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S/O Valentine's Day

bexbarkerbexbarker member
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I know that V Day is often considered a silly "holiday." And Mother's Day isn't really a "holiday" at all. But I like cute days like that--I like the idea of chocolates or flowers. My husband is a wonderful guy--very loving and demonstrative about it. He used to get me flowers randomly, just because. But he doesn't really care about these holidays. We haven't really done much in the way of gifts for birthdays and such because we have been saving money and paying off debt, but I miss getting flowers just because. I think the last time he got me flowers was about 7 months ago. 

Do the rest of you celebrate all the mushy holidays, or do you just enjoy spontaneous just because gifts?
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  • Junemom2013Junemom2013 member
    my dh doesn't really do the just because gifts but he does get me stuff for vday and birthday...I've told him not to but he insists. 
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  • bexbarkerbexbarker member
    Junemom2013 said:
    my dh doesn't really do the just because gifts but he does get me stuff for vday and birthday...I've told him not to but he insists. 
    I LIKE getting gifts from my husband! I love when he takes the time to put thought into something for me. Of course if it's something we can't afford, then I don't want him to do it, and he wouldn't. But flowers or candy or something he knows I've had my eye on? I think that's so sweet and considerate. I just feel like my husband has lost a lot of that since we were dating, and I miss it!
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  • Junemom2013Junemom2013 member
    i used to try to get him to buy me flowers...i would forward him proflowers emails and say hint hint lol but he never did it. 
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  • bexbarkerbexbarker member
    @Samanthaashley93 I try not to feel jealous when I read this, but I can't help it! I didn't get anything for Mother's Day! My husband and his family didn't "celebrate" days like Mother's Day or Father's Day. But my family always has, so it's my expectation that we will. So I'm always disappointed when we don't. The easy thing to do: talk to him about it. But I feel selfish and silly about it.
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  • tttwalterstttwalters member
    I love valentines day, not to just celebrate it with my DH, but everyone I love. My mom would always spoil us with chocolate and special lunches and a special dinner on V day, and I look forward to doing that with my LO's.

     

     

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  • kari.sandallkari.sandall member
    edited February 2014
    My husband refuses to buy flowers on Valentine's Day because they are so much more expensive. The last time he brought me flowers was when I got my first teaching job. .... that was 3.5 years ago.
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  • RedCherry1109RedCherry1109 member
    DH will usually get me roses and a card for V Day/Mother's Day but we don't do anything else. 


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  • Monkeybutt80Monkeybutt80 member
    It depends.  I am an opportunistic Valentines day celebrator. If I want something, I act like it's a huge deal and how he must buy be this present because Valentines day is the time he must show how much he loves me, blah blah blah.  If there's nothing I want, we skip everything - no cards, no chocolate or flowers. This year, there's nothing I want, so we are skipping everything except I will just make us a nice dinner. But I did buy my Colton a little red car toy. 


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  • needanustartneedanustart member
    melOHdy said:
    Have you and your husband done the "Love Languages" survey? Sounds like giving/receiving gifts is important to you.  That's one of the 5 Love Languages.  That said, I would never be upset with my husband for not getting me something for Valentine's Day.  I like that we recognize it but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.
    This x100. Because of this DH knows NOT to try and buy me something, especially if it is expensive or dies and I have to clean it up (ie, flowers). DH is all about "words" so I do a card that has all sorts of mush I wrote. I value "time" and he knows a good gift for me is getting an uninterrupted few hours to go for a run, long shower and nap. Or a nice date night where he even arranged the babysitter. The only thing he can spend money on is pedicures or massages for me or else I get super annoyed because I can think of a million other practical things we need that I could have spent the money on.
    I'm really worried because he said he got me something (we usually don't gift on v-day) because he saw it and "really thought I would like it." I'm super anxious about receiving something now and trying to think of a good gift for him...

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