happy valentine's day

[BatRay]

Love your avatar, Sarge. You might find this amusing, too:

"Strike Back!" ecard at MSN Greetings

Inspiration hits again.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Keep the faith
To your love be true

[sanso]

Roses are red
Deeper is Blue
Lucky who has
Friends like all of You out there in this wonderful forum!

Have a wonderful day with Your loved ones. - And stay away from the keyboard meanwhile, willya?

[bgill]

Oh yes...HAPPY Valentine's indeed. Today I won a small claims court case I'd been working on for three months! That in turn will now give me the money to buy an open cell and a nice float!

Not only did I win my court case...Afterwards I came home to an awesome T-bone steak, Baked potato & Broccolli dinner! I also handed an armfull of long stemmed red roses to my Valentines when I walked in the door! My boy got a big chocolate heart and ate the WHOLE thing while we (my wife and I) were pre-occupied!!! My twins got lotsa kisses! My lovely wife made me feel like a king today... She's so awesome.

Ha[ppy Valentine's everyone...Well, especially to all the ladies in the house! Show some luv!

[hyeparis]

I didn't get a single Valentine's Day card. Is that because I live in Russia, or because I am Armenian? Or maybe, it is because I am married?

[BatRay]

I didn't get one either, hyeparis. How was the day otherwise? Mine was singularly uninspiring

[Marwan]

Originally Posted by hyeparis

I didn't get a single Valentine's Day card. Is that because I live in Russia, or because I am Armenian? Or maybe, it is because I am married?

i dont know, for me and my wife, we kind of had a ''restaurant incident'' a few years back on valentines, and since then we sort of never celebrate it..we'd give each other a nod like ''whats up', happy valentines''

[podge]

Originally Posted by BatRay

I didn't get one either, hyeparis. How was the day otherwise? Mine was singularly uninspiring

Rach that’s an all round bad job, so-

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Don’t panic Batty
Cause we all love you

There you go me dear just for you

[Sarnian]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
but what colour are yours?


who said romance is dead?

[sanso]

Originally Posted by BatRay

I didn't get one either, hyeparis. How was the day otherwise? Mine was singularly uninspiring

I'm in the club, too. Not even a crush anywhere..
Ah, well.. I think I've had my share of love for a while. Not going there again anytime soon.

[hyeparis]

Well, it was just another day, but transnational cosumer goods giants (parfume-makers, etc) are already succeeding in imposing this day on Russia (which is largely Orthodox and Moslem) - more and more ladies are asking their men to give them presents on that day (but not the other way around, for some reason). I bowed to pressure too - bought a bottle of expensive wine, some gourmet stuff and we had a late dinner with my wife.
As for romantic love/passion, I would avoid by all means! It is like a disease that you have some three years or more to be sick with.

[BatRay]

It couldn't have been a more unremarkable day. I had at exam at 8, followed by class until 12. There was another class from 10 until 4:00, then a resource management meeting from 6:30 until 9. My one and only treat to myself was at a local Mexican restaurant, where I had a carne asada meal. Afraid I teared up a little partway through, because Valentine's Day sucks that way My parents were extremely cute, and got each other thoughtful gifts.

As for romantic love/passion, I would avoid by all means! It is like a disease that you have some three years or more to be sick with.

How is it that you and your wife ended up together? I know some societies place a different emphasis on the way people relate to one another.

The infatuation and chemical high are really, really hard to get over. It's addicting and a lot like high explosives. I'm still grieving a relationship that ended months ago. Valentine's doesn't make things easier for anyone. Ok, off the relationship soapbox. Valentine's is over for another year

[island_sands]

Hey Batray, it's not always all guns and roses on Valentine's day. I wasnt up to it at all, just moved to a new place and its all a mess till i finish painting it and finding space for everything.

We just had take-in Italian, exchanged gifts and watched 'Allo 'Allo and then I was quite ready for bed - had to be up by five to drive to the coast and also have had a stiff neck for days (went to the osteopath to have cracked) - so nooky and all the other Valentine odds and sods were out of the question

I had no Valentine last year and got no cards - so dont feel bad

[hyeparis]

Originally Posted by BatRay

How is it that you and your wife ended up together? I know some societies place a different emphasis on the way people relate to one another.

We ended up together by falling in romantic love, which then with years calmed down and turned into a stable affection/love for a very good person and a caring mother for my children.

[BatRay]

As it should be Congrats on finding a good woman and making things work. The stability probably makes Valentine's Day more of a gift than an obligation, which is preferable.

[Spaniard]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Some poems rhyme,
But this one doesn't,

I got my other half a card but she didn't get me one. When I tried to 'give' her another type of present later in the day I was rudely rebuffed and told something along the lines of, "you've got me in enough trouble already". Ho, hum maybe next year will be better........