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By: annimal

annimal — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:30:34 +0000

I neither love nor hate V-day. As a kid my main association is my brother’s birthday on Feb 15. My mom used to buy the half price candy and decorate his cake with it. It was quite fun in a sugar overload sort of way.
I’ve been single for most of my adult v-days, although the last few years I’ve been with my current boyfriend. Back when I was single, I used to sometimes wear all-black as a joke, but that was in my goth phase so I wore a lot of black clothing anyway.
Anyway, nowadays Mr. Annimal (mannimal??) and I tend to just have a nice dinner at home. Usually he cooks, but this year I’m cooking. We exchange small gifts-usually plants.

By: dancingteacups

dancingteacups — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:45:15 +0000

I hate Valentine’s Day, probably because I’m single and the socialization is hard to escape, as SarahMC notes. Tomorrow I’m spending the evening at a brewery with some of my good (female) friends, though, which should be the perfect antidote to a day devoted to Materialism and Hetero Love.

By: Redhead_Reading

Redhead_Reading — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:35:21 +0000

All I know is I never get a single card. And it’s very mushy but pressured which I don’t like.

By: Khrushchev

Khrushchev — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:23:45 +0000

Oh God, Steak and a Blowjob Day. Oh, God.

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By: GeekGirlsRule

GeekGirlsRule — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:11:02 +0000

We have a tradition where I go and get the husband a pair of the cheapest, tackiest boxer shorts I can find. The uglier the better.

That’s about it.

Oh, and we have a lot of sex. But we do that anyway.

By: Unpossible

Unpossible — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:57:45 +0000

The last time I was single on V-Day was in 1997, and it actually makes me feel like a big jerk most years – all my single friends/coworkers moaning about being single, and me standing around uncomfortably silent. I’ve done the big-fancy-restaurant dinner thing before and just found it awkward, expensive, and disappointing; most years we cook at home or get take-out. This year we’re actually going to an underground restaurant for a wild/foraged meal, which I’m super-excited about – but it’s the kind of thing I’d love to do regardless of the day.

As for gifts, pfffft – we don’t even do gifts for birthdays/anniversaries. We’re lazy like that. Also, I don’t like diamonds or flowers, and I’m very particular about my chocolate.

By: HanaMaru

HanaMaru — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:40:24 +0000

la sooz- I’ve never heard of S&BJ Day, but in Japan, March 14 is White Day, and it is the analogue of V-Day for men. Men give women dark chocolate on Feb. 14 and women give men white chocolate on March 14.

By: emilyanne

emilyanne — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:39:09 +0000

Sukie, I make the romantic meal quite a lot, most saturday nights in fact, with candles and nice wine and my husband brings flowers sometimes, but generally only if he sees some he fancies, he’s particular about this (yes, really).

Then again I like cooking and my husband and I rarely get to go out due to finance/ baby issues so it’s a chance to try out different recipes.

I never cook on Valentine’s though. Tomorrow night I shall be reading on the sofa and occasionally muttering at my husband.

Anyway Happy Birthday for tomorrow.