Best/Worst Valentine's Day
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Best/Worst Valentine's Day
| Mon, 02-12-2007 - 1:13pm |
Anyone care to share their best or worst Valentine's Day?
I will share my best: a few years back, I got flowers 4 days in a row for Valentine's Day.

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Here's the sweetest Valentine's Day story from Dear Abby.
DEAR ABBY: Valentine's Day is nearly here, and it can be a sad day for people who are alone -- especially for widows and widowers living by themselves. This holiday can be more painful for them than birthdays, anniversaries and other holidays because they are constantly bombarded with images of love by retailers.
I would like to offer a suggestion that can turn an otherwise difficult day into a day for them to look forward to.
Last year, my fiance and I spent Valentine's Day with his widowed grandmother. Her husband has been gone 10 years, and she has not remarried. He was her soul mate, the center of her life. We wanted to do something to make it a day she could look forward to.
Abby, I cannot tell you how happy she was when we told her we would be spending the evening with her. She had the table set for dinner by noon that day. When we arrived, she was glowing. We stayed for hours and listened as she told stories about her life with her husband. We both learned so much that we didn't know about her life and family. We wouldn't trade that night for anything.
As a couple in love, we get to spend every day celebrating our love for each other. We don't need a day set aside to remind each other of that.
Valentine's Day is about love. It doesn't have to be romantic love. We have decided to spend every Valentine's Day from now on with her, so we can make it "her" special day.
Everyone knows someone who has lost the one that he or she loves. I see no reason not to take a little time to make this a special day for them. Such a small gift can make a world of difference. -- BETH IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
DEAR BETH: Thank you for a beautiful letter. From reading it, I know you and your fiance have a wonderful future ahead of you.
You have made an important point. Regardless of the holiday hype, the most precious gift a person can give to another isn't one that's tangible. It's the gift of time.
Although Valentine's Day celebrates romantic love, we all know that there are many kinds of love. On Wednesday, I hope that none of my readers who are unattached will sit at home alone and brood. Reach out to other singles! Rent a stack of videos, pop some popcorn, sit back and enjoy each other's company. Or pick up the phone and call someone to say that he or she is in your thoughts. Everyone likes to be remembered.
For those lucky folks who "have everything," take a moment and thank the good Lord that you are so blessed. And while you're at it, offer up a prayer for the safety of the men and women who are serving our country in all four corners of the globe, as well as their families at home who are doing without them. I have found that doing so puts everything in perspective.
I used to love Valentines Day and looked forward to it every year. That was the one day that I was #1 and it was all about me. He never really cared so much so it wasn't a big deal to him. He knew it was a big deal for me so we always did something nice just us.
Well this year it's just me, me and me! I'm not sure what I'll be doing. Probably just trying to think of it as any other day watching the same tv shows and trying NOT to think of him.
He has a girl he's dating now so I hope she enjoys this time b/c his true colors will shine thru sooner or later.
Hi
Last year I was dating my boyfriend (the one I just broke up with within this past few weeks). We had only been dating for about 5/6 weeks at the V-Day point. It was going So Great between us that I thought "Maybe" he would send me something - I wasn't quite sure what type of guy he was?? So, I thought - I might get something. So, I was staying with my mom who lives 4 houses down from me cuz she was sick. SO, I left a note on my front door to ANY Delivery Men saying that if any delivery comes for me at this house, Please deliver down the street to my Mom's house. Well, it was the first VDay I had an actual "decent" man who I figured knew what to do?? So, I sat....I giggled and looked over at my sick mom who was giggling back at me. I would say "Did you hear a doorbell" lol...then I would pretend a deliver guy was there and say "Oh- Mom, Gee, what beautiful flowers!"lolol Finally, I was saying "Geee, I have a boyfriend THIS V-Day and I think I might be getting nothing from him..." Then we giggled some more and I said " You THINK, MAYBE THE NOTE BLEW OFF MY FRONT DOOR?! Maybe I should GO CHECK" lol, I went to check...sure enough it was still there. I laughed as I came in & told my mom it was stull there! Long Story Short, I didn't get anything!! LOL, and guess what, I don't think he'll be getting me anything THIS YEAR EITHER! LOLOLOLOLOLOL Happy Val's Day to ALL... Sweetie
Oh my ... Debbie Downer moment -
Worst Valentine ever. A few years ago I was dating my first boyfriend (in college - late bloomer) and he broke up with me 8 months after. And after that, we started seeing each other again and trying to work things out. Meanwhile there was this girl that was becoming friends with him and I got a bit suspicious and asked him about it. He said that she was just a friend and maybe she liked him. Well, I couldnt say anything because we were not officially going out. But I really liked him and wanted things to work out.
Then one weekend (Valentine's Day Weekend) my friends were going over one of their parents houses for a fun weekend away. They asked me to join and I declined because I had a feeling my ex-bf was going to ask me out to dinner or something for Valentine's. They go off, he comes over, acting all flirty, sitting with me on my bed and I bring up Valentine's Day. And he says, "that's what I wanted to talk to you about today." And he goes, "I'm going to spend it with "so-and-so"" The girl that was his So called friend who I was suspicious about! And he said he was going to have dinner and desert at his apartment - the same exact thing that WE did the year before when we were going out!
I kicked him out and cried all weekend. I could have gone with my friends for the weekend but I was a silly girl to stay and hope our relationship was getting better.
Well, I learned my lesson and a few years later met a guy that treated me perfectly and would never do that to me. And not sure what we're doing this Valentine's. I would love it if he wcould do something romantic, but I think he thinks .. that I think Valentine's Day is unnecessary and a silly holiday. I probably should give him some hints ...
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Hi anaisa, sorry tomorrow will be bad for you.
I've never been one that cared about Valentine's Day and I think this is a good thing, or else I would probably be a tad bit depressed, since this is my first v-day in 5 years without a BF.
My worst: Um, I'm young, so I'll say Tomorrow, only because I don't have a BF.
My Best: 3 years ago, EX took me to a nice Dinner, then took me back to his place, gave me a very big bear. This wasn't necessarily the best because of what I got, but because of how I felt. I felt like the most beautiful woman in the world, but my ex has always had that effect on me, this night was just magnified 100X.
~Amber
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