this day was a lot more important to me when Brian and i first started dating. now that we’ve been together for over 6 years, it just isn’t a priority. do other married couples or people in long-term relationships feel this way? i mean, we’re secure about where each of us stands in the other’s life, so there doesn’t seem to be any reason to exchange gifts to prove it.
i don’t dislike flowers–in fact i love fresh flowers. the problem is, so do the cats. a couple of weeks ago i told Brian that if he plans on buying me flowers, he would do better buying me a Star Wars LEGO set, instead.
at any rate, we’re going to watch tonight’s episode of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, and have pot roast slow-cooked (read: crock pot) with giardiniera peppers and a merlot for dinner. the merlot will be served in coffee mugs. i’m not even sure that we own wine glasses, and the regular glasses are all boxed up because we drink out of pop cans and bottles of water. the cats drink from our glasses when we aren’t looking. maybe it sounds ridiculous to other people, but this scenario clearly states: Brian and Barb.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Family/Marriage
I agree Barb. My husband and I show each other how much we love each other every day of the year. We dont need one day to say I love you. I like the out of the blue gifts, the unexpected little things that show we care.
February 14, 2006 8:54 pm
then you know what i mean!
February 14, 2006 10:03 pm
We didn’t make a deal of it either.
Also, cats drinking from your glasses - happens here too..
February 15, 2006 12:45 am
I am not in a relationship, but I think even if I was I would feel the same way you do about Valentines day. Almost every holiday besides birthdays and christmas aren’t a big deal to me anymore. The only thing I ever did on valentines day is give out and get cards in elementary school.
February 15, 2006 3:32 am
sounds perfect to me! we did almost the exact same, except with asti & CSI instead of merlot & Lynley
hugs xx.
February 15, 2006 5:49 am
Casey and I have been together for 15 years. For the last 8, he worked at a police dept., so we had NO holidays together. Now we celebrate everything. I didn’t get flowers, but I got a lot of my Star Wars figures that I collect!!
February 15, 2006 7:49 am
No big deal with me and my husband, either. I got him a gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings (he loves ‘em), and he gave me some Mrs. Fields choc. chip cookies.
February 15, 2006 9:56 am
Well, I’ve been with Kris for 6 years and we are going to celebrate our 5th anniversary, and yeah, we still try to make certain holidays a big deal.
February 15, 2006 2:38 pm
We don’t do much here either. I did get some really great pink slippers I have been wanting, but we let each other know how much we love each other every day. We don’t need a Hallmark holiday to prove it:)
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