chimpanA-2-chimpanZ Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 What are you doing? What aren't you doing that you wish you were? Will it be a big deal, or is it just another day on the calendar for you and yours? Is it a source of anxiety, excitement, or both? Let's share. It's my first Valentine's Day with my boyfriend of seven months. He is an incredible cook and is treating me to a home-cooked dinner (much more fun than paying for a lousy prix fixe meal anyhow). He won't tell me what it is or how many courses it's going to be. My only hints are that it involves strawberries pickled in balsamic vinegar, peanut butter ice cream, and a bowl of sodium alginate. Tell us your plans for the day, and report back to let us know how they went! At least one of us has to get a good story out of this. 4
losangelena Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Here's mine: http://www.loveshack.org/forums/romantic/dating/515169-valentine-s-day-plans-wanting-feel-wanted-appreciated
thecrucible Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I'm single. No romantic plans but I'm going to see how the day pans out. Think I'll just bite the bullet and reach out to a few guys I kind of like that I know are single I'm seeing a guy on Sunday maybe but we're unsure about how we see each other - are we friends or could we be more? haha. We went out on dates but now we're going to try hang out as friends and see if there is anything there at all. 1
Author chimpanA-2-chimpanZ Posted February 14, 2015 Author Posted February 14, 2015 My friend just broke up with his girlfriend this morning. We all saw it coming but I can't imagine what precipitated such a big fight, especially at 5 AM on Valentine's Day. He's not mourning the end of the relationship so much as he is dreading dying alone. We're taking him out for bourbon sometime soon. A coworker is planning to to break up with his girlfriend in the near future, but has been a total coward about it. He got "lame reservations" at a local place for tonight. Most of my coupled friends are staying in or making a quick getaway on the coast. The only people I know who hate Valentine's Day than single people are men in serious relationships who haven't proposed yet. The one thing all of us---male, female, single, coupled---are looking forward to is half-priced candy and chocolate tomorrow. Yes! Hope tonight is a great one for all of you!
Gloria25 Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 I'm single. Had no plans. To me this just like any other day. It was a rough week cuz I think a combo of stress, lull moments, and dealing with idiots made this week harder than it needed to be. Thank God for my favorite podcaster, cuz yesterday I was listening to an old podcast and while many of her podcasts have repeat situations - this was a new one. The woman called in cuz when she was bored, she reverted to looking up something to be upset about - to let out her rage at things going on. Well, my fav podcaster summed it up for her and told her that when she has too much time on her hands - to get busy (i.e. exercise, volunteer, etc). So that she doesn't sit around and mull over stuff. I have a lot of stress for like going on over two years now. Any downtime leaves me to dwell on that shyt and I let it out. I see why/how I stopped dating for so long and/or stopped enjoying things I used to. So, now that I know why this week has been so hard (with nothing to do with V-day), I'm gonna be more proactive in taking preventative measures to not sit and mull over the stressful stuff. Right now, I just finished up a nice baked tilapia fillet with rice and spinach. Along with some pinot grigio...but, I so need to stop buying that brand. It sucked. So, I'm having some red wine with cheese and crackers. Do I "wish" I was out there doing something with the rest of the idiots being sucked into this nonsense about one day being a symbol of "loooove"? No thanks. If I had a man, I'd be waiting on him to come home with a bottle of wine/beer, and/or wearing something hot/nasty/sexy on the regular. And, I'm sure he'd not need a particular "day" to do nice things for me too. 2
BluEyeL Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 My BF of almost 8 months said he doesn't like Valentine's day because it's commercial and we should't be told when to be romantic with each other and when to buy flowers, we should do it anytime because we feel it. So I had really low expectations. I told him that was OK, I never really celebrated this one much in the past, so I wouldn't insist on flowers or anything. But it turned out wonderfully! He actually brought me red roses Friday evening and today he brought diamond earrings and a card. The message on the card was really really wonderful, and the first time he said "I love you". I also gave him a gift and a card, he read it and we had a very emotional moment, it was wonderful! I also made him an album with pictures from our trips and special occasions over these months we've been together. We just went out to lunch with some friends and then spent the rest of the day and evening in, bought airplane tickets for our trip to my home country in the summer, then we cuddled up on the couch, watched a movie and he left at almost 11pm. I think this was the best Valentine's day ever for me! I loved it! The honeymoon stage of love is unbeatable 6
todreaminblue Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 valentines day was actually good for me...i had no fights or arguments with anyone.....and i bought myself mango sorbet and a lychee one....it was lush......gorgeous times ten...i also have had a wonderful day today.....and there are blue skies outside.....and fluffy white clouds....and valentines day was yesterday....so i think ...this is the best day i have had so far this year...i feel ..nice:0) .deb 3
Els Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 We went for waffles and gelato in the afternoon, that was served with lots of little hearts and flowers. A bit cheesy I admit, but hey, if there's any day that gives you license to enjoy some cheesiness... Three-course meal at a French restaurant later on, and some, uh, fun times after dinner. I've made it a tradition of sorts for the past few years to use Valentines' Day as an excuse to splurge on nice lingerie (that stuff is expensive, can't justify buying it otherwise!), that always sees good use that night... Went to a fancy schmantchzy restaurant alone and observed while enjoying a delicious dinner. I observed at least three couples break up. I tried to keep the chuckling to myself. You saw three couples break up over dinner in a public restaurant in the space of one evening? You sure you don't carry some sort of jinx with you? I've never seen more than one per night, ever. 5
insert_name Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Recovered from the worst hang over in the world and read lots of infidelity stories in LS. Now back in love with being single 3
ASG Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 I went out for a friend's birthday and drank all the beer and am now suitably hungover! It was awesome! So many friends! The way all Valentine's Days should be! 1
Author chimpanA-2-chimpanZ Posted February 15, 2015 Author Posted February 15, 2015 He made me a four-course meal with oysters, sous vide lobster tail, venison loin, and an amazing PB&J ice cream (my favorite!) with malted milk meringues. The wine paitings were stellar and we ended the meal with the Willett Boardwalk, a truly incredible bourbon. He also bought me a dozen roses and a sexytime gift I'd been wanting. It was an amazing effort and I feel so special, but to be honest, being with him at any time makes me so happy I can hardly stand it. My favorite part of the evening was when he told me how happy he was to have me in his life and how bring together made him feel like a teenager believing in fate. Later in the night I recited Philip Larkin's "When first we faced and touching showed", a poem about mature love (memorizing that was another present from me). We were both pretty moved. Today: pajamas, popcorn, and leftovers. We're both bureaucrats so we have tomorrow off. No real pants for this couple! 5
inpeices Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 I met someone very special online xmas eve. We have been on four 'dates' which have all been amazing,the fourth being valentines day itself. I took us to a hotel with a spa, we drank prosecco and spent the entire time just totally absorbed in one another. We also went dancing at a club and it was really hot! She & I seem to be on the same page and we have had some wonderful intimate times and quite deep chats about things. I am floating in the clouds right now, especially after receiving a beautiful message thanking me for a wonderful weekend, with a picture of the rose and the card I gave her, sat on her bedside table tonight. No plans have been made to meet up again, it is unspoken..I really hope we do of course, and I am cautiously optimistic, but I know these things take time to grow, so I am learning the lesson of patience! She is wonderful ;-) 3
Author chimpanA-2-chimpanZ Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 We were in bed this morning and he was looking at me very intently. I couldn't tell if he was going to say something important or was waiting to spring a joke on me (he's a big fan of practical jokes and, to his credit, is excellent at them). Turns out it was the former: he said the L-word, and once I got over my surprise, so did I. It wasn't a shock; we've been saying "je t'aime" to each other for months now, but have even joked that it doesn't count because it's in another language. We've teased each other about who would say it first and when. Still, there's a big difference between thinking about someone saying those words and actually hearing them aloud. He went on to say a lot more, including how much he cared for me and how I'd turned his life upside-down, and how I meant so much to him. He said he'd never expected to have these feelings again and I was making him want things he didn't think he'd want. It's only now as I type it out that the enormity of it is really sinking in. He loves me, I love him, we've managed a healthy and stupidly happy relationship thus far. With my luck one of us will get cancer by June. 2
Sunfire73 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I too had the best Valentine's ever. Not just the day of, but the weekend. On Friday, we went out for dinner, and I gave him a card and chocolates. He was surprised, coz he thought we're going to exchange Valentine's cards on Valentine's day, and said he was not prepared. I was worried I won't get any flowers. But it was ok. We agreed to have dinner Friday, and spend Valentine's night at a hotel, which he booked earlier. We had a lovely dinner at a nice restaurant, complete with wine and desserts. We talked and just enjoyed each other after, then I spent the night at his place. I went back home around noon on Vday. That afternoon he picked me up, and this time with a bouquet of roses, yay! I thought he forgot. We head out to check in at a hotel (we needed privacy coz we both have kids =)), then watched a movie. The movie ended around dinner and we were planning to hit a club and just get appetizers. Unfortunately, it was packed and they only served Valentine's specials. We found a cozy French bistro nearby which was not too crowded, it was perfect, we ate a little. We head back to the club and watched a band and danced. We head back to our hotel around 11pm and exchanged cards and read to each other also, chocolates and drank wine and continued to dance. I slipped on my sexy new lingerie, yay, and he absolutely loved it. We ended up sleeping around 3 am. We woke up around 10am and ate at a nice Cafe for breakfast. Really enjoyed our Valentine's weekend together. 2
Erised Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Not in an exclusive relationship. I took my friend out on the town that night. It was very fun! We both got dressed to the nines and went to a fancy diner where we had to wait ages drinking at the bar despite reservations. I had to go into work in the morning (Saturday, yuck!), but when I got home I had a lot of boxes from interested parties waiting on my doorstep. That was admittedly exciting. I love Valentine's Day still. I can officially say it was just as fun single as it ever was in a relationship, if not more so. 2
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