No Valentine's Gifts?

@indywahm (808)
United States
February 8, 2007 8:13am CST
If your spouse or partner does not get you a gift for valentine's day does that mean they do not love you anymore?? I have not gotten a gift for any holidays or birthdays for the last 3 years!! I am so sad. I used to get jewelry all of the time !
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6 responses
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I think Valentines day gifts are silly. LOL We have been married for 28 years and I know my husband loves me. I put little love notes in his lunch bucket quite often and I show him that I love him every day of the year. Why make a big fuss over one day that the businesses want to make money on. We do buy for birthdays though
• United States
8 Feb 07
Does your husband love you any less if he doesn't get you something on February 13? No, of course not! Why would it be any different on the 14th? I personally think it is pathetic and ridiculous for people to demand or expect a gift on Valentine's Day. My husband and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. He shows me that he loves me every day and I'd much rather that he brings me flowers, chocolate or a gift on a different day, a day that is just because he loves me and not because society said he had to.
@Willowlady (10657)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I think it is time to have a talk with your hubby. Kind of late now so I suggest that you do what you want for Valentines and not expect something from him this year. You and the kids should have a party. If he sees you having a good time, invite him in. Perhaps he will look forward to the next Valentines Day. Then have that discussion sometime between after Valentines and the next. Good luck with this.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
8 Feb 07
My husband and I just spoke about this the other day. We don't think Valentines Day is actually for the married couples unless that is what you decide to do. We think it is mainly for younger kids or younger people dating or something. Now Birthdays and Holidays, we still get each other something. I would be sad also if we didn't get each other things. I think your partner still loves you, but they have forgotten to take the time to go buy something and show it. Hopefully you can talk to them about it and maybe things will change for you.
8 Feb 07
I think you should tell him that you are disappointed that you don't get gifts any more. Even if it is something really small it would be a lovely reminder that he still loves you. I don't think you need expensive gifts just a little bit of love every now and again.
• United States
8 Feb 07
I dont think it means that he doesnt love you anymore. There could be plenty of reasons why he doesnt buy gifts anymore.. Money situations, he might think you dont feel like you need to exchange gifts anymore because you "know" that you love each other, he could just have no idea what to buy you and perhaps he doesnt know that not giving you gifts upsets you? Or he could just be really lazy...??