Valentine's Day....a card is good enough right?

  • Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.

    We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.

    We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil.
  • Hope everyone has a wonderful and warm Thanksgiving!
  • Super Cedar firestarters 30% discount Use code Hearth2024 Click here
Status
Not open for further replies.
Jack Straw

Jack Straw

Minister of Fire
Hearth Supporter
Dec 22, 2008
2,161
Schoharie County, N Y
I got my wife a nice card that says something about how special she is or how lucky I am to have her ( I forgot now). Isn't that enough? I put some really nice hickory in the rack by the stove, what else could she want? The ash bucket is empty, I mean really am I going too far?
 
You better check the card. Maybe it says how special you are, and how lucky she is to have you.
I'd double check, but that's me. The Hickory seems like icing on the cake.
Empty ash bucket may be too much. You're gonna' spoil her.
 
Depends on the individual . . . but I know my wife would value a card with a hand-written note in it telling her how she is my best friend and soul mate and how she truly has changed my life for the better much more than she would value some flowers that wilt in a few days, chocolate that she will claim will make her fat or anything else I could buy for her.

I know other friends who have a spouse who would be upset if they didn't get the traditional card, chocolates and flowers on Valentine's Day . . . as for my wife and I we do not need one special day to profess our love for each other . . . we do that 365 days a year in our words and actions.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hearth Mistress
My wife loves flowers. Bringing home some more would be like bringing coals to Newcastle. A nice champagne will be more appreciated.
 
Well, first of all I don't HAVE a wife (anymore), per se, but Susan & I have been together longer than I was married, so I guess we're permanently attached. Anyway, we exchange funny, generally sexually oriented, cards & go out to dinner (on some other nite to avoid the crowd) with my oldest daughter whose birthday is the 16th. No candy. No flowers. Couple of laughs at the cards & a decent meal later...
 
  • Like
Reactions: KattWildz, Adios Pantalones and PapaDave
OMG :eek: ! Thanks for the reminder! Hopefully her box of SuperCedars will arrive in time. Fingers crossed.

pen
 
  • Like
Reactions: Dune, DexterDay, corey21 and 6 others
I would be happy with a card and spending some quality time with that special someone. Flowers are nice too but I would be happy with just one rose. I like simplicity. :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: corey21 and PapaDave
I think instant karma just got me! I was cutting a small hemlock tree that was bent over. It sprung back and hit me in the face. It cut my nose and forehead and knocked me on the ground, maybe I need to rethink Valentine's day. I recently told my boss that I could only work every other Saturday so I could spend more time with my wife.
 
Just don't do like I did on my first anniversary with my wife. I forgot all about it (yeah, go figure) and you KNOW how the ladies remember every single detail in their life (first kiss, first "ahem", first make-up "AHEM", etc.). I got up that morning before she did and walked out into the kitchen to see a card with my name on it and I thought to myself "what's that for??" !O CHIT! Then it hit me! So I went down to our local store, hurried up and scanned through the cards, found one that pretty much summed my feelings up for her, but didn't read the punchline. Well, I got home just as she was stirring, and when she came out and saw the card she was flattered.....until she read the punch line which said "Happy Birthday".......
I had some explaining to do, but to this day we still get a chuckle out of that card!!
 
  • Like
Reactions: MasterMech, Boog and Brokenwing
If you haven't all figured out yet by my posts, I'm far from a "traditional" gal. Flowers, uh, no, overpriced and they are just going to wilt and die in a few days. Chocolate, nah, still have a box of harry and david truffles I got for xmas. I MAY get a card but that's not even a big deal. I'm getting an IR Thermometer, hubby has a few choices, but that's what I want. Do I need another gadget? No, but it's better than some sappy gift retailers try to suck guys into buying this time of year :)

Good luck guys, women can be tricky and if you screw this up, there will be hell to pay for sure! :o
 
  • Like
Reactions: firefighterjake
Hearth Mistress said:
If you haven't all figured out yet by my posts, I'm far from a "traditional" gal. Flowers, uh, no, overpriced and they are just going to wilt and die in a few days. Chocolate, nah, still have a box of harry and david truffles I got for xmas. I MAY get a card but that's not even a big deal. I'm getting an IR Thermometer, hubby has a few choices, but that's what I want. Do I need another gadget? No, but it's better than some sappy gift retailers try to suck guys into buying this time of year :)

Good luck guys, women can be tricky and if you screw this up, there will be hell to pay for sure! :eek:
Click to expand...
I'll be wrapping myself up in nothing but a bow (actually one of her red scarves) and she should consider herself very lucky.....::-)

Nevermind, I guess I ain't "getting any" that night.........;lol
 
I am paid up for life. 38 years ago the first year we were married I woke up the morning of my birthday and started singing "Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday to me." and heard "Oh chit!" from the other side of the bed. She had forgotten my birthday. ::-)

For Valentine's this year she is happy with her new TV replacing the one that burned up yesterday.
 
  • Like
Reactions: corey21 and ScotO
I'd like to say a card is enough, but over here we are more traditional. My wife would gag if I bought her chocolates but she does expect flowers. Usually I give her flowers and cook her dinner and she will get me a small gift and bake me some treats (varies every year, one time she made peanut butter cup brownie cupcakes... I think it took her about 4 hours and oh my god was it good).


I am pretty much screwed for life as our anniversary, valentines day and her birthday all fall within a 6 week span. :eek:
 
I am pretty much screwed for life as our anniversary, valentines day and her birthday all fall within a 6 week span. :eek:[/quote]

Well, if you play your cards right you will get screwed for life!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hearth Mistress
[Hearth.com] Valentine's Day....a card is good enough right?
;)
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hearth Mistress, Thistle, Jack Straw and 1 other person
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

T
Replacing zero clearance - modern looking stove options?
Replies
17
Views
1K
The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
torpesco
T
P
New woodstove recommendations maybe and/or opinions on chimney issues
Replies
44
Views
611
Vermont Castings
Bill S
Bill S
G
Good dog, bad dog!
Replies
24
Views
2K
The Inglenook
woodgeek
woodgeek
PaulOinMA
Valentine's Day Candy
Replies
1
Views
804
The Inglenook
clancey
C
B
new user getting Absolute Steel hybrid dialed in
Replies
8
Views
478
Woodstock Soapstone
DBoon
DBoon
Top Bottom