No Gifts Necessary!

[ammayernyc]

I just spoke to a very close male friend who deals with all my craziness. He informed me that Valentine''s Day is a ''girls holiday'' and that we don''t need to get our boys any gifts. He said the only gift that was necesarry is ''panty lines.'' (Which I personally think is weird... but that''s the kind of guy he is. I can now add him to the growing list of men who think panty lines are sexy. Yuck!)

So, I don''t know if people agree, but I''m all for not having to pressure myself about what cute, romantic gift I can get for my baby!

 

[Erin]

Yeah, what if we just rocked their world and didn''t give them anything to unwrap or eat - would they notice or even care?

 

[ammayernyc]

I''m all for that!

 

[njc]

We dont really exchange gifts. Sometimes he buys me a rose or two, and then a box of chocolates for himself that i get a piece or two of.

We take turns making plans (either cooking or going out for dinner) and usually have a little fun afterwards.

I think this came from being poor college kids and then being long distance for 2 years! Recently ive been adding in some Victorias Secret items though.

I still remember our first Vday and what got our Vday tradition started... we had only been dating like 2 weeks, and i wanted to do something cute and sweet SOOOO bad, so to not come across too needy (i hadnt had a BF on Vday in years), i casually asked him over to dinner. I didnt even call it Vday dinner, just dinner, and i made it sound like i was already planning on cooking. I guess it worked huh?

And my favorite Vday memory... We hadnt seen each other in 2 months and i took the train up to Philly. As i can up the escalator, there he was with 3 red roses and a little box of chocolates.

Seemed like a scene from a movie!

 

[snlee]

I don''t think I''m going to get my honey anything for V-day. I never was much of a fan for this day. It''s so commercialized. I don''t expect much either. He''s gotten me a box of chocolates and a chocolate flower...can''t remember what else. We will probably just go out for a dinner this weekend. No big thing planned.

I asked him what he wants and he said "all I want is to be with you." That''s all I really want too. This will be our 5th V-day together!

 

[icekid]

haha, boys may play like they''re all tough... but they want to feel special and loved too!!! though i don''t really find vday important... but i try to figure little surprises for him once in a while, just so he knows that i am thinking of him.

though last year for vday, with a LOT of my dad''s help, i made a big memory box for us. it''s something like 24 inches x 12 x12. ok, so i mostly stood there and watched while my dad did everything- though i did hold things still once in a while.. and eventually stained it. but we save lots of things in there- special movie tickets, pictures, invitations from weddings, silly stuffed animals, and our scrapbook- anything special to us. and that went over pretty well.. and it''s useful too!

 

[ammayernyc]

I''ll probably get my bf a card and maybe a cute little ''I love you thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much book.''

I believe in the past I didn''t get him anything and he was okay with that. But since I''m hunting for a ring this year...

 

[Libster]

Date: 2/9/2005 5:46

8 PM
Author: icekid
haha, boys may play like they''re all tough... but they want to feel special and loved too!!! though i don''t really find vday important... but i try to figure little surprises for him once in a while, just so he knows that i am thinking of him.

though last year for vday, with a LOT of my dad''s help, i made a big memory box for us. it''s something like 24 inches x 12 x12. ok, so i mostly stood there and watched while my dad did everything- though i did hold things still once in a while.. and eventually stained it. but we save lots of things in there- special movie tickets, pictures, invitations from weddings, silly stuffed animals, and our scrapbook- anything special to us. and that went over pretty well.. and it''s useful too!

I love the memory box!!! What a great idea and so sentimental with your dad "helping"

you make it.

 

[Blue824]

Interesting...I've never had any of my guy friends say to me that panty lines are sexy

 

[MelissaSue]

i got FI that thing for his car.. but I also got "us" something from work (at VS!!). He''ll like that just as much as the car thing

 

[goldengirl]

I don''t do a big V-day thing. We were in the car the other night and there came a commercial on the radio, "Guys are you sick of wondering what to get your girl? We have the perfect gift..." and I was about to turn off the car but he grabbed my hand to stop me because he wanted to listen to their perfect solution. I just looked at him and I said, "You know you don''t have to get me anything for Valentine''s, right?" and he kinda rolls his eyes and goes, "Yeah, uh-huh." And I give him a looooooong look, and I say, "No, seriously. You don''t have to get me anything. We''re both broke, I don''t really care for the holiday, and you can save the money for my birthday in three weeks, heheh.

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I prefer Vdays that are all about spending time together, doing something fun and hearing him say something sweet, than about figuring out what to get each other.

 

[Shay]

My man and I are truly pathetic

We ALWAYS agree before any holiday or event on spending very little on each other. I usually double the given budget and he usually shatters that poor budget into smithereens.

It''s almost become a game now.

But this V-day I definatley win because I know he has spent less than me, Mwa hahahaha!

I got him davidoff cool waters cologne, silk boxers and an asterix and obelix book (don''t ask, you don''t want to know)

We are such kids!