valentines day Options

[Oasis]

If I go to a nice restaurant (Truluck's or something similar) on valentines, how early do I need to make a reservation?

[kcroxyoursox]

I think Valentine's Day should be looked at not as something you have to do out of obligation, but you do it as a reminder/rekindling/repledging of what you have.

Yes, we're all busy, tired, overworked, stressed, etc. We don't always feel like being romantic. Sometimes we leave the dishes until tomorrow. We don't clean up our messes. We go to bed angry. We take out things that are bothering us on the one person who always listens to us complain, even if the problem doesn't involve them.

Valentine's Day is just a reminder to chill out. Just like you celebrate your mother on Mother's Day, though you could do it just as well all other days in the year, so you celebrate Valentine's Day. It's not an out to treat that person like crap for the rest of the year; it's simply a reminder to refocus your efforts. If you realize that maybe you'd like to go in a different direction with your expressions, then Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to turn over that new leaf. And if you are satisfied with how things have been going affection and attention-wise, then good for you (but don't play it down for the sake of making a statement about how awesome you are to begin with.)

[Hartmann]

I think Valentine's Day should be looked at not as something you have to do out of obligation, but you do it as a reminder/rekindling/repledging of what you have.

Yes, we're all busy, tired, overworked, stressed, etc. We don't always feel like being romantic. Sometimes we leave the dishes until tomorrow. We don't clean up our messes. We go to bed angry. We take out things that are bothering us on the one person who always listens to us complain, even if the problem doesn't involve them.

Valentine's Day is just a reminder to chill out. Just like you celebrate your mother on Mother's Day, though you could do it just as well all other days in the year, so you celebrate Valentine's Day. It's not an out to treat that person like crap for the rest of the year; it's simply a reminder to refocus your efforts. If you realize that maybe you'd like to go in a different direction with your expressions, then Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to turn over that new leaf. And if you are satisfied with how things have been going affection and attention-wise, then good for you (but don't play it down for the sake of making a statement about how awesome you are to begin with.)

I'm not "playing it down for the sake of making a statement about being awesome", I just don't see the big deal with the holiday. I don't mind people celebrating it but I just haven't ever had an interest.

And just for the record, I'm far from being perfect and treating my girlfriend perfectly all of the time, but I always try.