Valentines 2018
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We’ve been married for 18 years. In the early years, we celebrated with dinner and DH gave me flowers. Then the dinners and flowers stopped for a few years after we realised they are overpriced on Valentine’s Day. In the past few years, DH restarted the gifts. I received flowers, chocolates, cakes, ice cream and even KFC! :faint: (that KFC made me :rant: and became an example when DH taught DS on “what not to give women on Valentine’s Day”
). For me, I never bought any gifts for DH on Valentine’s Day.
I think there is no right or wrong answers. Depends on the couple. To each his own.
Happy Valentine’s Day! -
ngl2010:
:rotflmao: he really present the box of kfc to you and wish you Happy V day arh?We’ve been married for 18 years. In the early years, we celebrated with dinner and DH gave me flowers. Then the dinners and flowers stopped for a few years after we realised they are overpriced on Valentine’s Day. In the past few years, DH restarted the gifts. I received flowers, chocolates, cakes, ice cream and even KFC! :faint: (that KFC made me :rant: and became an example when DH taught DS on “what not to give women on Valentine’s Day”
). For me, I never bought any gifts for DH on Valentine’s Day.
I think there is no right or wrong answers. Depends on the couple. To each his own.
Happy Valentine’s Day! -
I just got a hug and a light kiss from dh in the lift after sending the kids to school wishing me a Happy Anniversary and I asked him oh you remember and my brain was spinning what date is it today
I know V day is this few days and I dunno that it is today :faint: anyway today need to run errands and do last min shopping.
Most V days I have no flowers as I find it really a waste of money..I got more heartache than feeling happy. Most of our years together, dh will asked me what do I want and I will tell him nothing as I really have nothing that I need for that ocassion lor. So far I dont think I have any material stuff that I kept in my heart waiting to be fulfil also..Very not romantic wife he has gotten himself -
We’ve stopped bothering much with gifts as it seems too commercialised to us, and as we get older, we don’t want more "stuff". But we always take time for a dinner together around V.Day because it’s also around my birthday. Occasionally, my husband will get me flowers, but not every year. I think marking the special days was more important in the early years - before kids, because we were newly-married; when the kids were young, because couple time was so precious. Now we are nearly empty-nesters, so we can arrange couple time whenever we feel like it, and we don’t have to compete with everyone on the special days.
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It feels much better as I am not alone.
It has become commercialised be it Christmas, Valentines, New Year…
I would stick to my way of showing love to loved ones…I am more for the ‘long haul’ (xi shui chang liu). hope I have gotten my HYPI correct.
It means more to my hubby when I place his comfort and wellbeing as my main concern. -
We have never celebrated v day, even when dating because it is commercial date. On the other hand, i usually advise my friends to receive every present or flower or chocolate with a big smile and thank you. Never say no if the other person wants to give! Some people truly love giving presents and it is a major way of expression. If you keep saying no they may just end up giving things to someone else.
And if your partner is someone who loves receiving gifts, make it a point to gift regularly even if you think that rose is overpriced. -
During park tor times, yes we celebrated - \"collecting gifts age \" mah
now we are at a different stage of life, we are v contented with what we have now - no more additions of material stuff , except deli food /healthy food :drool:
if we have time, we enjoy going for meals together , jog together, go car maintenance appmt , night super market shopping together! Last night, we just teased each other what to eat n go tonight - the answer is KFC / Texas chicken shout out if someone gift me, yes we have to accept thankfully, some people just like to give pressie. Dh is not good in this area, I am also \"rusty\" in buying pressies ( i v scared of xmas gift exchange). Prefer a good term investment product- benefit all of us in future . -
MrsKiasu:
Yes. And I didn’t realise that was his V gift to me until much later! I thought he just wanted to supplement dinner with KFC. :faint:
:rotflmao: he really present the box of kfc to you and wish you Happy V day arh?ngl2010:
We’ve been married for 18 years. In the early years, we celebrated with dinner and DH gave me flowers. Then the dinners and flowers stopped for a few years after we realised they are overpriced on Valentine’s Day. In the past few years, DH restarted the gifts. I received flowers, chocolates, cakes, ice cream and even KFC! :faint: (that KFC made me :rant: and became an example when DH taught DS on “what not to give women on Valentine’s Day”
). For me, I never bought any gifts for DH on Valentine’s Day.
I think there is no right or wrong answers. Depends on the couple. To each his own.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I told him a few days ago that if he wants to get me food for V day, it must be sweet in terms of taste and appearance. Small is ok. I told him that because I was worried he’ll get me fish skin or keropok this year!
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ngl2010:
march this year, we would have been married for 19 years...the time really zoomed past.We’ve been married for 18 years. In the early years, we celebrated with dinner and DH gave me flowers. Then the dinners and flowers stopped for a few years after we realised they are overpriced on Valentine’s Day. In the past few years, DH restarted the gifts. I received flowers, chocolates, cakes, ice cream and even KFC! :faint: (that KFC made me :rant: and became an example when DH taught DS on “what not to give women on Valentine’s Day”
). For me, I never bought any gifts for DH on Valentine’s Day.
I think there is no right or wrong answers. Depends on the couple. To each his own.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
hubby doesn't buy valentine's day stuff like flowers, jewellery or chocolate. i'm not into that. but he will get me a bag i like and that is like birthday and valentine's day 2 in 1. i'm ok with it.
i don't buy gifts for him...just have to make sure he looks presentable and clothes are not worn out. i love to window shop and compare prices.
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