{"id":1755,"date":"2015-02-14T19:20:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weirdbutinagoodway.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2015-03-10T16:31:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:31:29","slug":"yes-i-know-its-corporate-bullshit-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weirdbutinagoodway.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/02\/14\/yes-i-know-its-corporate-bullshit-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes I know it’s corporate bullshit – but"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Love<\/p>\n

Line the pockets of the card shop day…<\/p>\n

Sell chocolate at extortionate prices day…..<\/p>\n

Put too much meaning in a bunch of flowers day….<\/p>\n

Valentines Day.\u00a0I know it’s all corporate bullshit designed to make money, but still, I like it.\u00a0Or I would if we celebrated, my husband doesn’t. He doesn’t see the point. Because of all the reasons I pointed out above and more, but I can’t help being disappointed.<\/p>\n

He laughs at me for being so soppy, it’s good natured but he’s bemused that I feel the need to express my love for him on this one day – when he knows I love him, and I know he loves me all year round, so I don’t bother any more. We’ve never made a a fuss of valentines day, we hardly make a fuss of each other,\u00a0dating is something we’ve never done. Meals out yes, we do that of plenty, usually because it’s a birthday, or it’s got too late to cook (this happens more than I should admit)\u00a0\u00a0– But those surprising, romantic gestures for each other we rarely make for each other.<\/p>\n

We’ve been together 9 years. married nearly 2 and I can count one one hand the number of times I’ve been truly surprised by him – and those times have been truly special – They really have. So do I put too mush weight on Valentines day? Probably. Does knowing that make me want to celebrate any less? Unfortunately not.\u00a0BUT\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Do I love my husband, valentines or not. Definitely,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Line the pockets of the card shop day… Sell chocolate at extortionate prices day….. Put too much meaning in a bunch of flowers day…. Valentines Day.\u00a0I know it’s all corporate bullshit designed to make money, but still, I like it.\u00a0Or I would if we celebrated, my husband doesn’t. He doesn’t see the point. 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