Topic 2G6-1: Valentines

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:38 pm

Today is the day of love... apparently.
People taking out their other halfs to meals, love letters in the post, flowers, chocolates... and all because society tells you too

What do you think f valentines day?
Peronsally I think it's a very clever way of drumming up money for all sorts of businesses, big and small?
What better way to get somebody to buy something than make them feel guilty for not buying it?
Make a girlfriend feel that flowers = love and you sell a bunch of flowers.

This is my opinion (and it's not just because I'm not getting any today

), how abut yours?

DarloJo · Post by **DarloJo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:41 pm

I dunno

It's nice if people do something nice for someone else. But it was surprisingly un-hyped at uni today (was expecting to have it all shoved in my face all day) so I'm not too bothered by the big deal that it's normally made out to be.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:42 pm

Saint Valentine was a Christian martyr of the early Roman era. So buy your girlfriend a stuffed lion instead of flowers.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:14 pm

As a miserable cynic, I think the whole day is a pathetic sham.

To me, its seems to parade itself around as 'Love and romance ON THIS DAY'

If you love someone, why wait until the 14th of february to make over the top gestures about it?

In the past, I've found lots of significant days in relationships matter, things like birthday's, the anniversary of you meeting ect.

If you love someone, tell them all the time. Not one day.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:21 pm

If you do Valentine's like stuff all the time. They'll still expect something extra special on Valentine's day which would make it even harder to do the more you do at other times.

Irony FTW!

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:23 pm

Hell no. I don't do shit for Valentines, I don't do shit for Easter, I hate Christmas...

I'm such a perfect catch

Lap · Post by **Lap** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:24 pm

yuka wrote:As a miserable cynic, I think the whole day is a pathetic sham.

To me, its seems to parade itself around as 'Love and romance ON THIS DAY'

If you love someone, why wait until the 14th of february to make over the top gestures about it?

In the past, I've found lots of significant days in relationships matter, things like birthday's, the anniversary of you meeting ect.

If you love someone, tell them all the time. Not one day.

From your views on Christmas, your views on Valentines Day are consistant.

I tend to agree. I don't resent it as much as I use to though and let it pass by. I've been indoors all day (bar work in the morning) and it's been fine. A few of my colleagues didn't realise it was Valentines until they had to sign in today. They're in trouble I think.

Happy Happy.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:25 pm

Just wait for my Easter rant!

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:26 pm

yuka wrote:

Hell no. I don't do shit for Valentines, I don't do shit for Easter, I hate Christmas...

I'm such a perfect catch

What the heck do Christmas, and especially Easter have to do with this? Also, I didn't say anything about what you do on any day, I was making a general observation about expectations.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:28 pm

Oh I dunno. I'm on painkillers. Blame them.

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:30 pm

Chocolate painkillers?

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:31 pm

I wish

Pendragon · Post by **Pendragon** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:33 pm

Maybe you should be taking chocolate laxatives to relax.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:36 pm

Ha ha ha.
[spoiler]I don't need laxatives. Anything I eat is out the system in less than an hour. Digestive system playing up is NOT fun[/spoiler]

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:45 pm

there should be a counter-movement called "singles awareness day"

hey it'll still be great for commercialization, instead of buying shit for other ppl you can celebrate being totally selfish and getting shit for yourself

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:47 pm

That's just weird. Are you sure? I think I'm usua;;y about two mea.....oh wait that's a bit too....

Doom · Post by **Doom** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:50 pm

hey it's poop talk

tzen used to boast about how he'd only poop once every three days or something

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:01 pm

That's because carnivores have meat rotting in their colon with their low fiber diets. Also, I used to be like that before I was veg.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:25 pm

Errr, nobody has ever bought me anything for V day (except Sally who sent me something last year

) so I guess I should join the haters club

But seriously, I agree that you shouldn't have to wait for that 'special' day to show someone that you care for him/her. Though getting a little something is always nice I suppose

But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:17 pm

Dont get your panties in a wad, holidays are made and spaced out across the year as they are to keep things exciting and interesting. Traditions, reflection, celebrations, an excuse to drink (more

) etc.

Just get over it and go get laid already.

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:04 am

Calbrena wrote: But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that

S'why lesbians rule.

BlueDragon · Post by **BlueDragon** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:16 am

yuka wrote:
Calbrena wrote: But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that
S'why lesbians rule.

HKK · Post by **HKK** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:17 am

I made this for the girl!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/ ... entine.jpg

Yuka · Post by **Yuka** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:31 am

BlueDragon wrote:
yuka wrote:
Calbrena wrote: But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that
S'why lesbians rule.

Are you a lesbian?

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:58 am

yuka wrote:
Calbrena wrote: But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that
S'why lesbians rule.

But as Sally would say, double PMS=Hell

Besides I recently found out that not all guys are that bad...

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:56 pm

Calbrena wrote: But personally I think the best gifts come for free when it comes to relationships, and for some reason most guys seem to not get that

That's just something girls say to throw guys off. Don't be so evil. We both know tea is not free.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:28 pm

Well, if we share the same tea bag it's not that expensive...

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:30 pm

That's the most romantic thing I've ever heard.

Calbrena · Post by **Calbrena** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:32 pm

Will you share that

with me Golbie?

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:23 pm

The tea smile tea? Sure....