What is your favorite part about Valentine's Day?

Absolutely nothing

What is "the night that crushes" exactly?

Who said I like anything about Valentine's Day?

Nothing, it's just another useless holiday.

I consider myself a bit of a romantic, but I'm not big on St-Valentine's Day (or Christmas, or New Year's or Mother's Day or Father's Day or Halloween or any other "special occasion" you care to mention.) You don't need a special day to declare your love to someone; just do it whenever you feel like it.

My favorite part is that my wife doesn't go in for Hallmark holidays so I can ignore the whole thing with no fear.

This assumes that everyone likes Valentine's Day. It's not really celebrated much here, it is considered just a commercial holiday. My husband and I will give each other a card, that's about it.

Chocolate!

Other: nothing at all; I don't pay any attention to this holiday.

It is really only another day that I will do what I do pretty much everyday, show lots of affection and probably extra. I don't want anything shiny or expensive. I'd rather have something warm and loving, just spend time with the person I love.

This is quite a daunting survey.

I the next to last one,(Love is amazing) but I really don't like this day much.

> I consider myself a bit of a romantic,
> but I'm not big on St-Valentine's Day
> (or Christmas, or New Year's or Mother's
> Day or Father's Day or Halloween or
> any other "special occasion" you care
> to mention.) You don't need a special
> day to declare your love to someone;
> just do it whenever you feel like it.

Exactly!! That is how I look at it too. I don't need a special day so to speak to buy something for my Woman.

Other

I dislike the consumerism, but it is a nice opportunity to make some expression of love for your significant other.

The fact that lots of people will be spending money in my pub, having a Valentine's Dinner.

I don't really have this reaction to Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong; I like it and all. But I don't get this excited about it. In fact, your description much more accurately describes how I feel about Christmas. Valentine's Day is fun, and I enjoy getting flowers and whatever else my SO gets me. But I often have trouble thinking of really cool gifts for him for Valentine's Day. And we just don't tend to make a big deal out of it.

I had a dream about you last night! There were a bunch of people and we were all at your place and planning to have a big bonfire-type bbq. I was trying to find rugs to put on the ground. I don't remember what you looked like in my dream, although I'm sure it wasn't what you actually look like.

1) I like the color red.
2) I use to be in an archery league so I also like to see Angels with bows and arrows.

Where's the choice for "Other"????

As in buying the leftover VD candy the next day at the supermarket for half off, then for $.50 a bag a few days after that.

I really dislike Valentine's Day.

Absolutely none of the above.
Is that why this got such a low rating? I giving it a good becasue it has such sparkle, and it is well written.
Other: The best part is the day after when all the chocolate goes on sale 75% off.

I used to dislike Valentine's Day because I was usually single. My friends and I would go out together and man-bash... it was fun. But now when I think of Valentine's Day, I think of my daughter... because that is when she was conceived.

Great minds, eh?

That's funny. I have been known to build some big bonfires. So big in fact that the fire dept. has come.I don't have any rugs to put on the ground. I usually always set up logs (log benches) for people to sit on. Then if I needed to add to the fire...

Right on!

Other: the day after sale on chocolate.

A crush is somebody that you have an interest in

Sure I know that but "the night that crushes"? what does that mean? I'm not being an ass I just don't know, I asked in qual but didn't get an answer either.

Perhaps:
'The night that crushes can become more' than just crushes?
Or maybe, 'The night that crushes can become more' intense?

> Or maybe, 'The night that crushes can become more' intense?

Crushingly intense as a matter of fact!
Or intensely crushing...

I thought Easter was when everybody became intensely crushing...

The dream certainly didn't seem overly far-fetched to me!

Try reading it this way: "The night when crushes can become more intense." It's not the night that is crushing. It's the crush you have on someone perhaps turning into something more than a crush.

AHHHH now I get it! Thanks!

No problem.

After-Valentines sales, if anything. Candy's cheap then. But I don't like V-Day.

I don't really remember my dreams, but I know I have had dreams about people here at SC. Just no particulars.

It's just another day.

I think I've had other dreams about SC users, too (besides the ones who are my friends in real life), but I can't remember specifics either.

Valentine's Day is primarily an excuse for heterosexual women in relationships to castigate their partners for failing to live up to whatever level of excess they had imagined appropriate for the occasion.

But it's not just that! It's also an opportunity for heterosexual women who are not in relationships to wallow in self-loathing and sit in front of the TV set with a gallon of ice cream feeling miserable!

Funny how a place like this can pop up in your every day life so much.

It's true. In some ways, it's really a big part of my life.

I wouldn't say it's a big part of my life, but is is part of my early morning routine.

It's not just the amount of time I spend here, but also the interactions I have and the friendships I have developed. I find myself talking about it a lot and thinking about people here quite a bit.

I do that too sometimes.

I think my SO probably gets tired of hearing about SC!

when it's over.

I bring it up when a subject comes up about a survey I had done recently, or I might say *I need to do a survey on that*. Usually I forget it though.

Mine is so sweet when she pretends to get excited about the interactions I have here. She will actualy ask, "so how was SC today?" I know she doesn't really care, or the idea makes her nervous talking to internet strangers. When I told her Irene was coming, she kinda freaked but she really liked her after she got here. I don't know how she will react when I tell her I invited a bunch here during Chicagos blues festival this summer...

You're going to have to start Cloudy's Home for Wayward SC Users!

I can see it now...Cloudhugger Cottage on the Green

I think it needs to have the word "wayward" in the name!

ok...Cloudhugger Cottage for Wayward SC's, green accepted.
That way, it could be for Survey Central, or survey creators.

Perfect!

Post-Valentine chocolate sales.
It's also my sister's birthday.

Being with the guy of my dreams.

Nothing, just another day.

I haven't celebrated Valentine's since elementary school when we got boxes of conversation hearts and left Valentines on each others desks at school. When I was younger, my mom bought me a box of Valentines each year to pass out to those I liked.