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My boyfriend doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because he thinks it’s a material holiday, what should I do? (Page 2)
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? dose he love you every other day of the year? yes I think he dose... Vday is for shops to make loads of money from silly people, i been with my SO for 40+ years if i was to bring a rose in on the 14th she would kick me out think i been with some one else. so have a good think on it and you will understand
What it is with people equating being cynical and intelligent. Everything in this world is material. Remind him the shirts he wears were likely created in a sweatshop. Valentine's day is the celebration of Saint Valentine. Companies sell us stuff everyday, but they don't define holidays.
I ignore V-day because I don't need a special day set aside to appreciate my significant other - I do it on a regular basis. If yours doesn't do it on any other days, then doing it just on V-day isn't very special at all. If you're not feeling appreciated the other 364 days of the year, what you need is NOT a special Valentine's Day - you need a new boyfriend.
"I told him I see Valentine’s as a day to show you appreciate your significant other and it doesn’t even have to be an expensive day, it’s the thought that counts."
... That's what your anniversary is for... I mean Valentine's Day IS just a materialistic made up holiday that means nothing that most men hate
You could do something to show him that you can celebrate V Day without buying gifts and stuff. Like, invite him for a special date, make him a handmade gift, spend the day with him...
He probably only had the "material" kind of V day before, and has no example of what you want to show him. So give him an example. No gift, only you, him, and a spacial day together.
Why couldn't he make an effort. You don't have to buy things to have a nice Valentine's day. Make a picnic in the park or go for a walk along the river. Come home and make love.
He’s not wrong. It is a material holiday. But I also feel you, I’ve not had a good Valentine’s Day since high school... ask him if you guys could cook together or do something inexpensive just to spend time with one another?
My husband and I have always looked at Valentine’s Day as a reminder to be sweet and kind to each other. It is a material or made up holiday, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good reminder to show some affection or caring.
you could stop caring about others... and focus just on your own relationship, and live the present as well
and then, you still have the other 364 days of the year... to make them really special, so focus on all those instead
Tell him it is fine because you are a material girl.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/W8wzQj3M-qYThis same argument can be used for xmass! It doesn't have to be. Fresh wildflowers, a handwritten card, light a candle and turn down the lights for dinner. ALL absolutely free and mean a lot! He is obviously the wrong guy! Sorry!
Do something "special" for him on Valentines Day to let him know how you'd like to celebrate it. It's your choice what that is.
Hey i like that
Well if you put yourself in men's shoes, can you really blame him? I mean, Valentines day is essentially a day that men are pressured into spending a lot of money on women and women feel entitled to it. It goes against everything women SAY they have been fighting for with equality.
https://instamotor.com/blog/valentines-day-2018-survey
its literally just a con to make people spend money.
the every day should matter with your partner, not one day.
Get a boyfriend that shares tye same views as you and treat you the way you want to be treated. He is just a boyfriend not a husband. Unto the next.
If he knows that is something that would make you feel special and appreciated even if it’s something small and refuses than I think he is showing how much he values your feelings. Find someone that’ll do the little things that make you feel loved.
If it’s that important to you you may need to find another boyfriend. He’s not being considerate of your feelings.
Lol 😂 hope she better try to reason within her brains not the heart. Valentine's men's nothing that much if a person loves you and always cares for you. @gwenhwyfar is valentine a thing for you
@TheAfrikan I like Valentine’s Day
hope she has a higher standard for leaving a relationship than "he didn't celebrate a holiday" or she's gonna be single for a long long time
@RandomDude21114165 she tried to talk to him lots of times and he wouldn’t listen. I only suggest leaving as a last resort.
Men shouldn't listen to women. Genesis 3:17
@RandomDude21114165 you’re really lucky GAG doesn’t make you enter your user name every time. You’d never remember all those numbers in the right order.
Really its not that hars. 21114165. My first try
You said it's a day to show you appreciate for your significant other. Okay, what did you plan to do to show you appreciate him as your partner?
It’s one thing if he doesn’t like the materialism. It’s quite another if he doesn’t want to treat you special (it doesn’t have to be money)
Tell me honestly. Are you expecting a gift?
It's a material holiday, just like most of them are. It's dumb to force sentimental things... but allow the stupid people to indulge themselves.