Blue J Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I say let's play a game called "Will my husband remember it's Valentine's Day and bring me something?" Start placing bets guys. My bet is on NO. The only time I get anything from him is when he thinks he's upset me badly enough to warrant a bouquet of flowers. That's too bad but I guess not uncommon, I really hope you are exaggerating some of your stories. A few months ago my 15 year old son asked me to pick up some flowers so he could give them to a girl at school. I was standing in line with a bouquet of roses and the lady in front of me turned around and looked at the flowers and said "What did you do wrong"? It's crazy, but that is the first thought that comes to my mind when I see a bloke with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. And the few times I've been the one with flowers in my hands (no I didn't do anything wrong haha) I've felt the same kind of looks on me. Buying flowers is not easy for men. I respectfully disagree. I didn't buy flowers for Valentines Day, but I have done it other random times, for no particular reason. In terms of the real effort involved, it requires very little. And she likes having a nice bouquet of flowers in the house, so...I do that. It's not difficult, and it's something that makes her happy. And I don't believe anyone who has ever seen me holding flowers has asked me what I did wrong. (If they wonder it privately, that's their business. I really don't care). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I always prefer to do something weird and funky (it's just my style) but that is always met with, "Why can't you be normal?" I'm sorry to hear that. I used to get that all time, too- certainly not just on one occasion out of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Soooooooooooooooooooo, Gangster… was my assumption correct? Did you get nailed? I’m not the only one who wants to know… The procedure was reconvened, yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Like almost all other holidays or days of some special significance, I’m not one to get sucked into all the commercialism or basically, bullshit, of Valentine’s Day. The very next day after the stores put all their Halloween shit away, we started hearing about it. On our radios, on our televisions, in our newspapers and on our computer screens we constantly hear that we are supposed to go out for dinner, buy each other gifts, cards, flowers, chocolates, retarded stuffed animals… why? I don’t need anyone to tell me that I am supposed to do all of these things, nor, do I need to get gifts (or nor do I need to buy gifts) in order to know someone loves me. I avoid Valentine’s Day 100%. Here’s an idea: Rather than waiting for a certain day when we’re expected to do all this stuff, why not do it at random times throughout the year for no reason at all, other than you love someone. Walk in the door after work on July 17th with a nice little gift and say, “Come on, we’re goin’ out for a nice dinner.” No reason… Funniest thing ever – go to any Canadian WAL MART at about 5:30pm on any February 14 and you’ll see about 20 Canadian hosers standing there with their bush jackets and ball caps, standing in front of the “big scary wall.” That’s the Valentine’s Day card rack… they all look scared, nervous and completely out of their element. Each of them is thinking to himself two words… “Oh shit.” He’s thinking he better “pick the right one.” Since my birthday is July 16 I see no problem with my husband saying on July 17th lets go out to dinner. Then I get to go out two nights in a row!!! :D-13:I'm with crimson frippy 'cause the 17th is my birthday.... . I'm also in agreement with Gangsterfurious, if your gal thinks it is important, then it is important. Previous spouse used the excuse not to buy me flowers because I worked in a florist shop...you must be tired of them..well NO. As time has gone by, I don't mind if I don't get flowers on Valentine because I know my hubby gives me lots of things throughout the rest of the year (as others spoke of here). I think I wanted flowers so badly from my ex because I wasn't sure he really loved me and I needed a demonstration through a public gesture. When I was divorced, I bought them for myself and had them sent to my work. It was fun to have my co-workers wondering who sent them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Like almost all other holidays or days of some special significance, I’m not one to get sucked into all the commercialism or basically, bullshit, of Valentine’s Day. The very next day after the stores put all their Halloween shit away, we started hearing about it. On our radios, on our televisions, in our newspapers and on our computer screens we constantly hear that we are supposed to go out for dinner, buy each other gifts, cards, flowers, chocolates, retarded stuffed animals… why? I don’t need anyone to tell me that I am supposed to do all of these things, nor, do I need to get gifts (or nor do I need to buy gifts) in order to know someone loves me. I avoid Valentine’s Day 100%. Here’s an idea: Rather than waiting for a certain day when we’re expected to do all this stuff, why not do it at random times throughout the year for no reason at all, other than you love someone. Walk in the door after work on July 17th with a nice little gift and say, “Come on, we’re goin’ out for a nice dinner.” No reason… Funniest thing ever – go to any Canadian WAL MART at about 5:30pm on any February 14 and you’ll see about 20 Canadian hosers standing there with their bush jackets and ball caps, standing in front of the “big scary wall.” That’s the Valentine’s Day card rack… they all look scared, nervous and completely out of their element. Each of them is thinking to himself two words… “Oh shit.” He’s thinking he better “pick the right one.” Since my birthday is July 16 I see no problem with my husband saying on July 17th lets go out to dinner. Then I get to go out two nights in a row!!! :D-13:I'm with crimson frippy 'cause the 17th is my birthday.... . I'm also in agreement with Gangsterfurious, if your gal thinks it is important, then it is important. Previous spouse used the excuse not to buy me flowers because I worked in a florist shop...you must be tired of them..well NO. As time has gone by, I don't mind if I don't get flowers on Valentine because I know my hubby gives me lots of things throughout the rest of the year (as others spoke of here). I think I wanted flowers so badly from my ex because I wasn't sure he really loved me and I needed a demonstration through a public gesture. When I was divorced, I bought them for myself and had them sent to my work. It was fun to have my co-workers wondering who sent them. Ha, I used to work in a jewelry store and had somebody use that excuse, especially because he knew about the discount I got. He was single, jobless, and living on his dad's couch last time I checked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/LOLlapalooza/n7Iphz9_zps8b3b7a9a.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Way to go, Gangst’ !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 So, I'm being normal this year and making a nice, normal dinner and playing normal music. Sell-out.......you disgust me. :tsk: ;) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I've renamed February 14 Mindless Self Indulgence Day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm renaming it "Alaskan King Crab legs, filet mignon, and winery visit day." Wish me luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 All will be good if only you follow this advice... It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means that Social Justice Internet is pumping out advice for how to handle this “oppressive” holiday in the most politically correct way possible. Here are five things that the SJWs are asking you to do this year: 1. Buy your “friend with benefits” a “‘No Means No’ conversation heart ring” “Hopefully your booty call is just as into consent as you are (if they’re not, ditch ‘em quick),” women’s website Romper advises. “This “No Means No” conversation heart ring ($12.50) is a sweet little statement piece.” (How romantic! Buying someone a gift to remind them to not rape you!) Just one little thing: I kind of feel like being “into consent” is not something that exists in varying degrees — after all, you either are or are not a rapist — so “is just as into consent as you are” isn’t really a thing, and whether or not you’d ever want to wear such a weird piece of jewelry has actually nothing to do with that distinction. 2. Talk about diversity before sex because that can be “an aphrodisiac of sorts.” J.W. Wiley, the chief diversity officer for SUNY Plattsburgh and the director of the Center for Diversity, Pluralism and Inclusion, explains that “some couples like intellectual seduction before they intimately retire for the evening,” and that a great way to spice things up is to talk about how “Valentine’s Day is a day we engage in diversity.” “All romantic scenarios are diverse realities . . . any shared moments of romance, sex, love and/or marriage involve our multiple identities,” Wiley explains. “Our ability, race, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, religion, ageism and privilege all affect who we see and how we’re seen.” Wiley insists that this kind of discussion will be “an aphrodisiac of sorts for those couples who enjoy making love to each other’s minds before they embark on a sensual anatomical adventure.” (Because nothing sounds hotter than “sensual anatomical adventure.”) 3. Celebrate all kinds of love because focusing on romantic love is offensive to asexuals. Are you only celebrating with your boyfriend or girlfriend? If so, that’s offensive. According to Everyday Feminism, Valentine’s Day “promotes the idea that romantic and sexual relationships should be something that everyone aspires to,” which “marginalizes aromantic and asexual people.” So, make sure to give cards to your siblings and “ think deeply about the importance and beauty of non-romantic relationships.” Um . . . okay. 4. If you must celebrate, make sure to at least spend time thinking about how offensive the day is while you’re doing it. In an op-ed in The Inkwell, Armstrong State University’s official student newspaper, Megan McGinnis clarifies that you actually can be a feminist and still “indulge in heart-shaped boxes of chocolate and gladly receive roses.” Provided, of course, that you don’t forget to “recognize the negative aspects of the holiday and choose not to indulge our society’s archaic notions on gender and heteronormativity.” Cool! Who says feminists don’t know how to have a good time? 5. Make sure to acknowledge that women also eat chips because people only ever talk about men eating chips and that’s a huge, sexist problem. Yep. I read an actual piece titled “Doritos’ ’ketchup roses’ advertisement assumes women don’t eat junk food,” written by a girl named Lizzy Hill who apparently loves, loves chips and was very upset that the ad for a Doritos rose bouquet had a woman giving it to a man, which “ignores the fact that women like to eat junk food too.” “I’m sick of these junk food ads that focus on the tired ‘stoner guy’ demographic, completely neglecting their female consumers,” she writes. Talk about a serious problem! Read more at: http://www.nationalr...cal-correctness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 All will be good if only you follow this advice... It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means that Social Justice Internet is pumping out advice for how to handle this “oppressive” holiday in the most politically correct way possible. 3. Celebrate all kinds of love because focusing on romantic love is offensive to asexuals. Are you only celebrating with your boyfriend or girlfriend? If so, that’s offensive. According to Everyday Feminism, Valentine’s Day “promotes the idea that romantic and sexual relationships should be something that everyone aspires to,” which “marginalizes aromantic and asexual people.” So, make sure to give cards to your siblings and “ think deeply about the importance and beauty of non-romantic relationships.” Um . . . okay. Read more at: http://www.nationalr...cal-correctness When we lived in Ohio, people went nuts for "Sweetest Day", in the fall on October 15th. It was a day to be sweet to people you cared for in a non romantic way and kind of cute. It doesn't seem to have caught on elsewhere . . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm going out and buying a bag of Lay's Wavy Chips and eating the whole bag. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 All will be good if only you follow this advice... It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means that Social Justice Internet is pumping out advice for how to handle this “oppressive” holiday in the most politically correct way possible. 3. Celebrate all kinds of love because focusing on romantic love is offensive to asexuals. Are you only celebrating with your boyfriend or girlfriend? If so, that’s offensive. According to Everyday Feminism, Valentine’s Day “promotes the idea that romantic and sexual relationships should be something that everyone aspires to,” which “marginalizes aromantic and asexual people.” So, make sure to give cards to your siblings and “ think deeply about the importance and beauty of non-romantic relationships.” Um . . . okay. Read more at: http://www.nationalr...cal-correctness When we lived in Ohio, people went nuts for "Sweetest Day", in the fall on October 15th. It was a day to be sweet to people you cared for in a non romantic way and kind of cute. It doesn't seem to have caught on elsewhere . . . . I'd be really cool for that to be a thing everywhere. Nobody gets enough platonic affection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 All will be good if only you follow this advice... It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means that Social Justice Internet is pumping out advice for how to handle this “oppressive” holiday in the most politically correct way possible. 3. Celebrate all kinds of love because focusing on romantic love is offensive to asexuals. Are you only celebrating with your boyfriend or girlfriend? If so, that’s offensive. According to Everyday Feminism, Valentine’s Day “promotes the idea that romantic and sexual relationships should be something that everyone aspires to,” which “marginalizes aromantic and asexual people.” So, make sure to give cards to your siblings and “ think deeply about the importance and beauty of non-romantic relationships.” Um . . . okay. Read more at: http://www.nationalr...cal-correctness When we lived in Ohio, people went nuts for "Sweetest Day", in the fall on October 15th. It was a day to be sweet to people you cared for in a non romantic way and kind of cute. It doesn't seem to have caught on elsewhere . . . .In Indiana it was eclipsed by Midnight Madness. In 48 other states, it was likely viewed as a shameless attempt by Hallmark to separate more people from their money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm going out and buying a bag of Lay's Wavy Chips and eating the whole bag.As a child of the 60s, I'm sure you'll be enjoying it with some wavy gravy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers meThat's appropriately non cisnormative. Good for you. Not that others choices shouldn't be respected. Oh wait, scratch that last sentence above. Some choices are just plain oppressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm renaming it "Alaskan King Crab legs, filet mignon, and winery visit day." Wish me luck! Good luck! :madra: Some flowers might help sweeten things up! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I love Valentine's Day. A great reminder as to how fortunate of a man I am to have found the girl of my dreams. A random. or not so random, excuse set on each new year's calender to remind that girl that she means the world to me. Yeah, I buy into it all right...love is good thing and it is a great cause to celebrate. I still feel this way two years later...even more so! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I've been married too long....said to the wife I was going to nip out and buy a valentines card to which she replies "Never mind the f***ing card, just paint my bloody kitchen!" Who said romance was dead...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers me http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/GIFs/dNVvntX_zpsds7b0fdk.gif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers meThat's appropriately non cisnormative. Good for you. Not that others choices shouldn't be respected. Oh wait, scratch that last sentence above. Some choices are just plain oppressive. You aren't allowed to use that word outside of SOCN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers me http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/GIFs/dNVvntX_zpsds7b0fdk.gif http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/666/056/67f.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 As an angry SJW, this triggers me http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/GIFs/dNVvntX_zpsds7b0fdk.gif http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/666/056/67f.jpg http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff508/blackcc/Hypocrite%20Feminist_zpswtuuy2ux.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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