How much emphasis does your wife/gf/SO place on valentine's day?

I didn't have to even buy my wife a card. I buy her stuff year round, no point in paying double the price for something just because of what day it is.

We have been married for 25 years and dated 4 before that. She has never been a huge fan of Valentines day. But her birthday lasts about 2 months..

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But her birthday lasts about 2 months

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they do love their birthdays don't they

wait until they are 29 for like 5 years

My SO and I have done both. But she definitely places an emphasis on the holiday itself.

If someone tries to do the whole cliché thing, it typically does more harm than good. I don't like to make a huge deal, and I typically like to do something at home to avoid all of the annoying people who have their half dead flowers with them at their obligatory fancy dinner.

At the same time, if someone completely ignores it, I get really irritated too. It's really a no win situation. The best thing to me is to make a quirky homemade or inside joke gift that requires a little thought and almost no money, make dinner together, or else have a dinner party, and let me do something like tie pretty red bows and decorate, because I love to tie pretty bows and decorate in general.

I think that if you are in a relationship, you should make the person feel loved and special every single day instead of just one day. But it's always nice to have a Valentine nonetheless. Except if you are in the middle of a rocky patch of a relationship or you know the love is dead. Then it's more depressing than being single.

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And for the female posters, which type are you?

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Somewhere inbetween. I enjoy the holiday and going out somewhere nice is always cool, but I'd enjoy staying in/being cooked for just as much.

That said, if Valentine's Day is the only day he makes that kind of effort I'm probably not with him anyway.