Going out with that special someone, or clubbing with mates?

Or will you be working hard on your PhD?

It's tradition to have a Valentine's thread (or two) every year :-)

Not doing anything special- both me and the other half are way top busy! Might get a card if I am lucky and if he remembers- one year I got a card saying 'happy valentines to my wife'- we're not married! He said he got it cos it was cheap! Safe to say that neither of us are very romantic! Actually, I should go to the shop and get him a card at some point!

lol SillyBilly!

I've made my hubbie a card, it looks awful but its the thought that counts???? I've bought him a prezzie too.

I think he's taking me out for dinner and I asked him last night but he basically said, it's a secret, which means he hasn't given it much thought!

Tried the whole card making thing a couple of times but get no more reaction than a shop-bought card. So have given up! My other half is just not romantic!

We generally swap cards, that's about the extent of it really! I think it is a bit of a 'blown out of proportion' celebratory day if you know what I mean... but at the same time if the other half forgot to get me a card i'd probably be a bit p'd off!!!

valentine's has only recently become something to pay attention to in switzerland - pushed by marketing efforts from flower vendors. i've never done anything special for valentine's yet. don't see why i should start. we do nice things for each other whenever we feel like it, which is often enough.

I think love and affection should be given and recieved without prompting and expectation throughout the year. I don't celebrate valentines day, but wouldn't describe myself as unromantic!

Stabbing myself in the eye with a biro

I will probably be working or watching crappy Thursday night TV.. My other half is at a different uni to me about 250 miles away, so its not easy to meet up mid week! But saying that I don't really like the whole commercialism behind it, and I don't think that it makes you unromantic if you feel that way. I get annoyed by the restaurants who charge over the odds for couples with a special 'valentines day menu', which is usually a crap set menu with little variety!

I personally feel its much nicer to get a little card or surprise your partner with something any other time of the year, as its totally unexpected. On valentines day there I am sure with alot of people there is a general feeling of 'Oh it's valentines day I best get a card' so that to me kind of takes some of the sentiment away.

sleepyhead, why?

Well, number one, I'm single and have ex-boyf issues. Second, because I'm single I've been nominated to work that day (all the other people have partners to go out with). I work in a pen shop which is full of very stupid people who come in and say "I want a pen" - ooooh, well done - what kind of pen do they want "a nice one". Great.

You should say "I'm sorry madam, but we're currently out of stock of nice ones. But we have a special deal on mediocre pens".

I'm sure that there are plenty of people who would whisk you away for the evening if they had the chance.

are you offering coastman?

oooh eck, are you the Postgradforum cilla black H?

I was just trying to be nice!