Valentine's Disasters

[Mom2Nick]

The point that he does things without thinking first.

Suzanne

How about just being thankful that he does things? Damned if you do - damned if you don't. At least he tried.

 

[luvmy3]

Hey, I got those from a guy while I was in school! We were dating long distance and didn't see each other until the 15th. Actually, he wrote in the card 'don't read the mushy stuff, it was the last one left.' Sadly, I married him.

Since I'd proven my total inability to pick a decent man, I've never remarried.

My dh gave me a snoopy V Day card and wrote in it "sorry it was slim pickins ". We still joke about it.

 

[TennisGirl80]

This year my DH sent me some Edible Arangement thing to my work - it was tasty, but a waste of money - I could make it myself for a quarter of the price!!!

One year, he sent me flowers to my work - I stayed 2 hours after work, and they never showed up. It was a Friday, I worked 1.5 hours from home - I didn't get home till about 8pm!! At least he got his money back for it.

Cowboy - Thats horrible, but at least you got your baby!

 

[luvmy3]

How about just being thankful that he does things? Damned if you do - damned if you don't. At least he tried.

I know in the OP's case her dh really did try but sometimes believe it or not they just don't. It isn't limited to husbands either, wives can be the same. I don't think I should have to be thankful that my dh of 13 years doesn't know exactly what I would love, or that he just goes out and gets any old thing so that he has a gift to give. It makes me more sad than anything.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Well, it happened. Aaron is still sick so I didn't get to spend Valentine's Day with him. I really hope that he is feeling better tomorrow so we can salvage the weekend.

It wouldn't be a big deal to me if we didn't live so far apart. I don't know when I will have the chance to see him next and was really looking forward to spending three days with him. Both of us are very old fashioned and I am an admitted hopeless romantic, so I like Valentine's Day. We do little things for each other all the time, but there' s something special about having a specific day to remind each other of our love.

My folks are out of town and we boarded our dogs thinking I would be out of town too, so I am spending Valentine's Day by myself in my parents' empty house. Joy.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

Thank you to all that kept this post alive.

To those who weren't so nice, my Dh doesn't do things on Valentine's day withojut being pushed or haggled. he didn't put much thought into the gift as he usually doesn't. In years past, my mom would purchase something she knew I would like, or take him to get or do something for me, trying to teach him, he has just never learned.

Alot of this stems from childhood and being picked on all the day I wsa in school and never had a boyfriend or dated, not because I couldn't, I was just shy and backwards. I always dreamed of the day when I would marry and enjoy Valentine's Day and I haven't been able to do that. Something has happened everyone that we have been together. It kinda makes you feel special to receive flowers or something at work, and that is a category I haven't been in much. My husband just wasn't raised to do those things and he hasn't caught on yet.

I love my husband with every ounce of my being. We have been through some tough times, most recently with the loss of my mother in Aug (we were as close as a mother and daughter can be, even lived in the same house), her headstone came in last week and was put down just in time for her birthday last Wed 2/11 and I was just looking for something a little extra, a little magic if you will, because I was feeling down.

He certainly made up for it this weekend. While I don't care for the teddy bear, I do give him credit, it was just disappointing after the big deal he made of it.

Michael, I love you

Suzanne