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It matters not how you celebrate this one day, but how you treat your relationship on all the rest. Sure, the big bouquets, giant boxes of chocolate, or bags of Swedish Fish can be fun (and delicious). Just don’t let them—or the lack of them—take away from the million other meaningful moments that don’t come packaged quite as prettily. We don’t. And we don’t celebrate anniversary either. Don’t gift anything except birthdays. I just don’t get it, we don’t like spending money on useless things and we don’t need special day to go out for a dinner. Maybe we will celebrate it with good sex idk. In case you need a reminder: It shouldn't matter how you celebrate this one day each year, but how you treat your partner (and your relationship) for the rest of the 364. If, like me, you decide to opt out of celebrating Valentine's Day, it's not a poor reflection of your supposed lack of care or love. Here are all the reasons why strong couples may not want to celebrate Valentine's Day, according to experts. 1. They Don’t Need To Flaunt Their Relationship Status Here's why one woman decided to stop celebrating Valentine's Day. It felt almost weird to celebrate like we were stating the obvious. Don’t use this holiday as a way to gauge your worth Why We Don’t Celebrate Valentine’s Day. Intro 00:00:05 You’re listening to the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast, sex and Relationship Advice you can use Tonight. Speaker 3 00:00:16 Welcome To the Sex with Dr. Jess podcast. I’m your co-host Brandon Weir, here with my lovely other half, Dr. Jess. Speaker 1 00:00:21 Happy freaking V-day <laugh>. Why We Don’t Celebrate Valentine’s Day I am not a mushy romantic. It just isn’t in my nature. While I like to be surprised every now and again, my husband bringing home my favorite candy on any random day of the week is all that I need. Growing up, my dad always made sure that my mom, sister, and I received gifts on Valentine’s Day. Even if you don’t go above and beyond for Valentine’s Day, going out to dinner on that specific night of the year usually costs more than the average meal any other day because many restaurants offer spendy prix fixe menus that have you paying for wine, appetizers, salads, main courses, and desserts when in normal circumstances, just an (What we do instead) We don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. The hustle and bustle of trying to get somewhere for dinner, eating among the crowds of people with the same idea, and trying to decide on the perfect gifts is too much. We didn’t always feel this way Flashback to February 14, 2013: Our first Valentine’s Day as a couple Don't get me wrong: Just because I am not down with Valentine's Day, doesn't mean I don't love, well, love. I really do. But I believe in loving on my own terms and in my own way. My gf and I have been together for 3 1/2 years, we've not done anything for any Valentine's Day. This time it's even a Tuesday, wtf. However, if you think that just because someone doesn't celebrate Valentine's, that they don't make their gf happy Jeez, so American. We do tons of other stuff over the course of the year. We dont celebrate valentines day in Iceland, so we don't have a word for 'valentine'. Why don't the Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate teachers day? Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate holidays that Should you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Since God is love, most people — including many professing Christians — believe that there’s nothing wrong with express But it might seem unusual to other people that we don't celebrate these two important days. Some people don't understand it . People are often shocked that I never have plans for Valentine's Day Same. My boyfriend and I love each other everyday and just don’t see a point in Valentine’s Day. We don’t even celebrate anniversaries anymore (been together 5 years) and we have an amazing and very healthy relationship. We’re also not romantic people in general If you feel like Valentine's Day is a snooze-fest, well, let it be one. We love the idea of embracing the art of napping as a way to celebrate Anti-Valentine's Day as a couple. And we're not talking about a little lie-down. Really commit here. We're talking room-darkening shades, white noise, and maybe even a naptime story. Many Jews refuse to celebrate Christmas as a result, primarily due to its Christian roots. Valentine’s Day, however, has an even darker history tied to it. As Haaretz — one of the predominant Jewish news sources — explains, on Valentine’s Day in 1349, the “citizens of Strasbourg” slaughtered or forcibly converted Jews en masse. "We never felt the need to celebrate Valentine’s Day because we always do these little things for each other - like plan a spontaneous surprise or something meaningful," says Divya*, a lifestyle publicist from Mumbai. "It’s not like we had this talk and decided to not celebrate Valentine’s Day, but we just never felt the need to." Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated every February 14; this year Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts We don't celebrate Valentine's Day either because we can celebrate our love all the other day's of the year! When my husband and I were dating, I told him I didn't want to celebrate Valentine's Day and he thought it was a trap, but he soon realized I'm straightforward and don't play games.
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