Comments on: The Big V…and V is for Valentine

By: shirts

shirts — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:41:02 +0000

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By: Princess Pointful

Princess Pointful — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:14:14 +0000

I’m actually one of those shades of grey folks, honestly. I don’t get really wrapped up in it, because I think colour-by-the-numbers romance (e.g., flowers + chocolate = love) isn’t real romance, but at the same time, I don’t hate it, because I still think there is something nice about celebrating love. Does that make sense?

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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:46:33 +0000

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By: alexa - cleveland's a plum

alexa - cleveland's a plum — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:15:11 +0000

valentine’s day doesn’t kill me, mean it would be nice if i had a boy to celebrate it with but i’m used to being single.

it is what it is.

By: emily

emily — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:23:58 +0000

I’m so glad you wrote this post because this is exactly how I feel. I’ve always spent Valentine’s Day with friends and focused more on that than any kind of romance. Perhaps it is because I’ve never had a romantic valentine but I don’t think being single should mean that the holiday means any less. I look forward to the homemade cards and cookies.

Also, I will be spending the night out at a basketball game with a friend. Not too romantic but it will be fun

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:38:05 +0000

I usually feel irritated over the commercial aspects of it, along with the implication that all I want are chocolate, flowers, and/or diamonds, but I have a huge weakness for holidays that give me an excuse to buy presents for people I care about. My boyfriend of almost a year has to work on V-Day this year (he’s a cook at an upscale restaurant), but that’s okay — I got him a torque wrench and a dorky card, and we’ll probably go down to the food carts once he gets off so that we can sit by the fire pit there and drink cocoa.

I Valentine’s Day is a lot more fun when you’re not with someone who’s putting a lot of pressure on you to “prove” you love them. I had an ex-girlfriend who used to get mad that I couldn’t afford to buy her jewelry or dinner at a fancy restaurant. Those Valentine’s Days? Awful. I definitely prefer the laid-back thing I have going with my boy now.

By: thatShortChick

thatShortChick — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:19:15 +0000

i’ve never been into v-day but my mom has always tried to make it special for me, ever since I was little.

but, i actually wrote a post over at my blog about how i’m spending the enitre day EATING MYSELF SILLY.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:27:04 +0000

Yay! A fellow fan of all things pink and red!

I have a different opinion on the heart-shaped cake pans, though. I want to get one just so I can make conversation heart cakes. I think my first one will say “EAT ME.”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:46:38 +0000

I haven’t had anyone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with for the last 5 or 6 years. Even if I happened to be dating someone around mid-February, it never tended to be serious enough to make a big to-do about. In fact, I came to look at Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to go out and trawl the bars for depressed women looking for love (or maybe I was just looking for excuses to trawl for women?).

Now, though, I actually have someone to celebrate with — someone worth celebrating. So this February 14th I can be found holed up in my kitchen cooking a Valentine’s Day feast, complete with her favorite dessert. I can’t help but marvel at how far I’ve come… or at least how much meeting the right person can make you want to be better.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:26:37 +0000

I actually like Valentine’s Day, even though I too have never had a date for the day. Usually I’m without a boyfriend during the month of February. And even when I had one a couple years ago, he was on call on Valentine’s Day, so we celebrated on a different day and just hung out at his house on the actual day, which I don’t count as a date. When I’m single, like this year, I still like the day… love the candy and hearts and stuff you see in the stores… but always wish I had someone to spend it with. I don’t have definite plans this year. All I know is that I’m buying some champagne and candy today, whether I end up sharing it with friends or have it all myself is yet to be determined!