Valentines day

Egypt
February 14, 2012 4:18pm CST
So my day started out so great I woke up and made breakfast for my husband and it was a good afternoon. We were going to take pictures with each other cause we wanted professional ones done and I was going to teach him how to make s'mores since he has never had them and spend a romantic evening. Well on our way to the apartment I was so excited because I was goin to make a really good valentines day for him and it is ouur first. He told me in the morning how he was excited about the day. We are sitting on the bus and he tells me he doesnot want to celebrate for us. We should think as valentines day as everyday nothing special and really think about the poor people in syria. And I realize they are having a tough time and thousands of them are dying and I wish I could help but the only thing I can do is pray and try to enjoy my day as much as I can and it hurt my feelings when he said just any other day. Even if you don't celebrate it do it for your wife. So I decided to see what he would do if I told him to forge about the day and just forget valentines day ever. And he was fine with it even though I was crying so no chocolates or flowers or surprises for me. I tested him again and said ah just go out with your friends and I will to sleep. So once a again I am sitting here alone crying because I have no valentine to celebrate with. And it's like this every year I thought for once I would have one but here I am alone on valentines day. So to anyone who doesn't have a valentine I will be yours just to make you feel better than me.
1 response
• United States
15 Feb 12
that was totally wrong! the original plan sounded great!! it's understandable not to make an extremely big deal out of the holiday when so much negative is around. but that's one of the biggest reason to celebrate the day, to cherish what you are lucky to have. when he suggested to forget the day, you should have reminded him that you are lucky to have someone to celebrate and to cherish. don't have to buy all kinds of candies or flowers. getting pictures done and making s'mores was a great way to spend the day. i've already been to work, even had to go in early. my husband is at work. we managed to exchange gifts--he gave me a stuffed animal, i gave him a boot bank--, danced to two songs on the back porch to our favorite songs. it's more about the gesture that we took a few minutes to hold one another and appreciate each other. next time, speak your mind. he'll never know what you're thinking until you speak it. after being with my husband for 11 years, he knows i'm going to speak my mind and he needs to listen.