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Consider the first Valentine's Day of our marriage. I awoke with a flurry of expectation. I was ready. Ready for my husband to stun me with his love and creativity. As Valentine’s Day approached the first year my now husband and I were dating, I told him I didn’t want flowers. I could tell by his face that he wasn’t sure if this was a trick of sorts, perhaps a test of his romantic potential. “I’m serious. If you’re going to get me anything, get me something I actually want: Swedish Fish,” I said. Buy candy or flowers for someone whose husband doesn’t recognize Valentine’s Day. Or have a girls night out. Remind yourself–whether or not he recognizes you–Valentine’s Day doesn’t My husband and I also find we are at opposite ends of the Valentine’s Day spectrum, partially because it is a hectic time on our farm (in Australia). This year our 3 girls (3, 5 & 7) and I have made all the plans and will be looking into who Valentine was and how the day came about – it wasn’t a love between couples thing!! My gf and I have been together for 3 1/2 years, we've not done anything for any Valentine's Day. This time it's even a Tuesday, wtf. However, if you think that just because someone doesn't celebrate Valentine's, that they don't make their gf happy Jeez, so American. We do tons of other stuff over the course of the year. “My husband and I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day. We don’t exchange cards on our anniversary. I can’t remember what he got me for Christmas, neither this year nor any. However, last week when an ice storm hit, he canceled every single one of his meetings to take care of our kids. We were going to celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow evening. I asked if he updated what time he planned something so I could update the babysitter. He said he didn’t plan anything. I’m heartbroken. We’ve been together for four years and I feel like he cared the first few until we started living together. Now I’m just a chore. Buy candy or flowers for someone whose husband doesn’t recognize Valentine’s Day. Or have a girls night out. Remind yourself–whether or not he recognizes you–Valentine’s Day doesn’t I looked up, picking my words carefully. “He doesn't believe in Valentine's Day.” By the look on her face, you’d think I’d told her he was a convicted criminal. “I mean--” I rushed, fidgeting with the lid of a pen, “he says that every day should be Valentine's Day.” I held my breath. "Aww." She plopped on her bed. "That's cute!" If your boo would rather die of 1,000 paper cuts than take a romantic horse and carriage ride or go to a fancy restaurant on Valentine's Day, think of celebrating with low-key things you both People that call Valentine’s Day a “Hallmark holiday” are just trying to justify that they don’t want to celebrate it or spend any money. If you don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s Day, don’t. No one is forcing you. If both you & your wife feel the same way, that makes it easy! I really like Valentine’s Day and I want to be able to celebrate it but my boyfriend does not. He thinks it’s dumb and someone’s love for someone shouldn’t be summed up into one day. This always leads into fights with us mainly because he won’t compromise to at least say happy Valentine’s Day to each other. These holidays are important to YOU. Not everyone shares that sentiment. My husband doesn't give a fuck about his birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc. However, that doesn't mean that your husband can't make these days special for you. You need to have a serious discussion with him. "If it's the latter, then reframe the day so you can both be happy: you can celebrate your relationship however you feel fit, and it doesn't have to be labeled as Valentine's Day with all of its My hubby and I go through the same argument every Valentine's and it's exhausting. He says he doesn't do anything for Valentine's because he doesn't have the money to really buy me what he envisions I deserve. Though the thought of that is sweet, it's a sad and stale statement after 8 years of marriage. Why do I never see the same logic applied to Mother’s Day or literally any other holiday? Yes, we all know holidays are over commercialized, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t celebrate any of them. Nobody is saying that if you celebrate Valentine’s Day then it’s illegal to do anything nice for your partner the rest of the year. Q. Dear Whys Guy: "I don't want to be high-maintenance, but every year, I'm a little disappointed by how little interest my husband shows in celebrating Valentine's Day.It would mean a lot to me I was always triggered around Valentine’s Day when they didn’t plan or get me anything. I realize it’s a dumb holiday but when they made zero effort the other 364 days, you hope that maybe on Valentine’s Day, when there are boxes of chocolate or bouquets of flowers front and center at every grocery store, they’ll do SOMETHING. Here's why my husband & I don't celebrate Valentine's Day - it's not what you think! Why My Husband and I Won't Be Celebrating Valentine's Day - The Intentional Mom Valentine's Day can be two of the most dreaded words as January ends. So Valentine's Day is coming up and even though we have only been talking for a month, I figured having a couple drinks together or doing something cute would be a great way to spend the day together. He tells me he doesn't "Celebrate Valentine's Day" because the year before (2020) on Valentine's Day his ex fiance left him.
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