Comments on: Valentine’s Day

By: karen

karen — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:42:31 +0000

I saw the posters and adverts for White Day last year but I didn’t manage to work out what it was. I’m sure Marty won’t mind buying me another present

As for engagement rings I asked Marty not to spend a month’s salary on mine. I didn’t want one as I don’t like wearing a ring – and once we got married I tended to only wear my wedding ring as wearing two drives me nuts. The main reason I agreed to have one is that he thought that other people would find it strange if he didn’t buy one and didn’t want to try to explain this every time someone said “can I see the ring” – which happens a lot when you get engaged.

By: Alan in Belfast

Alan in Belfast — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:13:54 +0000

Neil – Think I got away lightly …

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:08:16 +0000

According to Wikipedia, “the gift the boy gives (one month later) is supposed to be three times the value of the gift he received”

Not sure I’m sold on this idea – it sounds like the whole thing was thought out by a woman. A bit like the old theory (in the UK at least) that an engagement ring should cost a month’s salary. Now people are saying that it should be two months’ salary instead; it won’t be long before they’re claiming three …

By: Tatsuhiko Miyagawa

Tatsuhiko Miyagawa — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:34:29 +0000

If you follow the Japanese tradition, you should get the gift back one month later! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:52:26 +0000

A traditon where only the women buy gifts sounds like a good idea to me! Perhaps you should be like Carolyn and drop not-very-subtle hints, such as “I’d really like a box of Milk Tray for Valentines Day”.

This is sooo much easier for the male species …