Today’s Provocative Question, Fandango asks:
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Do you consider it to be a special day, one where you express your deep love and appreciation for your significant other? Or is it just a commercialized “Hallmark Holiday” where you feel pressured to spend money on cards, flowers, candy, jewelry, and/or expensive dinners in order to stay on the good side of the one you love? Either way, what, if anything, are your plans for Valentine’s Day this year?
Wow, a mouthful of a question! But not to worry, I shall make up for it with my answer.
It is pure marketing drivel. Like all other festive periods, it is designed to make us part with our cash. Simple as that.
With that in mind, what am I going to do? Hint – think Saturday and double it! We probably won’t even eat together, since she doesn’t eat carbs, and I usually don’t eat meat. She likes nothing better than a big, juicy steak, where I’m happier with something like risotto.
Seriously, you show somebody you care every day, not one day.
Mister Bump 
I am firmly with you in the bah humbug camp!
I’ve penned a rhyme about your limerick skills for tomorrow. Just want to checkout that you are okay with that before I post!
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go for it. If it is complimentary, nobody will recognise it as me anyway!
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I think you might! Thought it polite to ask!
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Rodge on “every day.” Spot-on with commercial clap-trap label. Even most of the lasses I know think it worthless. Do know a florist; she is keen on it.
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True Flower Power!
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Totally agree
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I think you nailed it, Pete.
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I went for the “leave no doubt” option 🤣
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I never received any of those things when I married a non romantic, sigh.
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we might have made a token effort years ago but certainly now, we don’t bother.
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Why not?
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Because it’s nonsense.
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Gifting or romance
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the day.
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Okay I problem
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It’s one of those days that “if we remember.” And it’s just something small. I mainly buy some things at the store because we still have kids at home. I like to have something for them especially during COVID when they are home so much. Try to make a little recognition or festive a bit. Well, you can read about it on my post: https://humblebuthumorous.com/2021/02/10/no-sap-for-me/
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True, we should celebrate love every day, but we don’t always. In our hectic lives, we at least have one day to remember or be remembered for love!
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Super true! Love should be celebrated everyday! And Mr and Mrs Bump’s food choices complement each other.
What a perfect combo!
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We’ll have to see, because we must go to the supermarket around that time, but it could well be that I celebrate with pizza. None of your keto for me!
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I think ours would be a supermarket date too. Pizza is always an excellent way to celebrate something ♥️ I need to buy ingredients for keto pizza then 😂
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This is it. Mrs B usually has meat plus veg, so different tastes. We might have some fish together, I suppose.
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Oh at least you’ve got that in common! Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️
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