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02-11-06, 06:47
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LightngSVT is offline
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ypsilanti Township, MI Posts: 1,219 | Valentines Day, need ideas!
Ive been maried for 3 years so Im not under as much pressure as those of you who are still dating, but.... Given the building of the new house, etc we have to be a bit careful with money right now. So can anyone suggest something cool and different to do for V-day for say $100 or less? Theres always roses, or dinner and a movie but its so typical and not creative.
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02-13-06, 05:12
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Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 3,209 | buy her a GC for the local spa
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02-13-06, 07:24
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Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southport, CT Posts: 6,689 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DETAILKING buy her a GC for the local spa |
Agreed. Hard to go wrong there.
Things I've learned from the past with my gf are the little things count a lot too. Have the house clean when she gets home, laundry done, kids/animals tended to. Candles going, dinner cooking/ready, dessert and drinks to follow. The simple stuff that she might do usually, have all done for her. Flowers don't hurt at all, neither does some background ambiance music.
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02-13-06, 08:15
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Originally Posted by DETAILKING buy her a GC for the local spa | Good idea but if money is tight it's far cheaper to cook her a nice candlelight dinner then proceed to give her a massage yourself. She will enjoy it and you will get satisfaction from it too besides just handing her a gift card.
I always save the flowers/gifts for other "non-cliché times" throughout the year. It's better for both of us in the long run since I won't be raped on the price of flowers and she will get an unexpected surprise. 
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02-13-06, 02:21
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Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ypsilanti Township, MI Posts: 1,219 | Yah $70-$100 for a dozen roses is crazy and cliche. Ill look around tomorrow (yep a bit late, but we have been ofcused on our one dog who will have to be put to sleep in the next couple of days  ) I think I could get a 1 hour massage GC for around $60-70 and then cook dinner too.
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02-13-06, 04:06
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Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,006 | Yeah, and be careful about ratcheting this "gift" holiday too high. Once you've given jewelry for this one, chocolates don't make it the next year. You have to scale it down gradually, and that can take ten years.
I'm finally down to peanut butter smidgens, a scented candle, and a card. But it took a long time, I started WAAAAAAY too high.
Tom
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02-13-06, 05:07
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Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ypsilanti Township, MI Posts: 1,219 | We've never been huge, gift wise, on Valentines day. Your right though about setting precedents (sp?), once you bring in the diamonds you cant go back. Im stuck in that trap for Christmas.
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