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Quote: Ellie James

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Quote: Clive Danton

I bought my missus a card down the market for a quid that said Happy Valentine's Day To My Wonderful Husband by mistake.

Fortunately I dont think she's noticed yet. (

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You really did??? That's CLASSIC! Nothing says "I don't pay attention to the details" quite like that! You can always get a black marker and cross it out, and write 'wife' instead.

Ellie

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I swear on my children's eyes that it's the God's honest truth Ellie and I swear by the same oath that I did just as you suggested and crossed out "husband" and wrote in "wife"

Fortunately she saw the funny side. *tucks napkin into neck of shirt and waits for dinner......and waits.....and waits......and*

My wife and I have been married for over 25 years.

We are at the stage where we considered buying each other a card for £3 a pop - then decided that instead, for an extra £4, we can get a Sainsbury's Valentine Meal for Two - including a bottle of Cava.

More practical than romantic, perhaps, but food & wine trumps sentimental schmaltz in my book.


And I got her a card anyway.

CJ *dons dinner jacket and begins speaking in Yorkshire accent*

Aye yer right there lad! Mah missus used to dreeeeeam about bein' Afghan woman in t' Helmand province! Would have been like palace to er!"

Eee aye.. it's great innit..

she downstairs watchin' Poirot an well 'appy & content..

roast duck in't oven..

daughter mixing cocktails..

chocolates in't fridge..

and me with a bottle of nice half-price Sainsbury red all to meself..

Bliss!

Married love and romance...

Nowt to beat it..

For me, there's nothing romantic about forced romance. You should appreciate the people in your life every day and show them you care in small ways daily.

My fantasy is to have a guy who actually listens and pays attention and realizes that, when he asks, "How come that paint brush you have has teethmarks all over it?" And upon finding out that I dropped it outside my old apartment and a neighbors dog went to town on it, and me keeping it because it costs almost $15 to replace and you don't want to spend the money on a new one because technically it still is functional, this Mr Amazing would think 'Perhaps she'd really like a new one?' And he buys me one out of the blue...because he cares!

Sadly, I've not found a guy who is this thoughtful or listens all that well.

Ellie

Aw Ellie darling.. how sweet..

Question...

This paint brush?

D'you mean the 7" natural hair emulsion one from B&Q..

Or one of them long thin things them artists use?

CJ -

I'm an artist....the artist quality one!

Ellie

p.s. Even though I'm Texan, I don't dig BBQ. Hate it!

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Quote: Gail Farrelly

In addition to the Bad Romance stories, you may also like to read this article at NYDailyNews.com:

Single? Avoid the lovey-dovey stuff with anti-Valentines Day events in NYC

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I read this article about 20 hours ago, enjoyed it, and posted the link here and at Stumbleupon.com. Thought "a few" folks might enjoy it. Just checked Stumbleupon and 1196 people had clicked onto it from that link. Amazing! The article itself is less negative than the title suggests, but STILL I thought the anti-Valentine's Day theme would turn people off. No way.

he he..

not you Ellie.. me being daft...

as usual..

B&Q is an English DIY store...

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Quote: Roy Turse

My wife and I have been married for over 25 years.

We are at the stage where we considered buying each other a card for £3 a pop - then decided that instead, for an extra £4, we can get a Sainsbury's Valentine Meal for Two - including a bottle of Cava.

More practical than romantic, perhaps, but food & wine trumps sentimental schmaltz in my book.


And I got her a card anyway.

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Well it turned out Sainsbury's had sold out of the meal deal, and Tescos and Waitrose had sold out of theirs. My plans were in tatters!

We ended up spending far more on a meal for two than we expected (although it turned out it was pretty good).

I was also rather glad I had got that card.

But if Valentines Day was that good, how come I'm writing this massage one here now?

Dead romantic ours was. Work, home, relax for a couple of hours, sleep, get up, have dinner, watch a bit of TV and then back to bed again soon.

Just watching a documentary about Fred West.

Very romantic.

Mind you, we did chat all afternoon and evening yesterday, which explains to some extent why I've been a bit zombified today.

Big soppy sod that I am though, I love her to bits.

Regards

Skoob.

Ah good old B&Q eh? I wonder what that stands for? "Bricks & Quiet Plumbing?

Reminds me of an Irish bloke I know who asked me why he had L and R on his wellington boots.

"It stands for left and right Sheamus" I explained.

"Begob" he cried excitedly "Now oi know why de wife has C&A on her knickers!"

For people who may be of Cherokee Indian extraction and have never visited this sceptred isle, C&A are a large clothing emporium that sell giant pants to ladies and ill fitting trousers to sex offenders and Simon Cowell