Valentines day already doing your head in too?
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Because it's already annoying the hell out of me.
Seriously, everywhere I go it seems that if you're not paired off on February 14th the world likes to think you're emotionally bankrupt. All the baggage associated with the day itself also seem so saccharine and manufactured, almost like the worst excesses of Christmas, but this time seriously invading your personal space.
Thing is, if it was anything else I'd just shut it out but it seems to affect everything it tars with its brush. If you're single, everyone will try and pair you up with the nearest other single person they know regardless of personality. Go to any club or bar anywhere near the time and they'll have some naff 'traffic light' party going on. On the night itself you can't really go to a night on the town because it'll be full of desperate cases boozed-up and prepared to fling themselves at anything that happens to look in their direction.
On top of that, all the couples you do know ratchet up the smugness several notches. I've already had enough of hearing about what all the people I'd ordinarily be out drinking with will be doing in the bedroom/bathroom/dining room. The fact that come the night I'll hear it all through the walls as well.
Also, you can't even think about starting any kind of relationship even a month before Valentine's day. If you start seeing someone in January, the relationship will be under serious pressure by Feb 14th - do you do something low-key or will that disappoint them? Do you give it your all and surprise them or is that too much too soon? It's all too easy to make a total balls-up of a relationship that, any other time of the year, would have progressed naturally.
The thing that annoys me most, though, is the whole 'enforced' nature of it all. Why must we all celebrate our love for each other on the same flippin' day? As a result, the surrounding pressures make anyone 'unfortunate' to be single in any sense of the world to feel like the saddest of the sad.
I don't want to hear all the 'go out on Valentine's day, grab some desperate girl and shag her because you need it'-type comments - to do that to someone is like seductively and smoothly gathering their heartstrings together, then ripping them out and running away - it's a very emotionally sensitive time and really not the place to do that (not that I would anyway). But seriously, has anyone else had enough of Valentine's day already?
Seriously, everywhere I go it seems that if you're not paired off on February 14th the world likes to think you're emotionally bankrupt. All the baggage associated with the day itself also seem so saccharine and manufactured, almost like the worst excesses of Christmas, but this time seriously invading your personal space.
Thing is, if it was anything else I'd just shut it out but it seems to affect everything it tars with its brush. If you're single, everyone will try and pair you up with the nearest other single person they know regardless of personality. Go to any club or bar anywhere near the time and they'll have some naff 'traffic light' party going on. On the night itself you can't really go to a night on the town because it'll be full of desperate cases boozed-up and prepared to fling themselves at anything that happens to look in their direction.
On top of that, all the couples you do know ratchet up the smugness several notches. I've already had enough of hearing about what all the people I'd ordinarily be out drinking with will be doing in the bedroom/bathroom/dining room. The fact that come the night I'll hear it all through the walls as well.
Also, you can't even think about starting any kind of relationship even a month before Valentine's day. If you start seeing someone in January, the relationship will be under serious pressure by Feb 14th - do you do something low-key or will that disappoint them? Do you give it your all and surprise them or is that too much too soon? It's all too easy to make a total balls-up of a relationship that, any other time of the year, would have progressed naturally.
The thing that annoys me most, though, is the whole 'enforced' nature of it all. Why must we all celebrate our love for each other on the same flippin' day? As a result, the surrounding pressures make anyone 'unfortunate' to be single in any sense of the world to feel like the saddest of the sad.
I don't want to hear all the 'go out on Valentine's day, grab some desperate girl and shag her because you need it'-type comments - to do that to someone is like seductively and smoothly gathering their heartstrings together, then ripping them out and running away - it's a very emotionally sensitive time and really not the place to do that (not that I would anyway). But seriously, has anyone else had enough of Valentine's day already?
If it's any consolation I'm single aswell 
but I do know a few single girls aswell.
Was wondering whether to do something as a surprise for one of them, but not to sure now. See here
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=152155&f=141&h=0&p=5
[quote]I don't want to hear all the 'go out on Valentine's day, grab some desperate girl and shag her because you need it'-type comments - to do that to someone is like seductively and smoothly gathering their heartstrings together, then ripping them out and running away - it's a very emotionally sensitive time and really not the place to do that (not that I would anyway).[/quote]
See above thread aswell. It takes two to tango
Some women want a night of fun aswell, although usually not with me 
but I do know a few single girls aswell. Was wondering whether to do something as a surprise for one of them, but not to sure now. See here
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=152155&f=141&h=0&p=5
[quote]I don't want to hear all the 'go out on Valentine's day, grab some desperate girl and shag her because you need it'-type comments - to do that to someone is like seductively and smoothly gathering their heartstrings together, then ripping them out and running away - it's a very emotionally sensitive time and really not the place to do that (not that I would anyway).[/quote]
See above thread aswell. It takes two to tango
Some women want a night of fun aswell, although usually not with me 
you crack me up V8thunder..although I wouldn't want to have your blood pressure levels! 
TAXI!!!Thing is, I know some guys who treat it like her birthday - IMO they're either trying to 'buy love' or over-compensating for deficiency in other departments.
I'd do it all subtley. Single orchids, restaurant booked long in advance (somewhere small and not full of pink fluffy tat and piped Aretha Franklin), a nice private night in, maybe an evening walk first.
Problem is, there's only ever been one Valentine's day where I've actually been with anyone. Well, half a Valentine's day. We split up. No point in all of that if there's no reason to do it
I'd do it all subtley. Single orchids, restaurant booked long in advance (somewhere small and not full of pink fluffy tat and piped Aretha Franklin), a nice private night in, maybe an evening walk first.
Problem is, there's only ever been one Valentine's day where I've actually been with anyone. Well, half a Valentine's day. We split up. No point in all of that if there's no reason to do it
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