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Swmbo, "Don't get me anything for Valentine's Day this year - it's all such a ripoff..."

Me, "Nothing?"

Swmbo, "Nothing."


Thoughts?

It means the opposite... It's a trap!

My take? It's a trap!

She wants something, but something thoughtful and surprising. Skip the boxed chocolate and roses, go for a home-made candlelit dinner (unless she has a favourite restaurant you can get a table at) or something in a similar vein.

(02-14-2016, 09:05 AM)chazt Wrote: Swmbo, "Don't get me anything for Valentine's Day this year - it's all such a ripoff..."

Me, "Nothing?"

Swmbo, "Nothing."


Thoughts?

Ignore it.

It might be as she says, maybe she loves you just like you are without presents 

It means just the opposite. While she might not like the commercialism of Valentine's Day, a little romance goes a long way. Do something special, from the heart, to tell her you love her.

When is Valentine's Day?

Do as requested, nothing.  But tomorrow night take her out for a candle lit dinner and tell her you love her everyday, not just Valentine's.

Forget the male stripper dressed as UPS. Your dog will run away or cause a wrongfull injury and loss of income lawsuit.

(02-14-2016, 12:10 PM)Johnny Wrote: Do as requested, nothing.  But tomorrow night take her out for a candle lit dinner and tell her you love her everyday, not just Valentine's.

Even when my wife says stuff like that I still do or will do something in general. She may fein disapproval but is smiling ear to ear the whole time.

If you have any art talent at all, fold a piece of cardboard in half to make a card, draw something simple but romantic on the front (moon, stars, hearts, flowers, mountains, etc.), and write inside a brief note about how much she means to you.

(02-14-2016, 09:13 AM)nikos.a Wrote: It means the opposite... It's a trap!

That was my initial thought. Like most men (i think), I'm usually wrong. Gut instinct, thought/active processing, it doesn't matter, I'm usually wrong..

(02-14-2016, 09:14 AM)WegianWarrior Wrote: My take? It's a trap!

She wants something, but something thoughtful and surprising. Skip the boxed chocolate and roses, go for a home-made candlelit dinner (unless she has a favourite restaurant you can get a table at) or something in a similar vein.

She said she didn't want flowers. So I bought her one red rose - a flower. And a bunch of scratch-off lottery tickets.

(02-14-2016, 09:15 AM)primotenore Wrote: Ignore it.

Sound advice.

(02-14-2016, 09:20 AM)SharpSpine Wrote:

LOL! Thanks

(02-14-2016, 09:32 AM)Snuff Wrote: It might be as she says, maybe she loves you just like you are without presents 

THAT'S what it was all about!!!

(02-14-2016, 09:40 AM)evnpar Wrote: It means just the opposite. While she might not like the commercialism of Valentine's Day, a little romance goes a long way. Do something special, from the heart, to tell her you love her.

Exactly. I swept the floor. All of it. The hall, living room, dining room, foyer, kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms. Then I gave her a no strings attached foot rub, and later a back rub. Strings were attached.

(02-14-2016, 11:56 AM)bakerbarber Wrote: When is Valentine's Day?

(02-14-2016, 12:10 PM)Johnny Wrote: Do as requested, nothing.  But tomorrow night take her out for a candle lit dinner and tell her you love her everyday, not just Valentine's.

We went to a favorite sushi joint, and we each ordered something we'd never had before. Gotta keep the romance alive!

(02-14-2016, 12:32 PM)kav Wrote: Forget the male stripper dressed as UPS. Your dog will run away or cause a wrongfull injury and loss of income lawsuit.

The stripping is my job

(02-14-2016, 02:13 PM)FreddieP318ti Wrote: Even when my wife says stuff like that I still do or will do something in general. She may fein disapproval but is smiling ear to ear the whole time.

Yep, we're on the same page!

(02-14-2016, 02:20 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: If you have any art talent at all, fold a piece of cardboard in half to make a card, draw something simple but romantic on the front (moon, stars, hearts, flowers, mountains, etc.), and write inside a brief note about how much she means to you.

That's exactly what I did. She really liked it!





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