dumped the week before valentines day

[Ariana Celeste]

and i feel surprisingly okay about it. a little sad but i guess its better to be single than fighting on valentines day, right?

[mikeytherat]

1. In college, my wife was dumped by her then-boyfriend right before V-Day

just so he could ge out of buying her a present. Seriously. He tried to get back together with her right after the holiday.

I believe she spent that Valentine's Day with Jack Daniels and Billie Holiday.

mikey_the_rat

[Ariana Celeste]

4. oh man thats cold hearted

well i'll be spending mine with my nephew, and i dont think i could ask for a better date on valentines day :)

[jadedconformist]

10. That was pretty common in middle school. haha. n/t

[raccoon]

16. That is SOOOOO passive-aggressive and manipulative.

I hope she didn't get back together with the SOB.

[mikeytherat]

18. Nope, he got the perma-boot.

Now we've been married 17 years and every day is Valentine's Day. Really!

mikey_the_rat

[BlueIris]

28. I've always thought Valentine's Day was overrated.

[fizzgig]

2. 'better to be single than fighting on valentine's day'

i know that one all too well

how have you been doing, sweetie?

:hug:

[Ariana Celeste]

5. other than that?

some drama at the homestead but personally i'm still doing pretty good. how are you babe? :hug:

[fizzgig]

7. glad you're hanging in there

i'm coming off a really hard and stressful week. my grandmother passed unexpectedly and i spent most of last week in new york...i don't think i've ever been so drained in my entire life as i was when i got home.

outside of that, things are just same old, same old

[Ariana Celeste]

11. oh im sorry sweetie

:( :hug:

[Connonym]

3. :hugs:

I'm sort of in the same boat. He broke up with me right before xmas and then we got back together at Xmas and now this. I'm wondering if there's some validity to the "not having to buy a gift" aspect of it. Grrr, sometimes men are assholes and if they're going to pull shit like that we are SO better off without them. How you doing otherwise? Haven't seen you around in ages.

[Ariana Celeste]

9. :hugs:

i'm sorry to hear that :(

honestly i'm wondering if that might have anything to do with it, he's dealing with so much stress from being broke we werent even talking and thats kind of what spawned the break up~ but i feel better not having to worry about the drama, even if ill miss him.

i've been doing good, looking for a job, trying to get everything together and all. socializing for once and spending a lot of time with my siblings and my nephew. broke up with my previous boyfriend after a year of abuse, hooked up with this guy and got dumped lol. whatever. the important things are going good. i was moved to a different probation department, which is good, its low risk low management so no more weekly visits or UAs, makes life a lot easier. i've just been a busy girl! :hug:

[jadedconformist]

6. I live with a couple of female friends...

...and valentine's day week has proven to be very challenging for me to get through as I pretty much have to listen to the melodrama and answer questions such as, "Why don't I have a boyfriend?" "Do you think I'm attractive. I mean, really -- if we weren't just friends, would you ask me out on a date?"

SOMEBODY FUCKING HELP ME

[Ariana Celeste]

12. :(

thats a difficult thing to deal with

[jadedconformist]

I really am not attracted to my friends in that way...

...but that's not to say they're not attractive in their own right. I'm a small sample size so although I didn't want to date them when I first met them, they shouldn't conclude, based on this fact, that they are not date worthy. These women keep me on my toes. haha

[Ariana Celeste]

19. lol

thats too bad they take it personally

[jadedconformist]

15. but anyway -- hope you get through it if you aren't already.

I'll refrain from offering a shitload of clichés

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. ...

:hug: :loveya:

[Ariana Celeste]

13. awwww

:hug: :loveya: ty babe

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. Be your Valentine...

Buy yourself some good chocolate and some nice flowers. Maybe you can go out with some of your single friends and have dinner and a movie; or just hang out at your place and have an unvalentines party.

I'm so sorry...
It's great that you recognize this is a healthy breakup; but the timing still sucks.
:hug::hug::hug:

[Ariana Celeste]

17. well i'll be out with the girls on friday

they call it "singlin' and minglin'" lol

thanks hun :hug:

[DarkTirade]

20. I had one ex that I never could have brought myself to do that too...

because her birthday was two days after V-day. That woulda just been too wrong.

Even for me. :evilgrin:

[Ariana Celeste]

22. lol

well good :D

[ThomCat]

21. You're absolutely right!

:hug:

We'll love you on Valentine's Day. You're awesome. :yourock:

[Ariana Celeste]

23. thanks sweets

:) :hug: you're a dear!

[alphafemale]

24. I knew somebody who's boyfriend did that to her for years.

Every Christmas without fail. And usually Valentines day too.

On top of that he was an asshole when he wasn't being a cheap bastard.

She finally wised up and decided that he wasn't worth the misery.

[Ariana Celeste]

25. why would anyone even be like that

i dont understand

most people would be happy with any little gesture you know?

glad she left, ive already made that decision myself

[alphafemale]

26. Yeah, Some of the best gifts are inexpensive or free.

Like the time my son brought me home some blackberries in his water bottle he'd picked for me while out riding his bike. He knows I like them and it's something he had to look for and take time to do.

And he's a teenager so anytime they aren't actively ignoring you is special all in itself. :D

[Ariana Celeste]

27. hehe

i think my favorite so far is when my ex just picked a couple of wild flowers on the way home from work, i thought it was pretty sweet because he trekked through some mud and weeds to get to 'em and it was just a regular day :D

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

29. Ain't love grand?

My ex dumped me right after I spent a small fortune on taking her on holiday in Milan and Tuscany.