smonster, what guys do for Valentine's Day is often covered by "never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence." I spent years with a bunch of guys in karate, many of whom were in relationships with women they loved, and every year I reminded them about Valentine's Day and several ended up buying flowers at Kroger's on the way home.
It's all about the coat.
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Ginger - Feb 14, 2012 5:17:36 pm PST #7402 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2012 5:17:52 pm PST #7403 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Enough people I don't like get in relationships that I can't see being single as a reflection of my worth by any scale I value.
It's just a thing.
DavidS - Feb 14, 2012 5:18:10 pm PST #7404 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'd give anything for one more lousy valentines day with dh. This has been hard.
Probably the hardest thing you'll ever deal with. One hopes.
Sean K - Feb 14, 2012 5:18:44 pm PST #7405 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Words still fail, Maria. I can't even imagine. If there's anything I can do...
Vortex - Feb 14, 2012 5:19:10 pm PST #7406 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I went to Costco and spent $100. And then I indulged myself in terrible, but awesome, food.
Zenkitty - Feb 14, 2012 5:22:29 pm PST #7407 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
This is probably the first Valentine's Day in many years that I haven't been sad because I'm single. I ate chocolate truffles I bought for myself and otherwise pretty much didn't even think about it.
Entirely coincidentally, I messaged a guy on Geek2Geek.
Sean K - Feb 14, 2012 5:24:44 pm PST #7408 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Enough people I don't like get in relationships that I can't see being single as a reflection of my worth by any scale I value.
It's just a thing.
I don't like being single. Even a spectacularly bad relationship was not enough to disabuse me of that desire. I wish I could be uncaring about it, since I've got plenty of other ways to beat myself up over my own perceived lack of worth.
It's just a thing.
Ginger - Feb 14, 2012 5:27:52 pm PST #7409 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Probably due to modern technology, I saw a lot fewer sappy Valentine's Day commercials and am therefore less pissed off than usual.
I wish you didn't have to face Valentine's Day so soon, Maria, but then I wish none of this had happened.
-t - Feb 14, 2012 5:30:32 pm PST #7410 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I didn't put together how precisely cruel the timing was right away, Maria. I'm extra sorry for that.
Maria - Feb 14, 2012 5:32:17 pm PST #7411 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Allow me some superficial whining for a moment... Not only is today tainted but my birthday will never be the same. I'll always know the next day is when my husband died.