Valentine's Day Gifts

[JanetRose]

Recently saw Family Feud where they asked what women expect on Valentine's Day from their boyfriend/husband/partner....(can not remember the answers).

For women, do you expect jewelry every Valentine's Day?

 

[SandyinMonterey]

It doesn't have to be over the top, big or expensive. Flowers with a card, heart shaped box of candy, even a gift certificate to Target or to car wash. One year my husband bought me an electric skillet for Valentines Day because my old one broke. I see where he was coming from, and he had only good intentions. But, not for Valentine's Day. My husband does not like clothing for any gifts. I've stuck by that all these years. He hasn't gotten me another appliance for Valentine's Day since.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

We’ve been married almost 42 years and I can’t even remember the last time I got a Valentine’s gift. We quit exchanging gifts years ago. No birthday, no anniversary, no Christmas, nothing.

 

[Nayan]

I've always hated Valentines Day. It's always been "Buy HER this/that/etc". What about the guys? Do you buy your guy anything?

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I never really cared for Valentine's Day. It seems like a way to force your significant other to buy you a gift. I've gotten my share of flowers, teddy bears, and candy over the years, and I was grateful, but any holiday that has a sense of gift obligation, eh. I'd rather get or give a gift because I wanted to show a person I cared.

 

[mjkacmom]

I've always hated Valentines Day. It's always been "Buy HER this/that/etc". What about the guys? Do you buy your guy anything?

H and I usually exchange little things, but we’ve been together for almost 35 years. Back it the day we’d do cards and little things. Most folks I know who exchange, they both give gifts.

 

[slo]

I do not expect jewelry.

My request every year is nothing, but my DH still likes to buy me something, so now it’s flowers from the grocery store and a card, which is perfect.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I've always hated Valentines Day. It's always been "Buy HER this/that/etc". What about the guys? Do you buy your guy anything?

Uh yeah...every year for 15 years I've bought my husband something (this includes when we were first dating too).

Haven't you seen merch targeted towards men for Valentine's Day?

It's not wrong either way though.

 

[ronandannette]

Nope - I never expect jewelry as a gift from anybody for anything. Valentine's Day is a card and flowers from my DH. He has gone a little outside-the-lines a few times and given a balloon bouquet or edible fruit arrangement a few times over the years.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

any holiday that has a sense of gift obligation, eh.

I feel you but that pretty much includes anything really. Your birthday, your anniversary, Christmas, etc.

People make whatever rules they want to make but when the qualifier is a sense of obligation the only people I know who feel that way (and I do know some) don't like gifts period, just aren't into celebrating whatever day it is. So I would totally get it if you don't celebrate your birthday, his birthday, the anniversary, Christmas, etc and feel this way

 

[Disneylover99]

I don’t want jewelry, flowers, cards, etc….
I just like a little romance.
Any type of food or wine is also welcome. Lol.

 

[DisneyHardin]

DH has bought me jewelry for Valentine's Day before, but not every year and I never expect it.

DH is hard to buy for because he just doesn't have a lot of hobbies or needs, but I do always get him something too. Usually a nice bottle of bourbon.

 

[dizneegirl]

I'd love anything that showed DH cared... even a Hershey's bar and a note on a napkin. Most of the time, however, I get (and have come to expect) nothing. Though he does know what day it is, as he'll say "happy VD" when we wake up...

 

[mumto3girls]

We sometimes exchange gifts, sometimes just go to dinner—usually not on that exact day. I don’t think he’s ever bought me jewelry for VD though. I’m actually not that interested in most jewelry so that’s actually a good thing.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

My wife and I only exchange gifts if we remember, which is about 50% of the time. She does love jewellery but never expects it. Typically she tells me what she'd like (jewellery-wise or handbag-wise) because I ask her and we go from there. However since we have our first date anniversary, Xmas, her birthday, and Valentines day all within the span of 3 months, we usually just go to dinner.

 

[nw6675]

Nope. We don't even give gifts on other holidays. I just plan Disney trips. He pays.

Win win.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

We don't do gifts for birthdays, Christmas or Valentine's day. Easy for Christmas/New Years as we are childfree and always travelling to family focus on our niece and nephew (and my husband's birthday is during this time). We usually do a weekend away around my birthday, but not always. I'll admit I would occasionally like a little surprise (I just mean flowers from the grocery store, not a piece of jewelry), but he's a pretty great husband all things considered so I really can't complain. Gifts aren't necessarily my "love language" per se.

 

[CynBeth]

Not at all. We exchange cards and sometimes give little gifts. Mostly we go out to a nice restaurant near us that has a special pre-fixe meal.

 

[Meriweather]

We don't give each other anything.
But I do give the kids and grand kids something.
It was my mother's birthday, so something special does happen

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Get her some fireworks this year.