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[kablooey]

It's true. At least for a single like me, and I'm assuming some others here on GAF. I usually end up staying at home on V-day, listening to ultra-depressing music. Works surprisingly well.

So, does anyone else have exciting Valentine's singles stories to share?

 

[segasonic]

this is actually a holiday in America?

 

[kablooey]

Not technically a holiday. We don't get work/school off or anything. But it's "celebrated" in that most American of ways...by spending money on each other.

 

[Wellington]

Pfft, it's money you don't have to spend on some girl who's just a quick two-three month thing anyway.

Lady Vodka is plenty a Valentine for me.

 

[demi]

Playing Xbox all day is the way to stay! Away! From depressoids like you!


Besides, I have better things to buy with my hard earned money this monday!

 

[Leon]

You're assuming that had you been with a girl, you would have had the most romantic night of your life. You're wrong. So cheer up.

 

[Lil' Dice]

It's a corporate sponsored tradition. If you truly love someone EVERY DAY would be like Valentine's day.......

 

[kablooey]

It's a corporate sponsored tradition. If you truly love someone EVERY DAY would be like Valentine's day.......

Well that just makes it more depressing.

With V-Day, you can store up all your depressed energy, and then release it on that one day. I prefer that to wallowing about every day.

 

[Outcast2004]

It's depressing for me due to one reason.

I wont be getting any. My wife is out of action for at least a week with strep throat. ERGH!


I haven't ben single since I was 14 (i'm 26 now) so I dont know what it;s like to be alon on V-Day. I just know what its like to not get sex on V-day.

 

[demi]

you can store up all your depressed energy, and then release it on that one day.

Uh, you can do that too.

 

[lexi]

Ever notice Valentines Day is exactly half-way between Christmas and Easter?

Uhh, yeah.. but.. Saint Valentine... or something.

 

[hXc_thugg]

Valentine's Day, fuck, there will be murders.

 

[demon]

I really don't care that I'll be "saving money" because I don't have a girlfriend on Valentines day (just like every other valentines day of my life). I save money every single day that I don't have a girlfriend. It depresses me because it's an annual reminder of what I should but never have had (not just a relationship...use your imagination). I fucking hate it. It just amplifies my lonliness.

 

[Matlock]

All I know is that my ex asked twice in two days if I had a thing for/would date her friend.

Let's just say everything south of the border is going "¡Olé!" and everything north of the border is going "No, don't do it, this will turn out awkward and will hurt friendships" in this situation.

Stupid question to ask, really.

Besides, her friend is out of my league--so I dunno why she brings it up.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

Depressing? Seriously?

For a single girl maybe; for a single guy it's awesome to go to bars because a LOT of women are desperate and lonely. Exploit that vulnerability!

 

[APerfectCircle]

i don't think i will be doing nething, i'm still deciding whether i'm gunna buy someone something. It's funny people saying they r gunna save their money. How much does it cost to buy a rose, rent some movies or go out to dinner? But i'm sure there are better things to spend your money on :S

 

[Jotaro]

I guess I could cope without, but not this case, my ex is gonna send me a "You still hold a special place in my heart" loser-kind of valentine. Way to cheer up some poor, lonely dude, lady.

It's more like, My unfunny Valentine.

At least I have shopping specials. Maybe Futureshop.ca will let me pre-order the PSP on this day for any reason? That would make it less bitter.

 

[rc213]

Depressing? Seriously?

For a single girl maybe; for a single guy it's awesome to go to bars because a LOT of women are desperate and lonely. Exploit that vulnerability!

LAST CALL! YEAH!

 

[demon]

Depressing? Seriously?

For a single girl maybe; for a single guy it's awesome to go to bars because a LOT of women are desperate and lonely. Exploit that vulnerability!

Ok, now does this seriously work? Especially at bars on a monday night?

 

[kablooey]

I guess what makes it worse for me, is that I have a lot of girl friends (who're the main people I'm interested in), but no girlfriend. They all have boyfriends, and unfortunately I've slipt into 'friend' zone with most of them, and it doesn't seem like there's any way out of this rut. Bah. It's too hard watching that kind of thing happen.

OK, I didn't mean to make this a personal whining thread. :\

 

[demon]

OK, I didn't mean to make this a personal whining thread. :\

Yes you did.

 

[Wellington]

Depressing? Seriously?

For a single girl maybe; for a single guy it's awesome to go to bars because a LOT of women are desperate and lonely. Exploit that vulnerability!

:lol! Attaboy! I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[kablooey]

(Yes I did.)

But I was hoping it wouldn't be this transparent. :\

 

[Jotaro]

But I was hoping it wouldn't be this transparent. :\

I guess that with pics it would have been.

 

[Vibri]

Don't be sad. There's always the next Harry Potter movie.

 

[demon]

what

 

[kiryogi]

:lol! Attaboy! I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

What if youre not old enough for bars? D:

 

[Fresh Prince]

Depressing? Seriously?

For a single girl maybe; for a single guy it's awesome to go to bars because a LOT of women are desperate and lonely. Exploit that vulnerability!

:lol Damn that's good thinking.

 

[J2 Cool]

It's not depressing. Like said, exploit the vulnarability. I personally just plan to go about my day normally, and maybe sweeten a few girls I like up with some candy

 

[Dan]

The only thing that's depressing is that people actually get caught up in this shit. The only thing more depressing are the people who also get swept in this new manufactured Sweetest's Day or whatever the fuck that is. Jesus, if you need some lame ass corporate-created holiday to express appreciation to a loved one, you've got problems. If you think spending money is the only way to do this, even worse. Finally, if this is the only time of the year you're depressed about being alone, then you want a relationship for all the wrong reasons.

Valentine's Day will be just another Monday for me.

 

[Jotaro]

The only thing that's depressing is that people actually get caught up in this shit. The only thing more depressing are the people who also get swept in this new manufactured Sweetest's Day or whatever the fuck that is. Jesus, if you need some lame ass corporate-created holiday to express appreciation to a loved one, you've got problems. If you think spending money is the only way to do this, even worse. Finally, if this is the only time of the year you're depressed about being alone, then you want a relationship for all the wrong reasons.

Valentine's Day will be just another Monday for me.

I agree with you, it's work zilch for me, but I will see it mentioned in the newspapers, in the flyers I receive, people tell me about it, on the Internet... EVERYWHERE. You just can't escape this day, and the pill is hard to swallow, because all these pink hearts remind you of your torments.

 

[Error Macro]

I always thought that the St. Valentines Day Massacre was neat. Such a cool phrase.

http://www.btinternet.com/~dreklind/threetwo/valentine.htm

http://www.prairieghosts.com/valentine.html

 

[Mike Works]

I've never had a girlfriend during Valentines Day, and I couldn't complain less. It's such a fucking marketed "holiday", it's disgusting. Especially since it spawns all those diamond commercials on TV, the worst being that one with the woman at the dinner party getting pissed at her husband because he didn't buy her a diamond from some specific store, unlike all the other women in the room. That shit fucking tears me up, and I wouldn't hesistate for a moment to end a relationship if anything like that ever arose. Thankfully, it never has, as I make my intentions and feelings on the subject known early on every single time.

Wait, maybe THAT'S why I'm never in a relationship on Valentines?!

 

[APerfectCircle]

The only thing that's depressing is that people actually get caught up in this shit. The only thing more depressing are the people who also get swept in this new manufactured Sweetest's Day or whatever the fuck that is. Jesus, if you need some lame ass corporate-created holiday to express appreciation to a loved one, you've got problems. If you think spending money is the only way to do this, even worse. Finally, if this is the only time of the year you're depressed about being alone, then you want a relationship for all the wrong reasons.

Valentine's Day will be just another Monday for me.

Why do you care? As much as it's great have an ideal relationship where you cherish your partner everyday and make them realise how much there loved, it's pretty rare. So if some people use Valentine day as an excuse to have a romantic evening or whatever, good on them.

 

[Black Deatha]

I really don't care that I'll be "saving money" because I don't have a girlfriend on Valentines day (just like every other valentines day of my life). I save money every single day that I don't have a girlfriend. It depresses me because it's an annual reminder of what I should but never have had (not just a relationship...use your imagination). I fucking hate it. It just amplifies my lonliness.

Holy crap, are you me?

Exact same situation here, I don't care about the day it's self, I care about what it reminds me I dont have. And people can go in to how girlfreinds cost money all they wan't, but you know, I don't care, I have a decent job, I have moeny, I don't mind spending a little here and there on freinds, so i would mind less so for a girl friend, but I'll be damned if I can manage to get one.

~Black Deatha

 

[BooM235689]

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Cvs sells it

 

[Brannon]

Valentine's Day will also be but a Monday for me. February 15th, however, is 70% off candy day.

70% off candy day in case you didn't get that.

I don't eat much candy, if at all during the year, so on November 1 and February 15 and the day after Easter, it's go time.

mmm, stale Peeps...

 

[Escape Goat]

I wish people would stop carrying on like lame ass whiners about being alone. Suck it up or get out there and get er done.

 

[Brannon]

and get 'r done

mmm, stale Peeeps

Fixed the quote and glorified stale Peeps at the same time!

 

[Littleberu]

I wish people would stop carrying on like lame ass whiners about being alone. Suck it up or get out there and get er done.

But I ain't got no LEGS!!!

 

[belgurdo]

I just play with myself on V-Day. Solves a lot of problems

 

[Phoenix]

It always amazes me how people get depressed with particular holidays, especially Valentines day. You weren't depressed to be alone before, so why would another 24 hour period be any different?

 

[belgurdo]

It always amazes me how people get depressed with particular holidays, especially Valentines day. You weren't depressed to be alone before, so why would another 24 hour period be any different?

Because TV and Hallmark told us that we have to spend our paychecks and fuck on one particular day, otherwise we can't validate ourselves as humans and will be sad little capitalists

 

[trilobyte]

Valentine's Day is my date with...SpiderBabe!

 

[Macam]

The only thing that's depressing is that people actually get caught up in this shit...Valentine's Day will be just another Monday for me.

Right on. The most depressing time of the year for me is when I realize I'm not where I want to be in life, not whether or not I have a girlfriend. The only significance of Valentine's Day to me is knowing that it exists and not to go out to see a movie or catch dinner, since I generally loathe dealing with mass crowds unnecessarily.

 

[Chipopo]

It always amazes me how people get depressed with particular holidays, especially Valentines day. You weren't depressed to be alone before, so why would another 24 hour period be any different?

As a highschool student, Valentine's day sucks because anyone who's anyone is toting around bouquets and chocolates and teddy bears (male or female) presumably given by a partner. As if kids in highschool don't have enough to feel self-concious about :lol

 

[TheDrowningMan]

It's nonsense. I don't recognise it, ever.

 

[Dilbert]

All I know is that my ex asked twice in two days if I had a thing for/would date her friend.

Besides, her friend is out of my league--so I dunno why she brings it up.

Funny that you assume she's out of your league. Her asking twice in two days sounds a lot to me like her friend is interested in you.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

one of my friends buys his mom and sisters stuff for Valentines day, and he looked at me funny because i found that creepy.

 

[demon]

As a highschool student, Valentine's day sucks because anyone who's anyone is toting around bouquets and chocolates and teddy bears (male or female) presumably given by a partner. As if kids in highschool don't have enough to feel self-concious about :lol

Haha, I knew people who would buy themselves flowers and notes and shit and pretend it was given to them by some mysterious, anonymous girl. I should've thought of that...