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The girlfriend and I have decided that we're not going to buy presents this year but do something together instead. We live in Winchester so any one got any ideas?

In reply to AnthonyB: move?

In reply to Glyn Jones: LOL, ever the romantic!

In reply to AnthonyB:
Argue and then dump each other. Or take up swinging.

In reply to AnthonyB:

If she really loves you she will watch while you screw a hooker.

Alternatively, go to the pictures to watch some toe curling drivel penned by that simpering prat Richard Curtis. He wrote all the other mindless British "rom coms" of late.

In reply to all:

lol all gd ideas but dont think she'll be to happy with any of those

In reply to AnthonyB:
get a take away curry and a few beers. It's what I'd do

In reply to AnthonyB:
Buy her a present anyway and take her to Paris!

Ade

In reply to AnthonyB:

buy a case at wine and sit at home with 'dearly beloved' drinking rose til you puke. Then sleep across the bed so she has to sleep on the sofa.
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p.s. it might not be sporting to puke on the sofa

In reply to soveda:

I'm taking her to Dublin in May so need something a bit cheaper

In reply to AnthonyB:

Get her to belay you up Indian Face.

In reply to AnthonyB:

Blackpool?

In reply to AnthonyB:

Don't believe a word, buy her something anyway or you'll be in the dog house... better to face the wrath of "we said we wouldn't buy each other anything" than "well i know we said we wouldn't buy each other anything but i saw this and it was just so cute for you but it doesn't matter that you didn't get me anything" chicks are chicks, man!

In reply to Bambi:

No please dont confuse me

So does that mean she wants me to get her something?

In reply to AnthonyB:

Pearl necklace? You could fashion one yourself and if there's enough left in the tank, and your aims good, you could complement it with some matching earrings.

In reply to AnthonyB:

Buy her the genuine Dave H action doll.

It has authentic arthritic elbows, makes child birth noises on anything over a 4c and comes with realistic brittle knees and emeritous professorship at Neasden Polythechnic.

In reply to AnthonyB:

Get her belay device engraved with hearts and your initials!

Make her a special picnic hamper full of goodies and extra cake.. and take her somewhere private to share it.

In reply to AnthonyB:

Yep! But don't spend too much

In reply to Glyn Jones:

Mars bar and Bouquet of flowers from next doors garden then?

In reply to AnthonyB: I am taking my lass out for a Valentines meal on 15th Feb. It means that we don't get ripped off along with all the other unoriginal valentines couples.

In reply to Mark N: Kingsize Mars Bar!!!!

Get the flowers from the graveyard - they complain less

In reply to Glyn Jones:

pmsl !! hardly pc - but it did nearly result in coffee on my keyboard and monitor... and person sitting opposite me...

In reply to Mark N:

Apologies - will try harder to make sure you DO spit coffee everywhere

In reply to AnthonyB:

take her up to wrexam

In reply to Jon Dittman:

You just get to share the ambience that a restaurant full of tight arsed tw*ts, all drinking water and ordering the set menu (no dessert or coffee thanks) creates.

In reply to Glyn Jones:

i'll make sure that i don't drink coffee when reading this thread from now on ;oP

in reply to the OP - cook a really nice dinner for her and then have a slushy dvd, ice cream and belgian chocolate's handy for post dinner entertainment, with any luck you won't see the end of the film...

In reply to Knitted Simian: Not sure where you are coming from here, but the hotel where I stayed last week was offering a rip off valentines meal for £40 a head - set menu with a glass of champers. Total rip off compared to its normal menu which is just about right i.e. £10 - £15 for a main. So we will go with the £10 - £15 menu and leave all the other suckers to tear up £40 each!

In reply to AnthonyB:

Take her fishing. Girls just love sitting behind their man while he sets his waggler for gdgeon. They never get bored and you can always nip off for a shag in the woods.

Buy her chips for lunch with blue pop and she is yoursw.

It is important to ensure she is dressed appropriately - short denim mini skirt, tracksuit top and corned beef legs. Hooped earings and scrape optional.

In reply to AnthonyB:

YES

This is one of those times where you are faced with like

Option A - WRONG
Option B - WRONG
Option C - WRONG

The correct answer is secret answer D that you have be psychic to work out.

Get her something anyway, how ever small or silly, so long as it's personal, just because you couldn't resist.

Trust me, my young padouin (even though I can't spell)

In reply to AnthonyB:

does Winchester have a Private Shop?

If so, they do gift vouchers ( so Tiggs tells me).

In reply to AnthonyB:
Three little words always do the trick for girlies.

Tiffany. And. Co.



Btw I agree with the 'no present' theory - there's no way she really doesn't want a present. Everyone wants presents. Especially if they're female and come in a little blue box with white ribbon.

In reply to Nao:

Well said. NOt sure about Tiffany though, isn't that some wanky expensive jewellers in London?

In reply to Nao:

I like my missus.

When we went looking for rings she was taken to Tiffany and Asprey and Gerard, and she was unimpressed, thus leaving sufficient in the budget to buy a new bike frame and other toys for me.

In reply to Bambi:
Yeah, but I'd defy you not to be impressed when presented with something from there.
It's not the thought that counts, it's the cost!
Actually I have told various male friends that tip and it has paid off handsomely (they're all still together).

Nah, my favourite present was probably the digital camera the bloke got me. It wasn't the amount spent but more the fact that he knew I took loads of pictures and he got me a really dinky one that I take everywhere with me. We now have ten shedloads of photos of all our adventures and it's really nice.

Blokes - I think V day is important to girls, no matter what they say. Doesn't have to be a big present or card but no action at all smacks of indifference. It doesn't take much just to send a valentine's message. I don't think anyone wants to feel unloved on V day.

In reply to Nao:

Why is V day so improtant. I reckon it is contrived. If he can't get it right the other 364 days of the year one day, a bunch of flowers from sso and a wilting card wont make a differance so bin the f*cker and move on.

Not aimed at you btw

In reply to John Rushby:

Christ my speelink is atroshus

In reply to Nao:

Bollocks. I don't think I've ever got anything for valentine's day, and I'd be surprised if I got something this year, as the bloke and I agree that it's commercialised unromantic tosh.

I rather have flowers or presents for no special reason, than just because every shop sells "To a special whatever"-cards with matching chocolates.

Last time I got flowers it was because he wanted to say sorry for buying some really good copper based pans we've been wanting for ages but felt were out of budget. For me that's so much better than boring valentine's day.

In reply to AnthonyB: I bought my wife a sandwich toaster once & got 2 weeks stoppage!

In reply to Dave Stelmach:

I take it a new ironing board wouldn't go down well either

http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm

All these festivals become more and more commercial until the original meaning is lost. Look at Easter- starts in January and is all about eating tons of chocolate or seeing how many Creme Eggs you can get in your mouth at once.

In reply to Nao:


Talk about tacky...

In reply to AnthonyB: Have you ever given it her up the arse?