Do Valentine’s Cards “Work”?

[Theblip]

Have you ever started a relationship with someone after you’ve sent a Valentine’s Day card to them, or after you’ve received one from them? It surely can’t help if the card is only signed with a question mark, as I believe tradition demands. Romantic true stories welcomed

[rowanwitch]

So glad they dont... I have sent a few in the past and looking back I can honestly say none of the then recipients were romance material. I did have one that I
paid a bit of attention to and when I found out who the sender was I had to give them a piece of my mind as it was absolute filth!

[Theblip]

rowanwitch, how did you find out who sent it to you?

[1ozzy]

Noo, Valentines cards are designed to make sad sacks spend money on a worthless cause.
Just like spending money on flowers.
Better off spending money on cocktails

[mallyh]

ozzy you old romantic lol :-) x

[1ozzy]

I try my best Mally ;-)

[emmie]

i used to love getting Valentines card, Mr Em bought me two one year because he couldn't decide which one to buy.

[rowanwitch]

put it on my desk at work and only one person didn't comment on it, so I asked that person was it you? They went very red and tried to deny it.... Men are so stupid sometimes

[Sqad]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
So is the film
I want to star in with you.

That never fails.

[LadyCG]

I hope there's still some left in the shop tomorrow because I'm not going out today in that weather !!

[Hymie]

Many years ago an acquaintance of mine told me that the Daily Telegraph had a Valentines offer of a dozen red roses sent to one recipient, or for the same price, one red rose sent to 12 different recipients.

He said that he had taken the offer of sending roses to 12 persons – I never asked him whether he had sent them anonymously or not –but it got me thinking, and over the next few years I sent different young ladies (who I knew were not in a romantic relationship) anonymous Valentines cards.

The purpose was to cheer them up (maybe they had a secret admirer), I went to some effort to ensure that they would not identify me as the sender (which would likely depress them).

[piggynose]

they don´t.

[pat2604]

Surely the point of valentine cards was to send them anonymously - not to someone you are in a relationship with. I don't think Valentine's Day now is romantic at all. It's just all about money making. Suprise gifts on any day of the year are much more romantic surely and really mean something.

[pat2604]

I've never sent a valentine card to anybody.

[MWG14]

My wife and I, married for 60 years last July, have always sent each other cards. We also sent them for 3 years before we married. I can hardly forget the date because it is my birthday.

[david small]

MWG14. Together 63 years.....wow. Congratulations.