Valentine’s Day isn’t much more than a hallmark holiday. At least in my opinion! And no…I’m not a single girl who would love to have a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, I have a boyfriend — I told him not to spend the money on gifts/chocolate.
Too many girls expect their boyfriends to spend a lot of money on jewelry and flowers for them for Valentine’s Day, but in my opinion…I JUST finished paying off my credit card bills (and so did my boyfriend) from Christmas, I don’t really have the money to put forward on expensive Valentine’s Day gifts.
I could go for a nice dinner and a single red rose…oh, and don’t forget a card. If nothing else, I told my boyfriend he had to get me a card (and if he didn’t want to fork out at the most $5 for a card then he could make me one). I just don’t see how spending a ton of money on this holiday that marketers created in order to drive sales is worth it. I would rather have someone tell me HOW they feel…than try and do it through a gift.
Besides the link in the Valentine’s Day Flower Savings blog below (which by the way was great a great post for those who are looking to buy flowers!) flowers can cost guys from $50 - $200 on Valentines Day! Thats crazy! They die in about a week anyway! I think its a great idea for guys to find ways to save on Valentine’s Day. I mean, if you have a girl that expects you to spend a lot of money — then at least try to find the cheapest way to spend a lot of money (if that makes any sense to anyone but me).
But seriously, if you want to spend the money on Valentine’s Day by all means, please do! I just don’t think the holiday should be based on spending a lot of money. Yes, I would like to go out to dinner, but I think that is costly enough to buy two people dinner at a restaurant that the rest can be put on hold. Find a different day to buy me a gift…or do something random for me!
This is my opinion…others may think completely differently!
Happy Valentine’s Day! :o)
